Our expertise

CenSE grew out of the renowned Entrepreneurship Study Center - formerly the HUB's SME Study Center.

Building further on years of expertise in entrepreneurship, CenSE now focuses entirely on sustainable entrepreneurship, with research topics ranging from internal sustainable business operations, responding to sustainable trends in the economy or society to developing sustainable entrepreneurship in students

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CenSE focuses on 5 research areas:

  • Expertise 1: Sustainable operations

    CenSE supports organizations to systematically translate contemporary trends and challenges into sustainable business practices in the United Nations Sustainability Agenda and fulfill the SDGs formulated therein.

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  • Expertise 2: Digitization

    CenSE looks at new trends in the environment with a broad economic perspective. CenSE is jumping on the digitalization bandwagon. We offer our expertise in digital marketing, supporting SMEs in data-smart business.

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  • Expertise 3: Circular economy

    CenSE is taking a leadership role in research aimed at the circular transition, where realizing sustainable partnerships is a key focus. Furthermore, we can also fall back on expertise in the sharing economy.


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  • Expertise 4: Socio-economic sustainability

    CenSE also values the humane and social aspect of sustainable business, we support organizations in incorporating community involvement


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  • Expertise 5: Competencies of the future

    CenSE places an important focus on personal development in the increasingly rapidly evolving society falls the need for forward-looking competencies in research projects and toward innovation in the learning process. 
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