Developing Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor Programes in European Research Area Erasmus Project

Project Title

Developing Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor Programes in European Research Area

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 2014

Project Topics

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

Project Summary

Context/background of the project & Objectives;
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management education has been discussed by both academia and business world.While the business world has mainly argued entrepreneurship education in terms of how to foster intrapreneurship, academia’s focus was more on how to design effective entrepreneurship education for university students. In the literature, several definitions on entrepreneurial education exist; and so far, it has been clear that there is no consensus neither on definition, on assessment nor on outcomes.Therefore, a question was: how an EIM course would be developed without falling into clichés and educational inertia?If EIM education aimed to produce entrepreneurial and innovative founders capable of generating real enterprise growth and wealth, the challenge to educators would be to craft courses, programs and major study fields that meet the rigors of academia while keeping a reality-based focus and entrepreneurial climate in the learning experience environment. The gap of entrepreneurship and innovation management training and education program is obvious between what the universities provide and what the businesspersons need. ENOVA Project aimed to minimize this gap by putting forward an effective education program with an up-to-date theoretical content and appropriate practical methodology.

The partners of the project were;
Yasar University,Turkey
Hohenheim University,Germany
University of Primorska,Slovenia
Brainplus,Austria
Aegean Exporters’ Associations,Turkey

Main activities were;
Conducting the Gap Analysis Report:
Developing the new course in line with the needs analysis report
Developing EIM Course Material
Publication of a book involving academic articles on EIM
Organization of the IP for Pedagogical Testing
Dissemination and Evaluation

Results and impact attained were;
The main result of ENOVA project was the development and implementation of a new course and course material on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management” that has been confirmed and validated by both business world and academia. Beyond the students of business administration and economics, the programme was designed for all students from different study fields willing to develop their own businesses.
A gap needs analysis report reflecting the needed qualifications in business world and offered qualifications of by the universities through the existing courses.
New course materials developed according to the confirmed newly developed course content
One academic international book/publication on “Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management”
2 weeks intensive programme/pilot trainings for pedagogical testing; mobility of 14 students and 10 teachers/experts
Increased entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and competences of 14 students through the teachings of international teachers and experts
Improved teaching skills and know-how transfer among the teachers
One final conference at Yasar University (A total of 225 participants attended the conference; 176 participants from other organizations and 49 from the Coordinating Organization)
2 transnational meetings for debating the development of the new course and the materials.
Transfer of knowledge and skills between European institutions- not only institutions but also business world
Enriched new partnerships among HEIs and and business world, increased synergies between partners

The final beneficiaries of the project were the students at partner universities, other HEIs and training centers that might develop the same or similar courses, companies and enterprises benefiting from the more qualified graduates in the middle and long- term of the project as a result of the sustainable implementation of the course. The benefit of the teaching directly, contributed to not only the objective of the project but also to the priority of the strategic partnership programme on “promoting the take-up of practical entrepreneurial experiences in education, training and youth work”. Through the project, the learners improved their knowledge, skills and competencies on entrepreneurship and innovation management.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 226697,96 Eur

Project Coordinator

YASAR UNIVERSITESI & Country: TR

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM
• UNIVERZA NA PRIMORSKEM UNIVERSITA DEL LITORALE
• EGE IHRACATCI BIRLIKLERI
• brainplus- Projektmanagement Schabereiter