INNOENTRE Framework for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support in Open Higher Education Pantelis M. Papadopoulos, Aarhus University

The Problem Creating entrepreneurial mindsets is a major need, but little is known about how to effectively integrate it into school curricula or not adequately taught beyond compulsory schooling There are efforts from different stakeholders to intensify E&I education Entrepreneurship and innovation competitions Shared entrepreneurship courses Young entrepreneurship societies What is, lacking, however, are purposeful collaborations and synergies that would allow them to build on what others already have done.

Our Proposal (1/3) Identify and analyze the lessons learnt from previous efforts on E&I within the partners' networks (i.e., academic programs, research projects, contests, etc.). Adapt and scale existing efforts into a new systems framework for E&I in Open Higher Education that would take into account technical, organizational, pedagogical, legal, and economic aspects and that could be applied and tested in different contexts. Provide a software platform and along with gathered, modified, or produced learning material (e.g., open educational resources, case studies, webinar, etc.) on E&I that would materialize the different dimensions of the proposed framework.

Our Proposal (2/3) Run two pilot rounds applying and testing the proposed systems framework in three sites inside the partnership. Create the opportunities for collaboration and networking among the different target groups, coming from the education, industry, and policy making fields. Create a reference point for future endeavors and be a gathering point for people who are interested in E&I.

Our Proposal (3/3) Project duration: 3 years The project will build on recent projects such as: PACE - Promoting a Culture of Entrepreneurship (AU) HoTEL - Supporting innovation in Technology Enhanced Learning (ELIG, SCIO) openEd 2.0 & openSE - Open and connected educational approaches (AUTH, ELIG, SCIO) PoliEmpreende - Nationwide entrepreneurship contest that runs across all 21 Portuguese Polytechnics for the past 11 years (IPP)

The Partnership Aarhus University (DENMARK) A research learning public HEI that has Entrepreneurship Education as a priority Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GREECE) One of the largest universities in Europe with a long experience in EU‐funded projects and the technical capacity to lift the technical dimension of the project European Learning Industry Group (AUSTRIA) A consortium of 52 companies active in E&I and Open Education (incl. IBM, Intel, HP, Pearson) Instituto Politécnico do Porto (PORTUGAL) Coordinator of the nationwide PoliEmpreende entrepreneurship contest Sociedade do Conhecimento, Inovação, e Organização - SCIO (PORTUGAL) A young SME with more than a decade of research and work experiences in the field of Open Education

Strengths Scored 95/100 – highest in the category No details on the specifics yet Experienced partners with previous successful collaborations AUTH-ELIG-SCIO Clear and manageable goals Quality assurance and budget monitoring processes Evaluation criteria (Kirkpatrick)

Strengths Sustainability plan Geographically distributed partnership Platform adoption Geographically distributed partnership Denmark – Portugal – Greece – Austria(virtual) Pilot studies in three countries Denmark – Portugal – Greece

Challenges Items were cut out of the budget without the possibility of response Different interpretation of the call Travel unit: 575 euros per person per trip for tickets, hotel, expenses Paperwork 2 months after acceptance – still processing contracts and cashflow

Thank you! Tak! Ευχαριστώ! Danke! Obrigado!