1. Introducing STARTIFY7: Thematically-focused and lean-training summer academy system for young future ICT entrepreneurs
Liverpool, UK– September 2016
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2. Participant organisation name
1.1.2 The Challenge of STARTIFY7: Connect existing and thematically-focused European young ICT training structures through a real-world team-building and lean-training process
Our Partnership
Participant organisation name
Country
The University of Sheffield UK
Associazione Trento RISE IT
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg DE
University of Almeria ES
South East European Research Center GR
University of Twente NL
University of Economics in Katowice PL
European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs AISBL BE
UnternehmerTUM GmbH
Europe Unlimited SA
i4G SA - Incubation for Growth S.A

3. Our Aim
The core challenge for STARTIFY7 is to connect with existing ICT enterprise training structures through out 7 thematic learning academies which will combine lean start-up training with team-building for young people

4. Our Project The target outcomes of STARTIFY7
The creation of a European wide system of Summer Academies for university and last year high school students entirely focused on ICT entrepreneurship.
The summer academies will be action oriented and include activities such as ICT and entrepreneurial skills development; experimenting, mentoring; support for business planning and setting up your company; matchmaking; generation and development of ICT-related business ideas.
Complement, extend and enrich similar existing actions while focusing on the ICT sector and excellence.
Increased practical entrepreneurial skills amongst students that will allow them to pursue their entrepreneurial aspirations, to start and grow your business or use them in their career.

5. Our Academies
Over the summers’ of 2015 and 2016 there will be 7 academies:
Proposed 2015 Summer Academies
Sheffield Summer Academy in Digital Healthcare
Trento Summer Academy in Cyber Security:
Nuremberg Summer Academy in Cyber-Physical-Systems and Internet of Things
Proposed 2016 Summer Academies
Almeria Summer Academy focused Industrial Simulations
Thessaloniki Summer Academy focused on Games
Katowice Summer Academy focused on Next Generation Enterprise Information Systems
Enschede Summer Academy focused on Social and enterprise networks

6. STARTIFY7 training rationale
Promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship through various programmes makes a difference
STARTIFY7 will emphasise learning-by-doing in 7 different thematic contexts
The goal is to promote insight and foster the conditions for young ICT entrepreneurs to flourish

7. Curriculum Design Component Description C1
Technical and IT-related knowledge in the field of [ACADEMY] C2
Awareness of real world business challenges and opportunities in the field of [ACADEMY] C3
Principles of lean business planning in the [ACADEMY] sector C4
Awareness of the startup ecosystem and support available across Europe S1
Opportunity Identification S2
Design thinking (person centred approach to meeting needs) S3
Planning pitches S4
Delivering pitches S5
Team formation, Teamwork, Working in groups S6
Time management S7
Negotiating A1
Entrepreneurial orientation A2
Flexibility in entrepreneurial contexts A3
Creativity in entrepreneurial contexts A4
Initiative/Leadership in entrepreneurial contexts A5
Problem Solving in entrepreneurial contexts A6
Risk understanding/taking in entrepreneurial contexts A7
Responsibility in entrepreneurial contexts

8. Impact of STARTIFY7 Core Knowledge
Figure 1: Pre-academy and post-academy self-reported perception of Knowledge (C1-C4)

9. Impact of STARTIFY7 Core knowledge
Figure 2: Extent to which participants deemed the STARTIFY7 academy to have developed their Knowledge (C1-C4)

10. Impact of STARTIFY7 Key Skills
Figure 3: Pre-academy and post-academy self-reported perception of Skills (S1-S7)

11. Impact of STARTIFY7 Key Skills
Figure 4: Extent to which participants deemed the STARTIFY7 academy to have developed their Skills (S1-S7)

12. Impact of STARTIFY7 Key Attitudes
Figure 5: Pre-academy and post-academy self-reported perception of Attitudes (A1-A7)

13. Impact of STARTIFY7 Key Attitudes
Figure 6: Extent to which participants deemed the STARTIFY7 academy to have developed their Attitudes (A1-A7)

14. Conclusions
Reflecting on the project to-date, there have been some initial signs of success
Too early to say with certainty how the impact of STARTIFY7 will play out in the longer-term but making a difference to participants
Developing and delivering STARTIFY7 has been refined across the two cycles as a model of interactive learning with stakeholder and business engagemenyy

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