Developing a co-ordinated entrepreneurial education programme across elementary, high schools, and universities in Belgrade region. The goal is that all young people can access high quality of entrepreneurial learning at all educational levels in cooperation with local companies.This is done through:
Cisco Networking Academy (Netacad) is an IT skills and career building program licensed free to not-for-profit institutions worldwide. More than 9000 institutions in 170+ countries have joined the Networking Academy and become a force for change in the global economy since 1997. Together, we are building the workforce of tomorrow, by developing IT and entrepreneurship skills of peopl...
The purpose of the a Entrepreneurship Learning Competitions is to demonstrate the learning outcomes and impact of entrepreneurship programmes (like the Company Programme [DD1] or StartUp Programme [DD2] ) on students, and award those who have excelled in doing so.Through a year in a mini company, students develop important entrepreneurial knowledge, skills and inspiration. A competit...
The Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP) is an international qualification that certifies that students (15-19 years old), who have had a real entrepreneurship experience, hold the necessary knowledge, competences and skills to start a venture of their own or be successfully employed.ESP consists of three key elements:A full-year in-school mini-company experienceAn assessment of entrepr...
The birth of new companies in a school environment. Building a local eco-system that brings students throughout their school career to a real start-up via a progression path of guidance and coaching is essential for developing a healthy entrepreneurship ecosystem. The main outcome of such initiatives is to facilitate the creation of new start-ups – in the example of Vlajo &amp; PXL-U...
Enterprise Educators UK’s purpose is to enable entrepreneurship educators to learn from each other, increase their effectiveness, undertake research and raise awareness of their work through: one day events; conferences; networking; newsletters; funded research; social media; awards; and representation to policy makers. More details: www.enterprise.ac.uk
YES is a specialist network for entrepreneurship education. Mission: Every young Finnish student has access to entrepreneurship education regardless of stage of schooling and place of residence. The YES network is a great example of how to involve all stakeholders in entrepreneurship education. The Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland has issued national policy guidelines for...
Vocational Education and Training are at the centre of the international and national education policy. Policy makers are convinced of the necessity to make vocational systems more responsive to labour market needs and boost economic growth. Many of the students in VET will set up their own company in their near future or they will work in a SME. To learn about entrepreneurship and t...
LUT (Lappeenranta University of Technology) Measurement Tool for Enterprise Education™ is the world’s first enterprise/entrepreneurship education self-assessment tool developed for primary, secondary and vocational school teachers and principals. The tool is a simple structured, web-based questionnaire, which allows teachers to evaluate their own practice, develop their know-how in e...
3EP (European Entrepreneurship Educators Programme) is a training programme developed by a consortium of partners in 2009-2012 aiming to enhance educators’ abilities in realising their students’ potential through the field of entrepreneurship education. The programme is based on a one week programme with specific goals for every day:Monday: Entrepreneurial Educational Challenges Tues...
The International Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (ICES) and its entrepreneurship education programmes have a positive impact on the J.J. Strossmayer University (Osijek in Croatia) students across campus. More information available here: Supporting the Entrepreneurial Potential of Higher Education - http://www.sephe.euThe curriculum consists of an undergraduate, a graduate, a post...
The European Entrepreneurship Colloquium (EEC) is an intensive one-week residential faculty development programme, specifically designed for professors and educators seeking to integrate more effective, appropriate and interactive approaches and practical skills in teaching entrepreneurship. The programme brings together faculty and practitioners from across the world to discuss the...
OctoSkills is an evaluation app for teachers and practitioners to assess the influence of their educational initiatives on pupils and students on all levels of education – from ABC to PhD. The instrument includes: a student questionnaire &amp; a teacher questionnaire.The surveys can be distributed pre, mid, post of the initiative which make it possible to use the App as a diagnostic...
The Entrepreneurship360 project was a joint initiative between the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to examine entrepreneurial learning in primary and secondary education and in vocational education and training. Experts and representatives from across Europe shared examples of good practice and helped to create guiding notes f...
The Start-Up Programme gives post-secondary students (aged 18 to 30) the opportunity to experience running their own company, giving them an insight into how their talents could be used to set up in business for themselves. With the support and guidance of business mentors, the program provides entrepreneurship education for college and university students of diverse backgrounds and...
At last year's U.S. Open in Torrey Pines, Calif., Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate faced each other in an unforgettable playoff. Can a match at Bethpage Black live up to Tiger-Rocco? Throughout its 113-year history, the U.S. Open, which will be played June 18-21 in Bethpage, N.Y., has staged some of the most dramatic, and colorful, duels in golf. Here are TIME's 10 best.
The next time a pampered pro acts like he ran a marathon after playing 18 holes in scorching heat, think of Billy Burke and George Von Elm  then roll your eyes. With 105-degree temperatures suffocating the Iverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, Burke and Von Helm ground out 72 playoff holes over two days to decide the '31 U.S. Open winner. Back then, Open rules required a 36-hole playoff if golfers were tied after the final round. On the 36th hole of the first playoff, Von Elm sunk a birdie to force yet another 36 holes the next day. Burke, a chain smoker who finished off 32 cigars during the tournament, finally prevailed by a single stroke. He said the smoke helped him gauge wind direction ... sure, because the winds were really whipping on those 105-degree days.