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Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research

A modern academic building at the College of Business and Economics (CBE), UAEU, featuring a white and beige facade with tall vertical windows, landscaped gardens, and a clear blue sky overhead.

Overview

The Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research at UAEU fosters entrepreneurial thinking and innovation. It combines research, teaching, and practical initiatives to support students and professionals alike. The center serves as a hub for world-class research and guidance on entrepreneurship and innovation policy. It connects scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to enhance UAEU’s impact regionally and internationally. Through education, research, and practice, the center drives sustainable growth and entrepreneurial development.

Vision and Mission

Mission

We act as a research-driven institutional agent to aggregate scholars, practitioners, and policymakers

to enhance UAEU research, education, and policies in entrepreneurship and innovation.

Vision

A hub for conducting and disseminating world-class research and providing advice for entrepreneurship and innovation policy and practice.

Director's Message

Entrepreneurship makes us think of new ventures, the seeds for future growth and development, and entrepreneurial attitudes are fundamental to initiating and supporting change in companies and public institutions. UAEU has long pioneered entrepreneurial education in the GCC region, supporting its students with rigorous academic knowledge and updated theoretical and practical learning opportunities. The Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research builds on this original vision by combining research, teaching, and practice to strengthen its impact in the UAE and abroad.”

Prof. Maurizio Sobrero,

Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research Director
Prof. Maurizio Sobrero, Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research Director

Research Fellows

Dr. Ishara Maharaj, Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Ishara Maharaj,
Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Paul Savage, Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Paul Savage,
Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Prof. Maurizio Sobrero, ECER Director and Professor, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship, CBE
Prof. Maurizio Sobrero,
ECER Director and Professor, Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship, CBE
Dr. Sabaa Sayed, Associate Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Sabaa Sayed,
Associate Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Prof. Maqsood Sandhu, Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Prof. Maqsood Sandhu,
Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Kathy Ning Shen, Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Kathy Ning Shen,
Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Cintia Külzer Sacilotto, Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Cintia Külzer Sacilotto,
Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Raihan Taqui Syed, Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Raihan Taqui Syed,
Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Prof. Yama Temouri, Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Prof. Yama Temouri,
Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Prof. Fauzia Jabeen, Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Prof. Fauzia Jabeen,
Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Marwa Mohsen, Associate Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research
Dr. Marwa Mohsen,
Associate Professor and Researcher at the Emirates Center for Entrepreneurship Research

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