Green Tech Entrepreneurship Challenge Hub

Empowering the next generation of innovators
GreenTech Entrepreneursghip Challenge Hub Hrvatska
GreenTech Entrepreneurship Challenge Hub
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The Green Tech Entrepreneurship Challenge Hub aims to strengthen the capacities of staff in vocational secondary schools and promote entrepreneurship and innovation in green technologies among teachers and students in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).

Our mission is to create a sustainable future by fostering entrepreneurial skills and green innovations through challenge-based practical learning.

Key benefits for students and teachers

From entrepreneurship to industry connections

Education

Professional development focused on challenge-based learning, entrepreneurship, and building industry partnerships.

Training

20 hours of training on new teaching methods, principles of challenge-based learning, and the development of entrepreneurial skills.

Innovation competitions

Opportunities for students to showcase their innovative and entrepreneurial skills through green technology challenges, fostering real-world problem-solving abilities.

Industry connections

Establishing strong connections between educators and industry partners, creating pathways for collaboration and the real-world application of green technologies.

Project Overview

Project Description and Length

The project will establish a Challenge Hub, a platform dedicated to organizing innovation competitions, connecting educators with industry partners, and providing educational content focused on entrepreneurship and green technology. Additionally, mobile training sessions will be organized for vocational school staff in Croatia and Slovenia to enhance their professional skills in challenge-based learning, entrepreneurship, and the development of industry partnerships.

Two major green technology competitions will be held, allowing students to showcase their innovative and entrepreneurial skills as part of the challenge-based learning process. The project will also propose policy changes and an action plan based on a gap analysis to promote practice-based education in Bosnia & Herzegovina. The project outcomes will equip students with entrepreneurial and innovation skills, better preparing them for future employment and contributing to the economic development of Bosnia & Herzegovina.

The program runs from June 2024 to August 2025.

June 2024
Program guide publication
September 2024.
Registration for participants and vocational schools
September 2024.
Innovation competition involving 3 schools, 6 teachers, and 60 students.
December 2024.
Open call for the teaching staff mobility program.
February 2025.
Training program for teachers.
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August 2025.
Final event of the project.
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Six organizations from Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with extensive experience and expertise in working with educational staff, will contribute their knowledge and support to the project participants. By uniting our resources and perspectives, we are uniquely positioned to achieve a significant impact on promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in adult education in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our international collaboration is key to establishing important connections with companies and organizations from different countries, offering valuable opportunities for teaching staff and students to gain international experience and enrich their personal and professional development.

Follow us as we work on transforming education in Bosnia and Herzegovina! Our goal is to make entrepreneurship a vital part of learning, with the support of ministries and the European Training Foundation. We are committed to:

– Prioritizing the introduction of entrepreneurship into education.
– Training teachers to foster entrepreneurial thinking.
– Integrating entrepreneurship into extracurricular activities and projects.
– Transforming vocational schools (VET) into centers for entrepreneurial learning.

You can find the report on the current state of entrepreneurial skills in vocational schools here to learn more about existing practices and policies related to entrepreneurial learning and competencies.

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Learn more

If you want to learn more about the GreenTech Entrepreneurship Challenge Hub, get involved in the program, or support our work, visit the official program website.

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