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Have you always seen Erasmus as an undergrad thing? Not any more! In 2009 the EU launched the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE) – programme. EYE supports future entrepreneurs to gain new skills in leading a startup in an international and european environment.
Since it still is not known to everyone, here some more info on concept and conditions: The programme provides a one- to six-month stay abroad with an experienced entrepreneur who serves as a host entrepreneur leading a SME in another European country. The exchange enables him to develop international contacts, get into touch with fresh ideas, acquire knowledge about other markets, discover potential cooperation opportunities or expand his business to another country.
The visiting young entrepreneur on the other hand will get first hand on info how to actually run a business (in a foreign environment) and gain a lot of everyday experience. Meanwhile he is able to improve his command of another european language, get to know another culture and learn about the characteristics of another market and its working culture.
Every individual could be considered a young entrepreneur who is in the pre-founding-stage or still within the first three years after founding. The programme will support every participant in finding a host and provide a funding from 500 € up to 1000 € per month (depending on the average living costs in the chosen country). It is open to entrepreneurs with all kinds of backgrounds.
For further info concerning the programme:
https://erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/
Info for outgoing entrepreneurs can be found on:
https://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/upload/NB0114375ENC-web.pdf
Info for host entrepreneurs is available on:
https://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/upload/NB0214466ENC-web.pdf
For personal information and help in setting up a profil and the search for a host entrepreneur feel free to contact the regional coordinator:
Thomas Bühler
Centre for Social Investment, Universität Heidelberg
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Tel: 06221 54 119 74
How Baden-Württemberg could become the next hotspot for startups: SAP is Europes most valuable tec-corporation – inspiring the whole region. But what is next? Who could be the next billion-worth tec-unicorn? Right now startups and investors focus very much on Berlin, Munich and Cologne, widely ignoring that the Rhine-Neckar-region and Baden-Württemberg as a whole have a lot to offer: Here is home for many potent global players as well as worldwide-active SMEs. Also most of Germanies leading universities for engineering, economics and science are based in the region. Altogether these circumstances sum up as perfect conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation. And still the region remains being an “underdog” in terms of founding. How does that come? What need to be changed?
This and more will be discussed at a very inspiring event in Heidelberg.
When?
4th May 2020, 5 – 7 pm.
Where?
Getsafe, c/o Design Offices, Langer Anger 7-9, Heidelberg.
Speakers are:
- Prof. Dr. Eckart Würzner, Mayor of Heidelberg
- Florian Reuter, Chief Executive Officer (CEOD) Volocopter
- Dr. Danyal Bayz, MP and startup-deputy of the Greens
- Rolf Schumann, Chief Digital Officer (CDOD) Schwarz Group
- Dr. Christian Schmeichel, Senior Vice President Human Ressources SAP
The event will be moderated by Pauline Schnor, journalist at gruenderszene.de.
A registration would be appreciated on https://www.eventbrite.de/e/79923091117/ or via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Entrance will be for free.
Your startup is facing an upcoming pitch?
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Stihl is looking for innovative, bold and visionary students able to deliver answers to new economic questions: What kind of products are markets currently waiting for? How could new tools such as Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Cloud-Computing be used to make products smarter? What could that particularly mean in regard to Stihls products for agriculture and forestry, construction and gardening? How will the world of work look like in the future?
Participants can win attractive prices and become part of the Stihl Mentoring Programme. Therefor interested students are kindly asked to hand in ideas in one of three different categories: smart products, digital services and world-life-future. Deadline is 17 November. Participation can be realized in a team with up to 5 members or as a single person.
Stihl was founded in 1926 as a family owned business. Since then the company constantly was growing and is today one of the most famous SME in Germany, known as a brand in most global markets. The companies business philosophy is not only to be excellent in its core business but also to constantly improve by investing significantly into research and innovation and cooperating widely with startups.
More info on https://award.stihl.com/de/challenges/stihl-cutting-edge-award
The Digital Future Challenge is a common project of the Deloitte Foundation and the D21 Initiative to take a closer look at the responsibility of companies and corporations in regard of the digital revolution, their Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR). The Digital Future Challenge is encouraging students all over Germany to develop guidelines and key points for a responsible behavior of companies in the digital world, illustrated by concrete examples. Within the Challenge interdisciplinary project teams are competing against each other for the best, most creative and sustainable ideas. Over 70 University institutes and many renowned companies are supporting the project. A top-class jury out of politicians, economic leaders and representatives from civil society will decide which projects and teams will be awarded.
The Challenge is also supported by Ekipa, a startup from Frankfurt that is going to provide the online platform. On the platform teams can be formed, use cases be chosen and drafts finally be uploaded. Ekipa is specialized on providing platforms to connect millennials and the economy.
The D21 Initiative is Germany´s largest network studying the challenges of the digital revolution, developing perspectives arising from possible cooperation between politics and economy and shape the future in a digitalized world.
Winning teams are awarded with far-reaching publications, research trips to Brussels where meetings with high-ranking EU-politicians are envisioned or the opportunity to take part in events of future.io. Regardless of that all participants will benefit from the network involved consisting of stakeholders from economy, society and politics.
Deadline for handing in drafts is 02 December 2019.
More info online at https://ekipa.de/portfolio/deloitte-stiftung-x-initiative-d21-digital-future-challenge/
