ESU conferences

ESU 2023 – Estonia – 27 August to 02 September 2023

Tartu University and Tallinn University of Technology are happy to invite you to the ESU 2023 Conference and Doctoral Programme from 27 August to 02 September 2023. The first two days are held at the University of Tartu. Buses will take everyone to Tallinn on Tuesday evening, 29.08 to continue the conference in Tallinn. The ESU conference will include the traditional Gala Dinner on 31 August.

ESU CONCEPT

The aim of ESU is to strengthen European research traditions and networks in entrepreneurship by focusing both on academic sessions and on the culture and heritage that the host country and region have to offer.

ESU also provides a friendly environment for young scholars to interact and bond within the research community, and to learn important skills for their future careers. Supervisors, researchers, and doctoral students from international institutions, active in entrepreneurship research and education, come together to share experiences and create new international networks, in a friendly environment.

The ESU Doctoral Programme is organised in the following format:

Plenary sessions on specific topics with keynote speakers who will inspire and invite critical reflection on a variety of topics related to entrepreneurship: interesting topics, innovative methodologies, publication process, among others.

Group discussions and presentations where you will have the opportunity to present your work (draft of proposal for thesis or journal article), discuss the work of your peers, and receive feedback from seasoned scholars.

There will be three groups for the doctoral program:

• Early Stage Group: Students in this group have not started their doctoral studies or are in their first year. They present their research proposals.
• Work in Progress Group: Students in this group are in the middle of their PhD studies and will present their early stage research.
• Mature group: Students in this group are close to completing their PhD research and will present their result papers.

Participating in the ESU Doctoral Programme and completing all its tasks gives you up to 6 ECTS. The detailed description of the tasks is described here:

ESU2023_Grading System 

Participants of the conference and doctoral program are invited to publish in the special issues of Sustainability and Administrative Sciences journals of the MDPI publishing house – Call for Papers attached (later found on the journal’s homepage). These are Open Access journals indexed by WoS and Scopus. Guest Editors of a special issue can reduce the article processing charge by up to 100%. In order to plan the discounts, it is necessary to equip the abstract and later the main text of the article submitted by the ESU2023 deadlines with the note ‘For SI in Sustainability’ or ‘For SI in Administrative Sciences’. Depending on SI requests, we schedule some of the PhD sessions as Paper Development Workshops.

The Conference Day: in addition to the Doctoral Programme, the ESU Conference offers regular conference tracks open to all attendees. All presentations will take place on the Conference Day, Wednesday, August 30^th. In particular, we invite the following scholars to send their papers:

• Postdocs (holding a postdoctoral position). They are invited to present their own work and act as speakers in the conference sessions. They can also be invited to act as junior coaches for PhD students and have some dedicated group presentations.

Professors (occupy an academic position, either permanent or in the course of tenure). They are invited to present their own paper in the conference sessions. They can be invited as senior coaches for PhD students in group sessions and act, in some cases, as a keynote in plenary sessions.

You can download an invitation to participate in ESU23 here: Esu2023 Invitation

ESU 2023 Summary_Programme

01.09.2023 – A Day of entrepreneurship education – Special seminar on «Research and teaching experience»

Most of the scholars in the entrepreneurship research field are exposed to teaching and training activity on entrepreneurship. There is a strong community of entrepreneurship educators focusing their studies on pedagogical approaches, tools and assessments of entrepreneurship education. This special seminar day is for those on both sides, practical experience and contemporary research results.

PhD students, supervisors and scholars are welcome to attend the program and to present papers or projects.

There will be time for networking and social Interaction, tours to Estonian entrepreneurial ecosystem and nature. 02.09 Discovering Estonian nature.

COLLABORATION WITH ECSB

ESU 2023 is supported by the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB). Each year, ESU awards prizes to the best articles in each group of the doctoral programme.

The winners of the best-paper award (the first author of each article) receive as a prize a one-year ECSB membership, which grants access to the network and the different initiatives it organises throughout the year, such as webinars, paper development workshops and access to information on the main ECSB conferences.

PLACE AND FORMAT

We are looking forward to meeting you all to the XX ESU Conference and Doctoral Programme, and cultural events in person.

Tartu and Tallinn – two largest towns in Estonia

Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia and is considered the artistic, cultural, financial, economic and social centre of southern Estonia, being also European cultural capital in 2024.

Tallinn is a capital of Estonia with its mediaeval and Hanseatic origin Old Town inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Conference Venue

The ESU2023 Conference welcome reception on August 27^th and first two days, August 28-29^th take place at the Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Economics and Business Administration of University of Tartu (https://majandus.ut.ee/en; Narva Rd 18  Tartu 51009 EST). At present, the University of Tartu has 15 000 students. Buses will take everyone to Tallinn on Tuesday evening, 29.08.

The ESU2023 conference continues in Tallinn on August 30^th at the School of Business and Governance, the Department of Business Administration. At present The Tallinn University of Technology has nearly 10 000 students. The address of the conference venue is: Akadeemia Rd 3. 12616 Talllinn, Estonia (https://taltech.ee/en/sbg).

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract submission deadline: 01.04.2023 02.05.2023

PhD students’ research projects 01.05.2023

Full paper submission deadline: 07.08.2023

July 17th: Deadline for early registration (see registration information in the corresponding section)

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

For both the Ph.D. Program and the Conference: 500 words abstract, single spacing, Times New Roman 12pt, first capital letters in title, no more than ten words in title, no reference list. Since all abstracts are reviewed using a double-blind review process, it is mandatory that no names or contact details appear in the text (other than in the appropriate fields of the template).

A template of the abstract is available here (Abstract-Form-ESU2023), and we ask that you use it for submission.

Please email your abstract to: esu@taltech.ee  

SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPERS

A template of the full paper is available here: ESU2023PaperTemplate

Please send your paper by email to: esu@taltech.ee

The length limit for the paper varies depending on the nature of your submission (Please specify what kind of paper you submit):

PhD Programme:

– Research proposal: it includes the main scope of the dissertation, and the discussion should circle around the purpose, aim, potential research question and choices of method. A full version of the research proposal should not exceed 2.500 words.

– Work in progress research (research papers that are still in the early phase): a paper that is still only consisting of a research question and a theoretical framework, or a paper that has started on the analysis but not yet been completed. The maximum limit of an extended version of a work in progress should not exceed 4.000 words.

– Results paper (papers that are at the end of the PhD process): it consists of a presentation and discussion of the results of the study, as well as including some concluding analysis. The maximum limit of an extended version of the results paper should not exceed 4.000 words.

Conference Day:

– Full paper: a research paper ready for submission to a journal or equivalent. These papers will be presented at the Conference Day on Wednesday (7.000 words).

REGISTRATION

In order to register for the ESU2023 Conference and Doctoral Programme, you are kindly asked to follow the instruction below:

1. Please download and fill the registration form and send it to esu@taltech.ee

Please use the Registration form: ESU2023 Registration-Form

2. Please transfer the appropriate registration fee to the following bank account, the details are:

                 Beneficiary: Tallinn University of Technology

                 Bank name: AS SEB Pank

                 IBAN: EE201010052037382001

                 SWIFT/BIC: EEUHEE2X

                 Bank address: Tornimäe 2, 15010 Tallinn

3. Please indicate your last name as a reason for payment ESU2023 your surname
4. If you plan to attend to Saturday trip „Sweet smells of bog and birdsong“, please add 75 EUR to your bank transfer. Read more about the event in travel info.
5. Please send by email the registration form and the receipt of the transfer of conference fee to: esu@taltech.ee

More about the travel and hotels, practical information: ESU2023 Travel info

The deadline for early registration is July 17th, 2023, with the following registration fees for face-to-face participation:

Early registration (until July 17th):

• Academic registration fee: 425€
• Doctoral students registration fee: 375€

 Late registration (after July 17th):

• Academic registration fee: 500€
• Doctoral students registration fee: 450€

Supplementary fees:

• Guest rate: 150€ (including dinners)
• Saturday cultural event: 75€

The on-site attendance fee includes participation in the conference and doctoral programme (6 ECTS), all conference material, meals during the conference and various dinners.

Refunds and cancellations: Cancellations and refunds must be requested no later than August 11th, 2023. No refunds will be issued after that date.

For any questions related to the Registration, please contact esu@taltech.ee

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Organising committee

Dr. Sirje Ustav (Tallinn University of Technology)

Dr. Tõnis Mets (Tartu University)

Dr. Mervi Raudsaar (Tartu University)

Dr. Urve Venesaar (Tallinn University of Technology)

Ekaterina Demiankova, MA (Tallinn University of Technology)

If you have any questions, please contact us at esu@taltech.ee with the subject «ESU 2023». We look forward to receiving your submissions!