Internship Model for developing Entrepreneurial skills to higher education students

<< Background >>The competitiveness of the European economy requires citizens, particularly young people, to be innovative, creative, flexible, and courageous to face challenges in a dynamic and volatile economy. Young people need to become ‘entrepreneurs’: they should turn ideas into action, successfully develop new commercial and social ventures and be innovators in the organisations where they work. The entrepreneurship skills include creativity, innovation, risk-taking, and the ability to plan.<< Objectives >>- to develop an integrated approach and model for entrepreneurship education that is applicable throughout Europe. More specifically, the project rests on 5 pillars, each of which invites a different level of learning:1.in-company internships of HE students and complementary serious game2.building capacities3.community of practice 4.OER knowledge base5.creating HEI - company partnerships, with a view to experiment and validate the internship model, and ensure its sustainability.<< Implementation >>The project consortium included 14 partners from 8 EU countries. The project lasted 30 months and has been implemented within six WPs.WP1. ManagementWP2. PreparationWP3. Development of the internship modelWP4. Capacity building for teachers and trainers WP5. Development of a serious gameWP6. Development of HEIs - company partnershipsWP7. Quality assuranceWP8. Evaluation WP9. Dissemination and sustainability<< Results >>HEIs–companies’ partnerships for the promotion of entrepreneurial education of HE students during their internshipsCapacity building of HE teaching staff and companies’ trainers to organise entrepreneurial learning and support the acquisition of related skills and competencies.Development of entrepreneurial mindset, skills, and competencies to HE students.An integrated model that invites different levels of learning using the serious online game.Building a community of practice