Anne van Ewijk

Dr. Anne van Ewijk serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics within the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance at Utrecht University. She joined Utrecht University School of Economics in 2021 as a departmental lecturer and was appointed Assistant Professor in 2024 with a focus on educational design, leadership, and innovation in entrepreneurship education.

Her educational background includes a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain) in 2011, where she completed a qualitative study comparing diversity policies of two European regional police forces. Prior to academia, she worked as a management consultant for &samhoud and KPMG in Spain and the Netherlands from 2007-2015, advising on organizational change across multiple sectors.

Dr. van Ewijk's research primarily focuses on entrepreneurial intention, inspiration, and motivation in entrepreneurship education. Her work examines how educational interventions impact students' entrepreneurial mindset, particularly addressing gender disparities and psychological factors that influence entrepreneurial self-efficacy. She has conducted significant research in the UAE context, exploring cultural factors affecting entrepreneurship among women and Muslim employees.

Her recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory from her early work on police diversity toward entrepreneurship education research, with an increasing focus on practical applications of educational design. The publications reveal her methodological expertise in both qualitative and mixed-method approaches, often combining theoretical frameworks with practical educational interventions.

• Best University Teaching Award (2019) for her interactive, practice-oriented, and skill-building teaching approach

Dr. van Ewijk coordinates multiple educational programs including the Fundamentals in Business Economics program for Science students, the Professional Skills course for all USE students in one-year master programs, and the Science-Based Entrepreneurship course. She collaborates extensively with the Utrecht University Center for Entrepreneurship and the UU Skills Academy on educational innovation. She also designed and runs a yearly module on design thinking for professionals and serves on the UU executive education program committee.

Her work with the LEG faculty Educate-It committee for three years demonstrates her commitment to educational innovation and measuring the impact of entrepreneurship education. She continues to explore ways to enhance the delivery and effectiveness of entrepreneurship education across multiple institutional contexts.