ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS AND THE ROLE OF DUTCH HIGHER EDUCATION: THE CASE OF UTRECHT UNIVERSITY.

Entrepreneurial ecosystems have received increased attention both in academia and from policymakers. Higher education institutions are considered among the most impactful organizations in entrepreneurial ecosstems and active stakeholders in the regional provision of support activities towards the creation of new ventures, becoming entrepreneurial universities. There is still room for learning from case studies, especially when focused on leading universities closely connected to regional entrepreneurial ecosystems. This is the case of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Thus, the focus was in describing the role of this university, through its offer of a wide variety of entrepreneurial activities in the Utrecht region's entrepreneurial ecosystem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]