Slavica Singer

Slavica Singer is Professor Emerita of Entrepreneurship at the J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, Croatia. Slavica’s research focus is on connecting a holistic approach with understanding of entrepreneurship as a mindset, the role of smll businesses in economic development, the gender gap in entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship ecosystems and the role of the entrepreneurial university in the Quintuple Helix model. Since 2010, she has led the interdisciplinary interuniversity doctoral programme ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATIVENESS. She also leads the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research team in Croatia. She is often engaged by the OECD as a consultant/expert in the field of reviewing national policies on entrepreneurship, inclusivity, and entrepreneurship education. For her contribution to the development of research/university-based entrepreneurship education, she was awarded the UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship Education (2008), and an honorary doctorate from Turku School of Economics, Finland (2010). In 2021, she received the European Entrepreneurship Education Award, from Lund University, Sweden.