Early this year, Ernst took on the exciting new role as CEO of Erasmus Enterprise, the entrepreneurial community located at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) campus. By combining the best regional expertise on incubation and acceleration the Erasmus Enterprise is focused on enabling students, graduates, employees, regional professionals and alumni to access and engage in entrepreneurship ventures, (startups). The Erasmus Enterprise ecosystem includes the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE), Erasmus Business & Research Support (ERBS), tech incubator YES!Delft, UNIIQ and the Graduate Entrepreneur Fund.