E. Çelik

E. Çelik

Profile

Courses and research interest

Current courses taught: 

  • TBM026 Introduction to Technology-based Entrepreneurship (Q1,Q2)
  • TPM411A Idea to Startups IT & AI (Q2,Q3)

Research interest for master theses:

  • Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
  • Entrepreneurship Education
  • Startup Investment
  • Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • University-Business Collaboration
  • Qualitative Research


Projects

EIT Health - Drive 

This projects aims to help universities in RIS countries to implement entrepreneurial education programs for students and PhDs with a focus on building an entrepreneurial mindset among health academics. The educational programs will lead to more startups  being founded and entrepreneurial minds working in healthcare organisation and spur the vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems in those university regions. 


E3 Educators

Supporting university educators to develop their entrepreneurial skills through awareness, training and resources.

The Erasmus+ funded project E³ Educators targets HE educators across disciplines to enhance the impact of their teaching practices, by enabling them to develop entrepreneurial competencies and employ innovative pedagogies in their educational programmes.


EnvisionAlliances 


ENVISIONAlliances will serve primarily to develop a novel learning framework that ensures bringing together of private enterprises with researchers and academics, through the organisation of several matchmaking and networking initiatives with a focus on encouraging mutual learning, collaboration and joint-venture creation that combines the theoretical expertise of the researchers with the practical knowledge and skills of the experienced entrepreneur.


Biography

Elif Çelik is Lecturer in Technology-based Entrepreneurship at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. As a part of the team of Delft Centre for Entrepreneurship, she teaches and coaches different types of learners in technology-based entrepreneurship with a design thinking and lean startup approaches. She is also actively involved in a number of international projects related to entrepreneurship and innovation.

Prior TU Delft, Elif worked as Business Developer at the University-Industry Business Network (UIIN), an international company serving academics and professionals develop their knowledge and capabilities in the field of entrepreneurial universities, university-business collaboration, and innovation ecosystems. Prior to UIIN, she worked as Program Manager at the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Istanbul Technical University, where she was responsible for developing and leading a variety of extra-curriculum initiatives for students and recent graduates.

Elif holds a BSc in Business Administration and an MSc in Research and Innovation in Higher Education. Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate with a research interest in entrepreneurial ecosystems. 

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Publications

Courses 2024

Courses 2023

Ancillary activities