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Higher Education Leadership

As higher education institutions face unprecedented structural, financial, and societal shifts, executive and senior leadership requires a fundamental evolution. This collection of global case studies, strategic frameworks, and practitioner reflections published in the online EXPRESS magazine offers a rich, empirical foundation for institutional leaders—from Rectors, Vice-Chancellors, and Presidents to Executive Deans and Directors—to reflect on their leadership practice and drive meaningful organizational change.Across diverse national higher education systems, executive leaders encounter remarkably similar structural, cultural, and operational barriers when attempting to transform their institutions. To overcome these institutional barriers, the authors provide concrete, tested frameworks designed to translate strategy into practice.Higher Education leaders can gain value from these global case studies and frameworks. First, they can use these stories as catalysts for reflection on their own leadership practice. Second, they can find inspiration that will help them to determine actions for improvement and enhancement that are tailored to their personal and institutional contexts.

EXPRESS is an online magazine published three times a year by the Entrepreneurial Mindset Network. Since its launch in 2018, it has established itself as a dynamic and inclusive global platform, featuring contributions from authors in 62 countries. To date 24 articles have been published in EXPRESS on the theme of higher education leadership.Entrepreneurial Mindset Network is an international community of practice for the creation of value in society through the use of the entrepreneurial mindset by higher education leaders, intrapreneurs, public policy innovators, business owners, ecosystem builders and learning innovators.

Global case studies and frameworks

Thank you to the authors of these global case studies and frameworks on higher education leadership for taking the time to share their inspiring stories from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Italy, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tajikistan and the USA. Click on any image to read or download the article.

Download PDF: Entrepreneurship education in Uzbekistan by Azamat Nurmatov (Team University, Uzbekistan).
Download PDF: Making universities more open and responsive to societal changes by Alessio Cavicchi (Università di Pisa, Italy).
Download PDF: Scaling higher education innovation using the entrepreneurial mindset by Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France).
Download PDF: Innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability in tourism by Giang Phi (VinUniversity, Vietnam).
Download PDF: Building entrepreneurial culture in Pakistan by Javaria Abbas (Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan).
Download PDF: Strategy, innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems by Dev Dutta (University of New Hampshire, USA).
Download PDF: A discussion of the entrepreneurial environment in Sri Lanka by Shehani Joseph, Isuru Koswatte and Rushdi Hadhi (NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka).
Download PDF: Business innovation and social entrepreneurship in Central Asia by Saidqosim Mukhtorov (Institute of Economy and Trade of TSUC, Tajikistan).
Download PDF: A European alliance for dual education EU4Dual by Marko Turk (PAR University of Applied Studies, Croatia).
Download PDF: Entrepreneurial mindset - the nexus of an entrepreneurship ecosystem by Abdul Jalil Ghazali (Management and Science University, Malaysia).
Download PDF: Civic universities and the needs of local communities by Adam Leach (National Civic Impact Accelerator, England).
Download PDF: Role of universities in emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems by Admir Salihagić (International Burch University, Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Download PDF: The entrepreneurial university: processes and principles by Robert Crammond (University of the West of Scotland).
Download PDF: Research, innovation and community development in the Philippines by Jonas Villas (Leyte Normal University, the Philippines).
Download PDF: Why the entrepreneurial mindset is more important than ever in HE by Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France).
Download PDF: Student entrepreneurs by Bob Bastian (Università di Pavia, Italy 🇮🇹) and Cyron Chan (CEO Class, Hong Kong) and Hala Barakat (AUC School of Business, Egypt) and Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France).
Download PDF: Responding to the needs of cities and regions by Raffaele Trapasso (OECD, France).
Download PDF: The journey of the entrepreneurial university by Eleanor Shaw (Strathclyde University, Scotland).
Download PDF: The power of the entrepreneurial mindset by Roberto Brambilla (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy).
Download PDF: Flexing between leadership and management by Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France).
Download PDF: A champion for entrepreneurship education by Alison Price (Enterprise Educators, England).
Download PDF: The Living University by Roberto Brambilla (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy).
Download PDF: The role of entrepreneurship in the future of South Africa by Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France).
Download PDF: Higher education leadership by Peter Dobers (Södertörn University, Sweden).

List of references and authors

Copyright notice. You may quote, paraphrase or refer to information in these articles on condition that you credit the author and publisher by using the following references.Abbas, J. (2024). Building entrepreneurial culture in Pakistan. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: EXPRESS eZINE 7(3). https://express-volume-7.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Javaria Abbas (Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan) PDF linkBarakat, H., Bastian, B., Chan, C., and Coyle, P. (2021) Student entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(3). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Hala Barakat (AUC School of Business, Egypt) and Bob Bastian (Università di Pavia, Italy) and Cyron Chan (CEO Class, Hong Kong) and Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkBrambilla, R. (2019). The living university. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 2(1). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Roberto Brambilla (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy) PDF linkBrambilla, R. (2020). The power of an entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 3(1). https://express-volume-3.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Roberto Brambilla (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy) PDF linkCavicchi, A. (2025). Making universities more open and responsive to societal challenges. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 8(3). https://express-volume-8.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Alessio Cavicchi (Università di Pisa, Italy) PDF link
Coyle, P. (2019). Entrepreneurship education in South Africa. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 2(1). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkCoyle, P. (2020). Flexing between leadership and management. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 3(1). https://express-volume-3.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkCoyle, P. (2021). Why the entrepreneurial mindset is more important than ever in Higher Education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(1). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkCoyle, P. (2025). Scaling higher education using the entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 8(2). https://express-volume-8.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Paul Coyle (Entrepreneurial Mindset Network, France) PDF linkCrammond, R. (2022). The entrepreneurial university: processes & principles. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 5(3). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Robert Crammond (University of the West of Scotland) PDF linkDobers, P. (2018). Higher education leadership. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 1(1). https://express-volume-1.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Peter Dobers (Södertörn University, Sweden) PDF linkDutta, D. (2024). Strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 7(3). https://express-volume-7.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Dev Dutta (University of New Hampshire, USA) PDF linkGhazali, A.J. (2023). Role of universities in emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 6(2). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Abdul Jalil Ghazali (Management and Science University, Malaysia) PDF linkHadhi, R., Joseph, S., & Koswatte, I. (2024). A discussion of the entrepreneurial environment in Sri Lanka. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 7(1). https://express-volume-7.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Shehani Joseph, Isuru Koswatte and Rushdi Hadhi (NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka) PDF linkLeach, A. (2023). Civic universities and the needs of local communities. Entrepreneurial
Mindset Network: Express 6(2). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Adam Leach (National Civic Impact Accelerator, England) PDF linkMukhtorov, S. (2023). Business innovation and social entrepreneurship in central Asia. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 6(3). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Saidqosim Mukhtorov (Institute of Economy and Trade of TSUC, Tajikistan) PDF linkNurmatov, A. (2026). Entrepreneurship education in Uzbekistan. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 9(1). https://express-volume-9.entrepreneurial-mindset.network/
Azamat Nurmatov (Team University, Uzbekistan) PDF linkOmar, Z. (2020). The best thing about being an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 3(1). https://express-volume-3.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Zohra Omar (Mentoring Hub, Pakistan) PDF linkPhi, G. (2025). Innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability in tourism. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 8(1). [https://express-volume-8.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Giang Phi (VinUniversity, Vietnam) PDF linkPrice, A. (2019). A champion for entrepreneurship education. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 2(3). https://express-volume-2.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Alison Price (Enterprise Educators, England) PDF linkSalihagić, A. (2023). Role of universities in emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 6(1). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Admir Salihagić (International Burch University, Bosnia and Herzegovina) PDF linkShaw, E. (2021). The journey of the entrepreneurial university. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 4(1). https://express-volume-4.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Eleanor Shaw (Strathclyde University, Scotland) PDF linkTrapasso, R. (2022). Responding to the needs of cities and regions. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 5(1). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Raffaele Trapasso (OECD, France) PDF linkTurk, M. (2023). A European Alliance for Dual Education EU4Dual. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 6(3). https://express-volume-6.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Marko Turk (PAR University of Applied Studies, Croatia) PDF linkVillas, J. (2022). Research, innovation and community development in the Philippines. Entrepreneurial Mindset Network: Express 5(3). https://express-volume-5.entrepreneurial-mindset.network
Jonas Villas (Leyte Normal University, the Philippines) PDF link

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