Section 1. Conceptual and theoretical approaches. Chapter 1. Exploring entrepreneurial ecosystems: a bibliometric review ; Chapter 2. Smart specialization strategies and universities: searching for new theoretical foundations ; Chapter 3. From the entrepreneurial university to the civic university: what are we talking about? ; Chapter 4. Entrepreneurial universities and knowledge circulation: challenges to university-industry interaction -- Section 2. Entrepreneurial university and smart specialization strategies: some critical dimensions. Chapter 5. Smart specialization strategy: does it really foster regional competitiveness? Smart specialization and regional competitiveness ; Chapter 6. The case for smart specialization strategies (RIS3) as an instrument for place-based policies: excavating the new regional development paradigm ; Chapter 7. An analysis of university governance dimensions in academic research and S3 innovation performance -- Section 3. Illustrative case studies. Chapter 8. Entrepreneurial mission of an academic creative incubator: the creative industries pole of science and technology park of Porto's University ; Chapter 9. Smart specialization and ri policy framework in Turkey ; Chapter 10. Higher education and smart specialization in North-East Romania: opportunities for knowledge-based development.