The main goal of this project is support green innovation and entrepreneurial skills of students in higher education, by developing the PCUs’ entrepreneurial and innovation capacities through establishing Living Labs, as well as enhancing their cooperation with enterprises, giving them the central role in the regional innovation ecosystem. The project is in line with the objective calls:
- Support for the set-up and functioning of living labs within higher education institutions, in close cooperation with the entrepreneurial sector and other relevant actors, to support innovative learning and teaching and help student entrepreneurs to develop their ideas into businesses.
- Support for learning and teaching partnerships with commercial and non-commercial organisations in the private sector that foster students’ exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship.
Objectives :
Specific objectives of the GreenWB are:
- Analyze and understand the knowledge transfer, innovation and green entrepreneurial infrastructure and activities in 5 PCUs in the national ecosystem.
- Set up 5 Innovation Living Labs (one per each PCU) that will serve as a one-stop-shop for cooperation with enterprises and support for students and academic staff for producing (green) entrepreneurial project ideas.
- Develop capacities of Living Labs Officers and their services and instruments.
- Increase knowledge transfer and joint activities between PCUs and local enterprises through the Sustainable Living Labs.
- (Self)Employability through practical placement and practice oriented disciplinary trainings covering selected EntreCompFramework’s competences.
- Train the academic staff of PCUs (and members of Chambers involved) on green entrepreneurial education to encourage them to include (green) entrepreneurship in their teaching as well.
Partners and link to they website:
Albanien, Kosovo, Nordmazedonien, Finland, Austria.
University of Tirana, Albania
Epoka University, Albania
EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA UET, Albania
DURRES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDU,
UNIVERSITETI HAXHI ZEKA, Kosovo
UNIVERSITETI PUBLIK KADRI ZEKA, Kosovo,
FH JOANNEUM GESELLSCHAFT MBH, Austira
VAASAN YLIOPISTO, Finland
Ss. CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJE, North Macedonia
Social Media/Lab/Other Links:
LinkedIn: GreenWB: Posts | LinkedIn
Facebook: Green Western Balkans | Facebook
Instagram: Green Western Balkans (@greenwb.project) • Instagram-Fotos und -Videos
