Start'Ship

The overall objectives of the project are as follows:​

1. Raise awareness of entrepreneurial and start-up careers,​

2. Develop and strengthen students' entrepreneurial skills through practical learning experiences, ​

3. Provide new and innovative methods of learning and teaching entrepreneurial skills, ​

4. Promote inclusiveness and strengthen the diversity element of entrepreneurship,​

5. Support the creation of businesses in the field of health, nutrition and longevity.​

To reach these goals, Start’Ship will implement 3 main activities :

• A StudentsXStudents Entrepreneurs Hackathons that will enhance collaborative works between groups of students,
• A dual training session on the key topics related to entrepreneurship as well as practical soft skills that will be tested in a pitch competition,
• a StudentsXStartups Hackathon that will allow students to work in teams with actual startups and real-life projects.

This project includes six diverse partners from France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Belgium and Portugal. The partners include Eurasanté (France), WestBIC (Ireland), University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics, Management, Institutions (UniNa | DEMI) (Italy), Commercialization Reactor (Latvia), Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen (Belgium) and Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal).

Project start date: 1/09/23 

Project end date: 31/08/25

Total Project budget: €400,000

EU Funding: €400,000

This project is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Programme.

Check out the Erasmus+ Projects Results page here. 

If you are interested in getting involved in this project, contact us at info@westbic.ie