WELCOME TO NIKOS

 Welcome to NIKOS NIKOS, (Netherlands Institute for Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship) the University of Twente’s expert centre for technology based entrepreneurship, is committed to research, teaching, consultancy & training and business development support. It consolidates the UT’s expertise and experience from the Chairs for Innovative Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Strategic Management and International Management.

The University of Twente’s mission, developing “high-tech with a human touch”, is leading for our activities. NIKOS is an expertise centre in IGS, Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies. NIKOS is a group in SMG, School of Management and Governance.


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    Extra Open Training Gloria Barczak: Innovation in the 21st Century

    For small and start-up firms who wish to grow, these trends are important to recognize and understand as they will be driving innovation for years to come. Firms that are aware of these trends will be able to consider how these trends might affect their business and how they might leverage these trends to take advantage of market opportunities. ... read more

    International summer school on Entrepeneurship & Technology Venturing

    The Netherlands Institute for Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship (NIKOS) from the University of Twente organizes a summer school on Entrepreneurship and Technology Venturing from 9 – 13 July, 2012. Students, graduates, or career-switchers who want to start or accelerate their own high-tech business may want to attend this summer school. ... read more

    22nd European doctoral summer school on technology management

    The Summer School is a valuable experience for anyone involved in doctoral work in the area of technology and innovation management. It provides a unique opportunity for doctoral students in technology management to learn from presentations of leading academics in the field and to meet colleagues with similar research interests. ... read more

    HTSF 2012 : Call for papers

    On behalf faculty of Social Sciences of the VU University Amsterdam, Department of Organization Sciences (dr. P.C. van der Sijde), NIKOS, the Netherlands Institute for Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneuship at the University of Twente (prof.dr. A.J. Groen) and the Manchester Business School (Prof.dr. R. Oakey), we have the pleasure of inviting you to the High Technology Small Firms (HTSF) conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ... read more