Allan Gibb, Professor Emeritus at the University of Durham, England, is awarded the first European Entrepreneurship Education Award. The prize of SEK 100 000, founded by Sten K Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship, is awarded Gibb for his pioneering work within entrepreneurship education at European universities. The prize will be awarded the winner at the European Entrepreneurship Education Workshop of 2012. For programme and registration, see http://www.entrepreneur.lu.se/en/eeew2012
Sten K Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship announces an award of SEK 100 000 to a person or organisation which has significantly contributed to the development of academic entrepreneurship education in Europe. The prize will be awarded annually for five years, starting from May 2012.
The following members are part of the Prize committee:
Hans Landström, Professor, Sten K Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship
Håkan Ylinenpää, Professor, Luleå University of Technology
Karin Berglund, Centre Director, Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship
Magnus Klofsten, Professor, Linköping University
Mats Lundqvist, Director, Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship

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DREAM is based on the ideas of Professor Saras Sarasvathy, Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia and her collaborators. Saras Sarasvathy will chair the retreat together with Professor Stuart Read, IMD, Switzerland.
DREAM is organized by J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Economics, Doctoral Program Entrepreneurship and Innovativeness, in collaboration with The Batten Institute at the Darden School, University of Virginia.

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Martina Hatlak, student of the 13th class of GPE, joined the company of university specialists in entrepreneurship. She has successfully defended her thesis entitled “The Role of Innovativeness and Information and Communication Technologies in Development of National Competitiveness: Example of Croatia and Comparative Countries”. The thesis was defended on March 03, 2012 before the committee of professors consisting of Slavica Singer, Ph.D., chairwoman, Sanja Pfeifer, Ph.D., member and mentor, and Mirna Leko Šimić, Ph.D. Sincere congratulations!

By successfully defending his final thesis, Hrvoje Janocik, student of the 12th class of GPE, obtained the title University Specialist in Entrepreneurship. The thesis entitled “Influence of ABC Method of Cost Management on Business Operations” was defended before the committee of professors consisting of Stipan Penavin, Ph.D., chairman, Nataša Šarlija, Ph.D. member and mentor, and Marijan Karić, Ph.D., Member. Congratulations!

After the introductory lecture from the Presentation Skills course, team building was organised for students of the 15th class. Students’ tested their skills and precision in the American version of bowling. Members of the most prcse team were awarded with copies of the book “Hallmarks for Successful Business”, which is used in the course Recognizing Business Opportunities, which is taught at the 1st semester.