The Triple E Awards on Entrepreneurship and Engagement in Higher Education are an opportunity to showcase the success of academia members, while allowing them to enhance their credibility and build connections with leaders worldwide. These Awards aim to foster change in universities and to emphasize their role in their communities and ecosystems.
Submit your entry until 23 January!
The Triple E Awards will grant 7 awards featuring leading institutions, individual achievements, and outstanding initiatives in each of the 4 participating regions (Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific). In addition, 3 Global Awards will be presented.
Any interested party can submit their entry and join the event for the Global Award Ceremony in Barcelona, Spain, from 26 to 29 June 2023. Furthermore, participants will also be able to reap the benefits of two parallel events: the 2023 ACEEU Stakeholders Forum and the 2023 Triple Helix Conference. The joint event, entitled "Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities for Sustainable Development: Linking education, research and innovation for the SDGs" will bring together 400+ university leaders, managers, professionals and academics from 50+ countries.
When it comes to the European awards, these will cover 7 categories in the field of entrepreneurship and engagement, including the institutional, individual / team, and initiative level. Applicants to these categories compete with other entries in their region.
European Triple E Awards’ categories:
- Entrepreneurial University of the Year (Institutional level)
- Engaged University of the Year (Institutional level)
- Male Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year (Individual-level)
- Female Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year (Individual-level)
- Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year (Individual-level)
- Community Engagement Initiative of the Year (Initiative-level)
- SDG Initiative of the Year (Initiative-level)
In addition to the regional awards (European Awards) that you can apply for, you can also compete for 3 awards that are offered on a global scale (across all regions).
Global Triple E Awards’ categories:
- Green University of the Year (Institutional level)
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team of the Year (Team level)
- Innovation Ecosystem of the Year (Initiative-level)
Submission is open to all higher education institutions (including colleges) as well as related institutions (e.g. external TTO or incubator that is clearly related to a university). Awardees will be selected through a two-stage process: after the shortlisting of the top 5 entries in each category in each region, additional information needs to be submitted which will serve as the basis for the final ranking of the entries and the selection of the category winner.
Key dates:
- Final submission deadline: January 23, 2023
- Notification of shortlisted entries: February 27, 2023
- Deadline for additional material submission of shortlisted entries: March 24, 2023
- Award ceremony: June 26-29, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain
More information
The Triple E Awards are hosted by the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU). ACEEU has designed the world's first accreditation for entrepreneurship and engagement at institutional level, enabling universities to get recognised for their excellence in entrepreneurship and engagement.
For more information about the Triple E Awards, please visit their website.
