Danube cup

What is Danube Cup?

Danube Cup is an international network of universities along the Danube created to enhance entrepreneurship education and support student startups. We bring together student startups with educators, startup ecosystems and with one another to help them succeed in international markets.

 

What is the Danube Cup Research Pillar?

The Danube Cup Research Pillar was launched in 2022, with the main mission of supporting the dissemination of best practices and quality research in the field of entrepreneurship education in the Danube region. The Danube Cup research conference, organised by different universities every two years, aims to highlight the trends in entrepreneurship & startup education, share experiences and knowledge, and identify applied measures that can also be implemented in other higher education institutions. 

 

We…

  • are building an international network of higher education institutions in the Danube region to promote cross-border knowledge sharing
  • welcome members of both the academic and practitioner communities to the annual conference to bridge the gap between the two expert groups
  • support the dissemination of best practices and quality research in entrepreneurship through publication opportunities
  • present the state-of-the-art research in entrepreneurship through invited keynote speakers, (keynote presentations are streamed in real-time)
  • offer insights into the start-up and new business development activities of the host universities
  • provide a memorable experience through the hospitality and conference facilities of the host universities

 

Previous Danube Cup conferences

1st International Danube Cup Conference: https://danubecup.eu/dc22-conference/ 

2nd International Danube Cup Conference: https://danubecup.fon.bg.ac.rs

Important dates

► 1 February 2025 – Announcement of Call for Papers (with short description of sections)

► 1 June 2025 – Submission Deadline (i. Full papers, ii. Work-in-progress papers and iii. Good practice cases)

► 15 July 2025 – Notification of acceptance

► 15 September 2025 – Registration deadline 

► 10-11 October 2025 – Danube Cup 2025 Conference

Fees

The Danube Cup 2025 is a free of charge conference for all authors and invited speakers.

Participation includes conference attendance, networking events, and optional programmes. Participants will have the opportunity to publish the selected papers in one of the following:

Book of Abstracts

Special issues of partner journals

WoS/Scopus indexed partner journals