Established in 2021, at the occasion of the United Nations’ Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME), EECOLE is led by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, Regions and Cities (CFE) and operates under the auspices of the OECD Committee for SME and Entrepreneurship. Taking advantage of the increasing emphasis on entrepreneurship, EECOLE activities aim to generate evidence and engage with a diverse range of innovation stakeholders, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurs, large companies, higher education institutions and training entities, as well as national and subnational public authorities.
EECOLE operates along three axes:
1. Entrepreneurship skills and well-being of individuals and organisations.
2. Entrepreneurial ecosystems and the Geography of Higher Education
3. Entrepreneurial HEIs and SDGs.
