The Staff Week University Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems took place between 16 and 20 June at the University of Minho, organised by the EEUM Department of Production and Systems.

The main objective of the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility week on Innovation and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems is to provide participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand, develop and implement effective innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems in their universities and to learn from the sharing of participants’ experience and vision of these ecosystems, promoting the creation of synergies, partnerships and networks in this field.

Masterclasses, seminars, site visits, and training covered the different dimensions of an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem, using the University of Minho and its partners as a case study. In addition, the most relevant and challenging aspects of this area, including established and more recent concepts, were explored, giving participants the opportunity to propose and implement changes and improvements in their own universities, if possible, based on a collaborative approach promoted by the programme.

The programme was led by experienced trainers and consultants, who engaged participants in teamwork activities with the aim of defining best practices in the field and developing a strategic plan for more innovative and entrepreneurial European universities. The programme addressed aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as partnerships between universities and industry, processes for transforming university knowledge and intensive technologies into products and services, solutions for the community and companies for the market, and other related aspects. The work carried out, ideas and contributions may be included in an e-book to reinforce the contribution and dissemination of this programme and support future editions.

More info at  https://internationalweek.dps.uminho.pt/