The Start-Cup Academy Project Platform Is Now Available
The official Start-Cup Academy website is a repository of the project’s results, achievements, news and contact information. It will also serve as an Open Educational Resources (OER) platform, providing target groups with access to all relevant resources and training materials.
The Start-Cup Academy project aims to foster the development of startups by providing training and support to potential startup founders in developing their business models and participating in startup competitions. Its objectives include developing a common model together with universities, incubators and businesses; designing entrepreneurship programmes tailored to students’ needs; training teaching staff in the use of innovative pedagogical methods; providing practical training for startup competitions; and strengthening the entrepreneurial spirit among students at university level.
The project will analyse the support provided by universities to startups, identifying gaps in the early stages of development. A comprehensive training programme will be developed, tested and validated with 180 members of the target groups. Guidelines will be developed for the higher education sector, incubators and specialised training providers. In addition, a Start-Cup Academy Manifesto will be developed, providing recommendations for startup policy development on a broader scale. Finally, a structured Start-Cup Academy mobility model will be created to ensure the sustainability of the project.
Expected results include:
- Start-Cup model and mechanism
- Validated Start-Cup Academy training programme, training content and tools
- Operational guidelines for startup programme implementers and policymakers
The project was officially launched with the first international in-person meeting, which took place in Brussels. The meeting provided partners with an excellent opportunity to discuss the overall project implementation schedule, set deadlines and define responsibilities for the coming months. One of the first activities was the development, testing and implementation of the Open Educational Resources (OER) platform.
The Start-Cup Academy platform is one of the project’s key outputs and will serve as the main channel for publishing and ensuring the transparency of the project’s results. It is available in seven languages (EN, ES, IT, LV, BG, HR and UA), and all content is completely free of charge, with no registration or user identification required.
The Start-Cup Academy website is now available at https://www.startcupacademy.eu/.
Over the next two years, all major outputs and achievements of the consortium will be published and integrated into the platform. Each section of the Start-Cup Academy platform serves as a dedicated library containing the relevant project results and resources.
For more information about the Start-Cup Academy project, visit https://www.startcupacademy.eu/.