Researchers from CPME at the Faculty of Economics in Málaga, Spain – September–October 2025

Researchers from CPME – the Center for Project Management and Entrepreneurship of the Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka, Prof. Dr. Saša Petković and Prof. Dr. Branka Topić Pavković, stayed in Málaga, Spain, from September 29 to October 4, 2025, as part of the regular activities within Work Package 2 of the USE IPM project.

During the week-long stay in Spain, our host was Prof. Dr. Ángela Callejón, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, University of Málaga. Throughout the working week, in the premises of the University, representatives of CPME actively participated in eight thematic workshops presenting the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the University of Málaga. Researchers, professors, and entrepreneurs from Málaga presented the following topics:

Session I. Rethinking the Entrepreneurial University: From Ecosystem Actor to Ecosystem Itself

Session II. The Entrepreneurial University Model at the University of Málaga

Session III. Building new organizational capacities: University Ambidestery

Session IV. Guided Growth: Mentorship and Entrepreneurial Support. University accelerators, what´s next.

Session V. From Campus to Market: How to Foster entrepreneurial intention among students

Session VI. Collaboration as a catalyst: Networks and Ecosystems

Session VIII. Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship. Carmina Jambrino

Special emphasis in the presentations was placed on the way the University functions as an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

In the meantime, we participated in the two-day international conference IFEAPWORLD International Conference (October 2–3, 2025), where we presented the results of empirical research conducted during the first two years of the project implementation. The CPME researchers presented the following papers:

Petković, S., Baškot, B., Topić-Pavković, B., & Kolaković, M. (2025). Catalyst or Constraint? Rethinking Government Support for Innovation Commercialization in Western Balkan Innovation Ecosystems at a Crossroads Topić-Pavković, B., Petković, S., & Becerra-Vicario, R. (2025). Bridging the Gap: Evaluating Subsidies and Tax Incentives for Collaborative R&D in Open Innovation Ecosystems — Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Implications for Emerging Economies

The visit was implemented as a regular activity within the project “Up-skilling Researchers for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Based on Innovation Process Management” (USE IPM), supported by the European Union (HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-03-01).

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