Vidzeme hosts Business Laboratory 2024
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As part of the Accelerate Future HEI initiative, Vidzeme University, Latvia hosted Business Laboratory 2024 to provide opportunities to develop entrepreneurial skills and create new ideas in business, for students. Young entrepreneurs from the Limbažu and Smiltene regions, as well as Vidzeme University students, developed their business ideas and received valuable advice from experienced entrepreneurs […]
Spotlight on Instituto Superior Técnico (IST): A Century of Excellence in Science and Technology
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Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), established in 1911, was born out of a vision to elevate scientific and technological training in Portugal. This mission began with the division of the Lisbon Industrial and Commercial Institute and has grown into an institution of global significance. Today, Técnico boasts an impressive student body of approximately 11,000 individuals from […]
7 Steps to Startup – Supporting entrepreneurial ideas at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
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By Gabriele Permoser, Head of Centre for Research and Cooperation, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences In 1996, the first study programme at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (STPUAS) Telecommunication and Media, started. Students can now choose between 14 bachelor and 14 master programmes in the field of Digital Technologies, Cyber Security, Railway Technology […]
Innovation Management using Project-Based Learning
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Accelerate Future HEI partner ESIROI [École Supérieure d’Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien], the engineering school of Université de La Réunion recently hosted the final of the 8th edition of the ESIROI Challenges. This innovation competition brings together top student engineers from agri-food, building/energy, and IT specialities. About the “Les Défis ESIROI” – Innovation Management using Project-Based […]
UPT’s vision for digital transformation in education, research, and stakeholder engagement
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Established in 1920, Universitatea Politehnica Timisoara (UPT) has over a century of tradition in Romanian engineering education and research and is one of the major technical universities in Romania. It provides Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD study programmes in a large variety of engineering fields (counting 10 faculties and 28 research centres). UPT’s mission is to […]
Reconfiguring Higher Education: The Transformative Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Universities
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By Dr Eduardo Leite, Vice President, Higher School of Technology and Management, University of Madeira. The contemporary educational and economic landscape is undergoing a profound metamorphosis in the role of universities, moving towards a more holistic and integrative perspective, where innovation and entrepreneurship emerge as fundamental pillars in preparing students for an uncertain and constantly […]
Catalyse your Sustainability Transformation
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Sustainability has become indispensable in universities, particularly in teaching, research, entrepreneurship, and overall administration. A new sustainability-focused professional development training course has been developed by Accelerate Future HEI partners UIIN with expert input from the Sustainability Office of TUM International Gmbh and UNESCO. It will enable you to systematically advance sustainability transformation at your university. The […]
Munich Meet Up
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By Samantha Carty, Momentum The 3rd Transnational Project Meeting for Accelerate Future HEI held in Spring 2024 was a sharing of ideas, workshops for innovation, and the next step towards redefining higher education. The two-day meeting brought together the nine testing partners and three acceleration partners to reflect on their first year of collaboration and […]
Happy Birthday MATE!
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As a successor of the former Szent István University, the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE) was founded on the 1st of February 2021 with the integration of Szent István University (Gödöllő), Kaposvár University, Georgikon Campus (Keszthely), Károly Róbert Campus (Gyöngyös), eleven research institutes and several business organisations. Subsequently it has become one […]
Empowering Entrepreneurial Higher Education: TUM International GmbH’s Impact in the Accelerate Future HEI Project
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In the dynamic landscape of higher education, collaboration and innovation are essential for progress. TUM International GmbH (TUMint) is proud to be one of the three acceleration partners in the Accelerate Future HEI project, a groundbreaking initiative funded by the European Union and spearheaded by the University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN). As we reflect on […]