RESITA NETWORK - Academic Entrepreneurship and Innovation Network of South Eastern European Universities: an Example of Successful Networking in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Academic Level

  • Peter Schulte Institute for European Affairs INEA
  • Dragana Živković University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor
  • Michael Graef University of Applied Sciences Wormes, Faculty of Economics
  • Jaka Vadnjal GEA College, Ljubljana
  • Gelu Trisca University “Eftimie Murgu”, Faculty of Economics, Resita
  • Ivan Mihajlovic
  • Daniel Pavlov University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”, Faculty of Business and Management, Ruse
  • Vasilika Kume University of Tirana, Faculty of Economics and Business, Tirana
  • Živan Živković
  • Makedonka Dimitrova University American College, Skopje
  • Dževad Zečić University of Zenica, Faculty of Economics, Zenica
  • Jasmin Halebić University of Zenica, Faculty of Economics, Zenica
  • Adrian Tantau Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest

Abstract


The foundation, development, activities, and wider social impact of the Academic Entrepreneurship and Innovation Network of South Eastern European Universities, or shortly RESITA Network, is presented in this paper as a positive example of successful networking in entrepreneurship and innovation at academic level.

Author Biographies

Ivan Mihajlovic
University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor
Živan Živković
University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor

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Published
2013/01/18
Section
Short Communication/Letter to Editor