Call for Abstracts: 2nd Danube Cup international conference on entrepreneurship

The first Danube Cup international conference in 2022 successfully connected researchers and educators in the area of entrepreneurship education at the Corvinus University of Budapest. This year’s conference is going to be hosted by the University of Belgrade in Serbia. The Call for Abstracts is now open. 

The research and conference pillar of our Danube Cup international brand is spreading its wings with such great momentum that the 2023 conference is being organized by the University of Belgrade, with the assistance of the Corvinus University of Budapest. 

The conference will take place on November 24th-25th, 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia, at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences. The website of the conference is available here. 

The poster of the call is available here. 

Main focus of the 2nd Danube Cup Conference 2023:  

Reasons, Content, Methods & Impact – How to Create a HEI-led Entrepreneurial Ecosystem? 

The conference aims to bring together distinguished researchers and PhD students from all over the world, with particular focus on the Central and Eastern European region. Participants will find opportunities for presenting new research, exchanging information on their experiences with entrepreneurship education, and discussing current issues of entrepreneurship. Although we focus on Europe, colleagues from all entrepreneurship areas – theoretical or empirical – are highly encouraged to submit their abstracts. 

Day 1: Keynotes and Academic Presentations 

Keynote speakers: 

• Andrea S. Gubik, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Miskolc, (Hungary). 
• Jan-Philipp Ahrens, Professor at the University of Passau / University of Mannheim (Germany) 
• Robert Faff, Professor at Bond University (Australia)   

Sections: for more information, please visit this page. 

Abstract/Paper Submission 

Please send an extended abstract of 500-800 words by September 30, 2023. We kindly ask that you indicate which section you would like to participate in. The conference is set to highlight entrepreneurship/start-up education trends, share experiences and knowledge and point out applied measures that can be implemented at other HE institutions. An extended abstract template is available here. 

All accepted abstracts will be published electronically in the Conference Program and the Abstract Book (with an ISBN number). It will be distributed to all conference participants at the conference via USB. 

Day 2:  

• Research methods workshop:  

On November 25th, Prof. Elisabeth Berger from Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, is going to lead a research methods workshop. Prof. Berger is professor for Entrepreneurship – New Business Venturing and Innovative Regions. Her work has been published in various entrepreneurship and management journals, including the Journal of Business Venturing, the Journal of Business Research, and the European Management Journal. Elisabeth Berger is co-editor of the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Business Research. 

Prof. Berger welcomes workshop applications at the following address:  

conference@danubecup.eu by October 31, 2023. A separate workshop application template will follow soon. 

• Research elevator pitch: 

In response to the publisher’s proposals after last year’s Danube Cup conference – to generate more international publications, with a group of authors not belonging to the same institution/not representing the same country -, on November 25th, we are going to organise a research pitch session (Research elevator pitch) where colleagues can pitch their research, following the pitch template of Prof. Faff, with the aim of finding international collaborators for their intended research activity focusing on entrepreneurship education. 

Research elevator pitch applications can be sent to the following address: conference@danubecup.eu by October 31, 2023. A separate workshop application template will follow soon.  

• Meet the Editors Session – How to Publish in WoS journals and with Nomos 

We will organize a special paper development workshop and a “Meet the editor” session during the conference. Selected papers are to be offered consideration and potentially a fast-track double-blind review in the following journals: 

• Journal of East European Management Studies (JEEMS) published by NOMOS Publishing in Germany, metrics Web of Science Impact Factor 2020 JIF: 0.821 (2019: 0,679; 2018: 0,571; 2017: 0,794) Scopus CiteScore 2019: 0.9 (2018: 0.66; 2017: 0.62), Scimago H-index: 19 
• Society and Economy, journal of the Corvinus University of Budapest, metrics: Scimago Quartile Score: Economics Q3, Scopus CiteScore: 1.2, Scimago H-index: 13 
• Information Society (in Hungarian: Információs Társadalom, abbreviated as InfTars), metrics: Scimago Quartile Score: Communication Q3, Scimago H-index: 5
• Management: Journal of Sustainable Business and Management Solutions in Emerging Economies, published by University of Belgrade, metrics ERIH+
• Review of Economic Theory and Policy (in Hungarian: Köz-gazdaság), metrics: category “C” according to Hungarian Academy of Sciences, class IX. (Economics and Management) 

Important Deadlines (extended): 

• Application with an Abstract/short summary: September 30, 2023
• Notification of Acceptance: October 31, 2023
• Application for the Research Workshop (Prof. Berger) and the Research Elevator Pitch session: October 31, 2023 (separate template will be available on the conference website soon)
• Camera Ready presentations/poster: November 15, 2023
• Full Paper Submission Deadline – depending on the selected journal 

Contact: conference@danubecup.eu 

Responsible organizers: 

Prof. Mladen Čudanov (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences), Chair 

Dr. Sanja Marinković (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences) 

Dr. Loretta Huszák (Corvinus University of Budapest, Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation) 

No submission fee is required. The main sponsor of the Hungarian participants: Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK). General inquiries regarding the call for papers should be directed to: conference@danubecup.eu  

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