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 Tobias Modjesch of Germany won the finale of the European entrepreneurship competition Meet the Dragons 2011 with YOUCOOK, 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 2011. Seven [...]
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 an incredible business idea and you’ve already taken your first steps towards fulfilling your dream. The venture lab and its pre-incubation program might just be the place for you. Together with like-minded people you will learn what it takes to create a growth-oriented, international company [...]
Published November 10, 2011 at 7:43 pm - No Comments Learn about entrepreneurship from the ones who do it successfully. Come meet outstanding entrepreneurs and hear about their accomplishments and challenges on their way to success. What : “What they don’t (won’t) teach you at the university” + Wine-tasting When : February – TBA Time: 17.00-20.00 Where : Thiessen Wijnkopers, Grote Gracht 18, 6211 [...]
Published November 10, 2011 at 7:36 pm - No Comments The Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 came to an end. This year, we were glad to host our GEW event in Maastricht with the theme “Entrepreneurship Without Boundaries”. 200 students and business people joined us as we called to the stage famous entrepreneurs like Annemarie van Gaal and Albert Verlinde. Following the event, they were both [...]
Published November 10, 2011 at 7:35 pm - No Comments Two Female Business Plan Competition 2011 Winners Students Svenja Arens, Wiebke Mueller and Ankie Titulaer together won € 20,000 in the Female Business Plan Competition 2011. They share the prize with two business plans: Svenja Arens and Wiebke Mueller wrote a business plan for Chillasole retractable ballerina shoes for sale in the social scene for [...]
Published November 10, 2011 at 1:03 pm - No Comments The Maastricht Centre for Entrepreneurship serves students throughout Maastricht University by providing opportunities to learn, by providing start-up support, and by helping young ventures to grow. Our Centre is an autonomous “academic venture” within Maastricht University. At present, all lecturers of the Centre are faculty members of the Department Strategy & Organisation of the Maastricht [...]
