On the 27th of October 2026, HOGENT E-Lab organizes its 2nd International Conference on Entrepreneurial Education. This conference aims to create a space for ‘loyal contrarianism’: a spirit of constructive dissent, critical curiosity, and committed challenge within the growing field of entrepreneurial education.
Entrepreneurial education has matured as a field over the past decades. Numerous models, frameworks, and pedagogical approaches have been developed, tested, and disseminated. However, if entrepreneurial education aims to remain relevant, it must continue to question itself, renew its practices, and open space for new ways of thinking.
The international conference is a collaboration between E-Lab, VLAIO, TU/e Innovation Space, HOGENT, Research Chair Entrepreneurial Learning VUB and ECHE (EU-China Higher Education Research Center VUB) and is part of the U!nnovate staff training and students summer school.
The conference's keynote will be Prof. Xiaozhou Xu (Zhejiang University). He will give UNESCO Chairholder in Entrepreneurship Education and Distinguished Yangtze River Scholar Professor of Zhejiang University. He will provide us with insight on the topic ‘Challenges and Strategies: Entrepreneurship Education Innovation in the AI Era.’
We invite educators and researchers from around the world to sharing practice, questioning assumptions, and exploring new directions in entrepreneurial education. The conference is built around two complementary tracks, each designed to foster meaningful exchange and intellectual openness.
Two tracks
In addition to the keynote, the conference has two tracks:
Track 1: Practice: educators in entrepreneurial education. This track is dedicated to educators who actively design and teach entrepreneurial education in higher education, professional education, or other learning environments. The goal of this track is to create a community of practice, where educators can openly share experiences, learn from each other’s approaches, and exchange concrete best practices that strengthen the field.
Track 2: Research: reimagining entrepreneurial education Research. The research track is dedicated to scholarly work that pushes the boundaries of current entrepreneurial education research.