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What We Do

Four tasks, one goal: strengthening entrepreneurship at Austria's universities.

01

Exchange

Teams from our institutions share experiences continuously, at the annual ECN conference as well as in direct contact between institutions.

02

Visibility

We make the entrepreneurship activities of our institutions visible: internally for our members, externally towards the startup ecosystem, media and politics.

03

Topics & Programs

From entrepreneurship education to startup support and spin-off services: regional, tailored offerings around founding at universities.

04

One Voice

ECN represents the interests of universities towards politics and funding bodies and helps shape the framework conditions for academic spin-offs.

The bridge between universities and the startup ecosystem

ECN links academic research with market-ready ventures and brings universities and ecosystem players together.

(c) Johannes Zeiler
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ECN Konferenz ©SkylineMedien
ECN Conference, © SkylineMedien

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The ECN Conference

Once a year, the entrepreneurship leads of all member institutions meet in person, most recently at FH Salzburg. These encounters create what a network runs on: trust, short paths, and an exchange that continues between conferences.