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Professor of Entrepreneurship at Technological University Dublin
Director of the TU Dublin Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship
Adjunct Professor at the University of Turku (Finland)
Honorary President of Feiyang Entrepreneurship Research Institute (China)
Global Associate at the Center for Science and Commercial Diplomacy (Denmark)
Former Editor of 'Small Enterprise Research' academic journal
Fellow of the European Council for Small Business
TedX Speaker (Drogheda, 2016)
Grand Jury Member for the European Enterprise Promotion Awards
Former Grand Jury Member of the GEN Startup Nations Awards
Policy Advisor to Governments, European Commission, OECD and European Training Foundation
Supervised 8 PhD students to completion (currently supervising 8 more)
Published 11 books
Board Member of Skillnet Ireland
Research Interests
Entrepreneurship
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
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Projects
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Prisoner Reintegration through Entrepreneurship and Psychology
Cooney, T. (PI)
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Knowledge and Technology Transfer › education
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Entrepreneurial skills for a modern education in Albania
Cooney, T. (PI)
1/10/20 → 31/10/23
Project: Knowledge and Technology Transfer › education
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I2LATAM: STRENGTHENING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN YOUNG UNIVERSITIES FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN LATIN AMERICA
Cooney, T. (PI) & Donovan, J. (CoI)
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Knowledge and Technology Transfer › education
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Alignment Between EET Programmes and Female Immigrants’ Entrepreneurial Capability Needs
Akaehomen, T., Cooney, T. M. & Walmsley, A., 2025, Female Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Enhancing Entrepreneurial Capabilities Through Education and Training. (Ethnic and Indigenous Business Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Andragogy in Practice
Akaehomen, T., Cooney, T. M. & Walmsley, A., 2025, Female Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Enhancing Entrepreneurial Capabilities Through Education and Training. Springer, p. 73-94 (Ethnic and indigenous business studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Enhancing Entrepreneurial Capabilities
Akaehomen, T., Cooney, T. M. & Walmsley, A., 2025, Female Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Enhancing Entrepreneurial Capabilities Through Education and Training. Springer, (Ethnic and Indigenous Business Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Entrepreneurship Education and Training
Akaehomen, T., Cooney, T. M. & Walmsley, A., 2025, Female Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Enhancing Entrepreneurial Capabilities Through Education and Training. p. 53-72 19 p. (Ethnic and indigenous business studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Everyday prejudices: an intersectional exploration of the experiences of lesbian and gay entrepreneurs
Kidney, E., McAdam, M. & Cooney, T. M., 20 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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