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4th Peer Learning Event of the S2S project @ Thessaloniki

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by Christina Skoubridou, Michail Mandamadiotis

On the 22nd and 23rd May the 4th Peer Learning Event of the Skills2Scale project took place in Thessaloniki. Partners from University of Lapland, Uzhhorod National University, Technical University of Liberec and Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) had the chance to visit Walk _ AUTh Innovation Accelerator, I4byDesign I Competence Center, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI) and i4G PRO, some of the most innovative actors of the innovation ecosystem of Thessaloniki.

🎯The objective of the event was to:

– Exchange experiences and best practices in education, research, and innovation.

– Inspire higher education institution staff to discover new ways to promote student entrepreneurship and innovation.

– Encourage the growth of the innovation ecosystem in our region and motivate local, regional, and national stakeholders.

👉The highlights of our event was the visit in the newly established Accelerator of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where student startups make their first steps in their entrepreneurial journey. Additionally, we visited one of the many research labs of KEDEK, that focuses on 5G connectivity. Moreover, we had the chance to experience the SmartHome Project in CERTH, as well as the Innovation 4 Growth (I4G) Incubator of Thessaloniki, the earliest incubator of Greece, established in 2003. Our last station was I4byDesign, a competence center, directly linked with the market, that enhances the skillset of the manufacturing workforce in the 4.0 Industry

3rd Peer Learning Event took place in Liberec, Czech Republic

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by Jana Šimanová, Aleš Kocourek, Ondřej Michal and Pavel Pelech

On the 23rd and 24th of April 2024, the Technical University of Liberec hosted our partners from the Skills2Scale project. We were thrilled to share our experience in innovations and education for entrepreneurship with our esteemed guests from Universitat Politècnica de València (🇪🇸), Uzhorod National University (🇺🇦), University of Lapland (🇫🇮), NCSRD Demokritos, Fogus Innovations and Services and Envolve (🇬🇷)

The objective of the event was:

👉 to share experience and the best practices in the fields of education, research, and innovation,

👉 to ignite inspiration among Higher Education Institution staff to explore new pathways and opportunities to foster students’ entrepreneurship and innovation,

👉 to stimulate the development of the innovation ecosystem in our home region and inspire the local, regional, and national stakeholders.

We had the fantastic opportunity to learn more about the upcoming activities of the European Innovation Community 🇪🇺 under EIT Urban Mobility and EIT Health in the region. We shared our experience and inspired our partners with the best practices in 5G use cases (automated guided vehicles, augmented reality enabling human-robot collaboration) and the latest innovations in additive 3D printing technology. The TUL’s best practices in educating for entrepreneurship and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit are undoubtedly the 🏎️Formula Student TUL Racing project, the 🏆Student Business Club or the creative workshop 🧪TULab. On the second day, we used the incredible opportunity to visit the creative community centre Kontakt in Liebieg’s Palace and the regional business incubator LipoInk. There, we met with startups and young companies from the region, including Flapper Drones, Hardwario and NullSpaces.

And what comes next? 🤩 We are passionate about supporting students’ entrepreneurship and have many exciting opportunities at hand for them to get involved in. We are holding our 10th annual competition for the best TUL startup (more here) and i-Days at the TUL for our inventive and entrepreneurial students in cooperation with EIT Health. The best team will represent the Czech Republic at the European finals in Budapest (🇭🇺)!