The Next ESU Conference will take place at EMLYON, back to France, where it all started some 14 years ago.

This surely going to be one of the best conferences ever in the ESU network. You cannot miss it.

The deadline for abstract submission is fastly approaching (March 15th). You can find more information in the ‘ESU Conferences’ tab, or directly at http://www.em-lyon.com/minisitefr/Evenementiel/ESU-2016

The ESU 2016 Conference will include all the distinctive elements of previous editions: Conference, Doctoral programme, coaching and mentoring, Social programme.

During the week we will focus our attention on some core issues in entrepreneurship research, such as formulating interesting research questions, methodologies, the writing process, and publishing in academic journals. There will also be plenty of time for networking and social interaction.

The programme contains plenary sessions as well as group sessions. In order to make the programme as fruitful as possible, we will divide our participating PhD students into three groups:

• PhD students in early stages
• PhD students in progress of their PhD studies
• PhD students in the end of the process or that have graduated

Of course, supervisors are more than welcome to attend the programme and to present papers together with their PhD students.

About EMLYON Business School

EMLYON is a European Business School devoted to lifelong learning for entrepreneurial and international management. Its entrepreneurial and educational project consists in stimulating the social responsibility of its participants, thus giving them all the support needed to achieve business success in the various cultural and economic systems around the world. Its know-how in training is based both on theory and on day-to-day company management.  Its distinctive quality is founded on teaching innovation and an entrepreneurial approach to management education.

Visiting Lyon

Lyon is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille.

The city is known for its historical and architectural landmarks and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lyon was historically known as an important area for the production and weaving of silk and in modern times has developed a reputation as the capital of gastronomy in France. It has a significant role in the history of cinema due to Auguste and Louis Lumière who invented the cinematographe in Lyon. The local professional football team, Olympique Lyonnais, has increased Lyon’s profile internationally through participation in European football championships.

Economically, Lyon is a major centre for banking as well as for chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries.

The city contains a significant software industry with a particular focus on video games, and in recent years has fostered a growing local start-up sector. Lyon also hosts the international headquarters of Interpol, Euronews and International Agency for Research on Cancer. Lyon is ranked 2nd in France as an economic centre and convention centre on some measures. Lyon was ranked 8th globally and 2nd in France for innovation in 2011. It ranked 38th globally in Mercer’s 2010 liveability rankings.