Supporting biotechnology students oriented towards an entrepreneurial path Erasmus Project

Project Title

Supporting biotechnology students oriented towards an entrepreneurial path

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation

Project Summary

A successful Biotech Entrepreneur has to acquire and demonstrate significant combinations of technical, commercial and operational skills; the acquisitions start in school and continue all life long, because Biotech is a “living” science, in a permanent change. This is why the project should take an interdisciplinary approach. The General Objective of the proposal was to decrease the unemployment of European higher education graduates by increasing the level of successful Biotechnology graduates following an entrepreneurial pathway. Specific objectives have been set up and achieved : (1). Developing innovation in Biotech higher education towards entrepreneurship by delivering five innovative intellectual outputs to be used by Biotech and Economics HE teachers and students in the educational process. (2). Development of entrepreneurial culture and skills of at least 220 Biotech and Economics students involved directly in the project activities by delivering two educational materials and one training program. (3). Enlarge the inter-academic and academia-business cooperation in the field of Biotechnology by the involvement of at least four academic Biotech providers, one Economic university and at least 12 Biotech stakeholders. In the consortium have been involved 6 partners: 4 universities providing Biotechnology education, one university providing Economics and IT education and a Biotech professional Association (NGO) with relevant Biotech business connections. The target groups included two main categories: higher education teachers and Master/PhD students mainly from the field of Biotechnology, as well as from the field of Economics. The following activities were implemented: (A1) Project management; (A2) Visibility and Dissemination; (A3) Quality Assurance (Monitoring and Evaluation); (M1-M4) Transnational Project Meetings; (O1-O5) development of Intellectual Outputs; five OIs were developed during the project implementation: O1 – ” Success stories in European Biotech Entrepreneurship ” (on-line page with text and images, and video-testimonials); O2 – ” European Biotech Entrepreneur Profile through entrepreneurs eyes (text); O3 – Course Module in Biotechnology & Entrepreneurship and associated training materials; O4 – “Handbook of Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology- an European perspective” delivered in digital and printed format; O5 – E-platform for Biotech Start-up simulation. (E1-E4) MULTIPLICATION EVENTS. In each partner country was organized one multiplication event for all five OIs, which have targeted Biotech and Economic HE students and professors and other stakeholders. C1- C2 (TRAINING ACTIVITIES). Two training activities were delivered. In the first implementation year was delivered C1 – a blended mobility of staff with Biotech& Economic HE professors (2/partner). In the second implementation year was organized a Summer School for Biotech and Economy Master and PhD students in Bucharest to simulate the start-up of a Biotech Enterprise (22 students in total). The impact targeted short and medium/long terms indicators affecting Biotech and Economics higher education, Biotech business and other Biotech stakeholders, partner organisations and general public.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 156076 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITATEA DE STIINTE AGRONOMICE SI MEDICINA VETERINARA DIN BUCURESTI & Country: RO

Project Partners

• KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PERUGIA
• UNIVERSITATEA ROMANO AMERICANA ASOCIATIE
• TIBER UMBRIA COMETT EDUCATION PROGRAMME
• UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA