Start-up Explorers: New Horizons Erasmus Project

Project Title

Start-up Explorers: New Horizons

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 : Capacity Building for youth in ACP countries, Latin America and Asia

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Entrepreneurship education is paramount in shaping young people’s attitudes, skills not only about business creating, but in the same time about setting the right environment for the development of a skilled, innovative, entrepreneurial workforce able to anticipate change and face challenges.The most relevant contributions that young entrepreneurs and their teams need at beginning of their journeys can be offered by mentors and experts in the field, and other entrepreneurs. The project Start-up explorers: New horizons, intend to expand the network of youth workers prepared to deliver high-quality entrepreneurship education learning programmes for young people and to continue to develop interactive and innovative tools while connecting them with valuable mentors.The main aim of the project is to design 1 year prototype for a structured and self-paced learning process for young people interested to start the journey of developing a healthy and sustainable start-up by June 2022. The aim will be reached with the support of 24 youth workers and mentors from 6 European and LAC countries which, during 3 progressive mobilities, will learn through NFE methods how to build the journey: phase 1 – Ideas and opportunities; phase 2 – Resources; phase 3 – Into action. The specific objectives are: O1. Expand the Start-up explorers network with 24 youth workers to be prepared to become multipliers of entrepreneurship education through a 3-phases training. O2. Encourage 120 youth NEETs from 6 countries to start a 1 year guided entrepreneurship journey using 1 hybrid micro-learning workbook. O3. Create 6 national digital maps with hot-spots (learning environments and programmes, incubators, competitions and capital opportunities) for young people.O4: Develop 6 mini-libraries with books, games and other resources for young entrepreneurs in each partner organisation for youth Start-up Explorers: New Horizons has two IOs which indicate its innovative character:1) A hybrid micro-learning workbook to prepare the youth for their entrepreneurial journey, structured in 3 modules (Ideas and opportunities – Resources – Into action) to gather know how and develop 11 essential skills (EntreComp). 2) 6 digital/printed maps with entrepreneurial hotspots. Starting from a detailed country screening and identify entrepreneurship learning providers & programmes, incubators & accelerators, national programmes, funding opportunities.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 149300 Eur

Project Coordinator

ASOCIATIA D.G.T & Country: RO

Project Partners

• HIGH ON LIFE
• ASOCIACIJA “AKTYVUS JAUNIMAS”
• BRIGADA DE VOLUNTARIOS BOLIVARIANOS DEL PERU
• INSTITUTO DE PROMOCAO HUMANA, APRENDIZAGEM E CULTURA
• ASOCIACION JUVENIL HIGH ON LIFE CHILE