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Santander X Entrepreneurship Educator’s programme

Oxford's Global Innovation Consultancy

Encouraging excellence in entrepreneurship education by empowering university teachers to develop & inspire students' skills & mindset.

  • Aimed at: Startups/Scaleups
  • Located in:
    • Argentina
    • Brazil
    • Chile
    • Colombia
    • Mexico
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  • Requirements

    To be eligible to apply for the Santander X Entrepreneurship Educator’s programme you must be an academic, teaching at a University. We are looking for participants who are directly involved in their university’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

    We encourage applications from those who are:


    • Actively delivering or participating in innovation, entrepreneurship or research commercialisation activities, including teaching and mentoring.
    • Engaged in programmes teaching innovation and entrepreneurship, with a special interest in supporting entrepreneurial skill set and mindset development.
    • Working with undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and academic entrepreneurs to further their commercialisation goals.
    • Experienced working as an academic entrepreneur – you have a background in commercialising your own innovation or supporting others who have done so.


    Programme participants will be responsible for arranging with their university administration, their own support for travel, accommodation, meals and any other expenses for the residential phase of the programme.


    Preference may be given to academic entrepreneurs working at institutions that are part of RedEmprendia.

  • General information

    The Santander X Entrepreneurship Educator’s programme offers academics who are passionate about teaching entrepreneurship the opportunity to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs and develop their entrepreneurial skills and mindsets. The programme aims to:


    • Debate current trends and best practices in entrepreneurship and their implications for entrepreneur training and education.
    • Develop programme design and teaching strategies for entrepreneur training and education. These strategies will be impact-oriented, sustainable and aligned with your universities and regional development objectives.
    • Enhance your ability to build students’ personal entrepreneurial skills and mindset, including supporting student entrepreneurial projects in practice.
    • Support your universities entrepreneurial activities and ecosystem for greater societal and economic impact.
    • Evaluate the practical impact of entrepreneurial-skills focused courses and programmes.
    • Develop global networks to share and access market, capital and human development resources to enable step changes in growth and impact in entrepreneurial activities.


    The programme will be delivered in two phases, beginning in July with remote training and mentoring through August, and concluding in September with a five-day face-to-face residential programme in London, UK.


    Remote phase


    The remote phase lays the foundation for the residential component through an innovative combination of online, interactive modules and one-to-one mentoring. Core topics covered in the modules will include: global trends in innovation and entrepreneurship programmes, developing your innovation ecosystem, and building global networks. Running in parallel, remote mentoring will support participants in their studies and preparing for the residential phase.


    Residential phase


    The five-day residential phase will take place in London, bringing participants together for an exciting, face-to-face experience with others working in the field of entrepreneurship training and development. Peer-to-peer collaboration and knowledge sharing will form a key component of the programme, alongside the opportunity for participants to grow their network among UK and international entrepreneurs and trainers. Sessions will include:


    • Knowledge sharing with UK and international entrepreneurs and educators to share first-hand experiences and insights.
    • Mentor-led sessions to develop personal skills, support engagement with individual projects and drawing out themes developed during training sessions.


    Travel, accommodation and expenses


    The Santander X Entrepreneurship Educator’s programme includes the training during all phases of the programme, training facilities and lunch in London during the 5 day residential programme, and one programme dinner.


    Programme participants will be responsible for seeking their own support for travel, accommodation, meals and any other expenses for the residential phase of this programme. Santander X and Oxentia will closely review the residential phase plan in line with travel guidelines in the UK. We will confirm travel arrangements by 1st of August 2020.



    This programme will be delivered by Oxentia, Oxford’s global training and consultancy company. Oxentia works in partnership with individuals and teams to build capacity, develop capability and create opportunities to enable innovation. Oxentia started life as an operating division of Oxford University Innovation, the technology transfer company of the University of Oxford. Since 2004 we have supported and empowered clients in over 70 countries.

  • Reward

    The 20 places offered for academic entrepreneurs will cover the training during all phases of the programme, training facilities and lunch in London during the five-day residential programme, and one programme dinner.

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Call stages

1. Applications open
from May 19, 20 to Jun 21, 20
2. Remote training & mentoring
from Jul 5, 20 to Aug 28, 20
3. London residential training
from Sep 20, 20 to Sep 25, 20
4. Programme Ends
from Sep 25, 20 to Sep 25, 20

Open stage
from Sep 25, 20 to Sep 25, 20 - 10:49 PM (GMT+00:00)
Selection process
the Sep 25, 20
Applications closed