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From Educators to Entrepreneurial Facilitators - Creating an Ecosystem for Knowledge Transfer

2021-1-PT01-KA220-HED-0000276072021Cooperation partnerships in higher educationfinalizedGood practice
Countries: PT|BE|ES|IT · Grant: €248,885
Career guidanceCooperation between educational institutions and businessEmployability

Objectives

- Developing innovative teaching methodologies to equip educators with facilitation techniques, fostering an entrepreneurial mindset and soft skills among students. - Enhancing educator skills to improve their ability to guide and mentor students using integrated soft and digital skills and innovative pedagogical approaches. - Improving student career readiness by enhancing their entrepreneurial skills and career guidance, thus increasing their employability. - Strengthening academia-industry collaboration by fostering networking opportunities and engaging industry partners, policymakers, and educational institutions to share best practices. - Ensuring sustainability and dissemination of project results by keeping resources like the MOOC, toolkit, and methodology available beyond EU funding through our website. - Building a community of practice among educators to facilitate ongoing dialogue, networking, and experience exchange, while encouraging feedback for continuous improvement. - Enhancing entrepreneurial education, improving teaching practices, and better preparing students for their careers through the FEEF project.

Background

FEEF project addressed the critical need for innovative teaching methodologies that bridge the gap between academia and the business sector. Traditional education systems often emphasize academic content without adequately preparing students for the practical demands of the workforce. By introducing facilitation techniques, entrepreneurial competences and the understanding of the role of mentoring, our goal was to equip educators with the skills necessary to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in students. This approach aimed to enhance students' career readiness and employability by providing them with practical skills and guidance directly relevant to the business world. Additionally, the project sought to strengthen collaboration and networking between educational institutions and industry partners. By engaging business stakeholders, policymakers, and educators in a shared effort, we aimed to develop and disseminate best practices that align academic training with industry needs and skills that are more valued. This collaboration was intended to create a sustainable framework for ongoing dialogue and innovation, ensuring that educational programs remain relevant and impactful in preparing students for successful careers.

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