Published April 18, 2012 at 3:33 pm - No Comments Armand Smits and Wynand Bodewes developed a teaching case on SENZ Umbrellas, a Dutch startup that is conquering global markets with an innovative and stylish umbrella. This case was selected by the European Foundation for Management Development as the best teaching case in Entrepreneurship for 2011. The team at MC4E is extremely proud to receive [...]
Published April 10, 2012 at 7:40 pm - No Comments The Maastricht Week of Entrepreneurship (MeWeek) is the grandest celebration of bold, game-changing entrepreneurs and their work from around the world in the Netherlands (and beyond). It is the largest platform for enterprising students to exchange ideas, knowledge and passion that defines the spirit of entrepreneurship. An annual event, the MeWeek brings together more than 200 students and [...]
Published March 16, 2012 at 6:22 pm - No Comments 40 ENTREPRENEURS, 3 DAYS, YOUR TECH START-UP!!! 3-Day-Startup Maastricht is going into its 2ND ROUND, 25-27 May 2012. Have you ever dreamed about starting your own company, do you have great business ideas and do you have an affinity for technology, e-business or the like? Then 3DS Maastricht is THE EVENT TO BE!!! INTERESTED?! Come [...]
Published February 23, 2012 at 4:37 pm - No Comments Each year, the Dutch government selects 10 students for its Scholarship Program on Entrepreneurship programme. In each of the past three years at least one of these students was from Maastricht University. Also this year we hope to be able to nominate two outstanding candidates for a SPOE-scholarship. To be considered you need to be [...]
Published January 20, 2012 at 9:43 am - No Comments Maikel Beerens of Xilloc has won the 2011 edition of the Shell Live Wire Award. The award recognizes the economic and societal impact that the innovative implants of Xilloc may have for patients across the globe. Maikel Beerens participated in the first edition of the extra-curricular New Venture Creation course that the MC4E provides to [...]
Published January 12, 2012 at 11:32 am - No Comments Finding suitable wines for every occasion – this simple goal can pose a problem for wine beginners. On these grounds Anja and Frido, two students from Maastricht University, presented Weine.de at the 20th Female Business Plan Competition on May 13th 2011. The webshop is specifically dedicated to people with low or no experience with wine. [...]
Published January 12, 2012 at 11:18 am - No Comments Maastricht University alumnus Tobias Modjesch has won the finale of the European entrepreneurship competition Meet the Dragons 2011 with YOUCOOK-food, a company that wants to take over the European consumer market with its healthy and fresh ready-to-eat meals. Over 700 people were in Rotterdam to attend the event, held in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week [...]
Published January 12, 2012 at 11:17 am - No Comments If you want to try Indonesian food in Maastricht, you must go to one of the two Indonesian restaurants in town. This is problematic because restaurant food is expensive, it is not entirely healthy since it usually contains lots of salt, oil and additives to make it taste better, and even though they try to [...]
Published November 10, 2011 at 7:57 pm - No Comments You’re in your last few months of study, you have a promising business idea and you’ve already taken your first steps towards launching your venture. The venture lab and its (pre-) incubation programme might just be the place for you. Together with like-minded people you will learn what it takes to create a growth-oriented, international [...]
Published November 10, 2011 at 7:48 pm - No Comments Entrepreneurship education is the heart of MC4E. We believe that anyone can be an entrepreneur. It starts with the ambition to act on opportunities. We provide opportunities to learn. Across all faculties and study programmes, we help students to upgrade their entrepreneurial skills and competencies. We provide a launch platform to those who actually want [...]
