Work packages

WP1 is the management/coordination work package, this is an umbrella WP, running throughout the project lifetime.

WP2 is responsible for developing and improving innovation and entrepreneurial curricula and providing associated training to local I&E teachers. This WP also organizes I&E micro courses for students. It can be considered as the WP which lays the ground and enables innovation-oriented students to be involved in the rest of technical WPs.

WP3 sets-up an innovation management structure that enables faculty members to turn their hunches into validated business ideas, and their validated business ideas into reality. This includes the training of innovation scouts and establishing Innovation Task Forces. It might receive input from WP2, qualified students and it is strongly linked to WP4 and WP5 , to make sure that business ideas receive the necessary support and mentoring, as well as to integrate the members of the Innovation Task force in the HEI Entrepreneurship Community.

WP4 deals with supporting the creation of start-ups, through a bottom-up approach, while at the same time provides training for HEI staff on teaching innovation and supporting the transition from the idea stage to entrepreneurship. It receives input from WP2 and WP3 in terms of participants in the trainings, idea hacks, hackathons, online pre-accelerator program.

WP5 is responsible for establishing an Entrepreneurship Community at HEIs and building industry partnerships. It is strongly linked to WP2, WP3 and WP4 have a central role, as this could be considered as the “meeting point”, which fosters, reinforces and supports processes from the previous work packages.

WP6 is the Transferability, exploitation, dissemination and communication work package, which is an umbrella WP running throughout the project lifetime. Among others, it promotes the use of outcomes from the project amongst the target groups and presents the project’s results at events all over Europe, which will ensure open access to the project’s results.

WP7 addresses sustainability approaches, inclusive and equitable quality education, gender mainstreaming and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all. As an umbrella work package, it aims to support all the activities from the previous WPs.