4D Entrepreneurship (Dream, Dare, Design, Do) Erasmus Project

Project Title

4D Entrepreneurship (Dream, Dare, Design, Do)

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 vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Enterprise, industry and SMEs (incl. entrepreneurship)

Project Summary

D4 Entrepreneurship (Dream:Dare:Design:Do) is a partnership between six VET colleges (UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia) and a Business Incubation Centre in the UK. VET partners will also act as a host for 90 wider entrepreneurship ecosystem organisations/enterprises to participate.

Commencing on 1 September 2020 and finishing on 31 August 2023 this is a three year project whereby 42 VET staff and 540 students from five countries will form six D4 Entrepreneurship Clubs and participate in Design Thinking projects aimed at developing new, innovative, creative, entrepreneurial education. VET students will have the opportunity to develop innovative ideas and ‘Pitch’ solutions to solve real-world challenges.

Staff from the Business Incubation Centre will act as a source of expertise in developing a transnational Design Thinking competition and independently evaluate the project.

Intellectual outcomes will include two D4 Entrepreneurship toolkits, one aimed at implementing Design Thinking methodologies with VET students and the other aimed at wider staff development and roll out of Design Thinking across different vocational sector and student levels.

As well as Certificates of attendance all participating VET students will receive Europass recognition. Longer term it is anticipated that formal qualifications in implementing Design Thinking methodologies will be available for VET staff (facilitators) and VET Students (practitioners)

Four transnational meetings, three Blended Mobilities and two Joint Staff Training event will be hosted in each of the five partner countries ensuring staff and students gain transnational experience.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 120291 Eur

Project Coordinator

NORTHERN REGIONAL COLLEGE & Country: UK

Project Partners

• NAZARET FUNDAZIOA
• Stichting Yuverta
• Ekonomska sola Novo mesto
• Deltion College
• Ballymena Business Centre Limited
• JYVASKYLAN KOULUTUSKUNTAYHTYMA