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Unikey Project: unleashing the entrepreneurial quality of placements abroad 19th July 2012

Unikey Project: unleashing the entrepreneurial quality of placements abroad 19th July 2012. Agenda. The Belgian - Italian Chamber of Commerce The Unikey Project: objectives and activities Managing the Unikey Project

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Unikey Project: unleashing the entrepreneurial quality of placements abroad 19th July 2012

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  1. Unikey Project: unleashing the entrepreneurial quality of placements abroad 19th July 2012

  2. Agenda The Belgian- ItalianChamber of Commerce The Unikey Project: objectives and activities Managing the Unikey Project Tips and lessonslearned for EU projectdrafting & management

  3. The Belgian-ItalianChamber of Commerce (CCBI) Belgian ASBL – Recognised by Italy CCIE network – 150 offices in 50 countries Expertise: business, training (www.europeanmaster.net), EU affairs Current EU projects:

  4. Uni-key factsheet Funded by LLP Erasmus Multilateral Projects Duration: October 2011 – October 2013 Leader: Univeristy of Applied Sciences Fulda (Mr. Thomas Berger) Consortium: universities, research institutes, Chambers of commerce, enterprises, NGOsfromBelgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Spain Budget: 400.470€; EU Grant: 300.000€ (75%)

  5. Uni-key context: the quality of placements abroadatSMEs

  6. Uni-key outcomes: unleashing the entrepreneurial mindsetamong mobile students Wepromote contacts to entrepreneurs during placements atSMEs Weturn key situations during placements abroadinto entrepreneurial learningopportunities Weturnstudentsfrombeneficiaries of EU-fundingintopromoters of trans-nationalcooperation (« knowledgetransfer agents ») WeinvolveStudent-, University-, Enterprise- Representatives in ourqualityboard

  7. Uni-key activities: 1 - key situations turnedinto entrepreneurial learningopportunities Planning internshipabroadturnedinto a career and financial planning exercise Self-organisation duringinternship, includingfinancial issues, turnedintoproject management exercise Confidentiality and ethicallychallenging situations turnedinto good governanceexercise Interimevaluationturnedinto a valorisation exerciseconcerninguniversity-enterprisecooperation Underchallenge and overstress situations duringinternshipturnedinto an opportunityseizingexercise Conflict situations duringinternshipturnedinto a strategic self-development and creativity management exercise Reporting on internshipactivitiesturnedinto valorisation and effective communication exercise

  8. Uni-key activities: 2 – development of e-learning modules for exchange students • Ready to Go? Planning internship abroad turned into a career and financial planning exercise • Plan 2 succeed! Self-organization during internship, including financial issues, turned into project management exercise • Have you heard…? Confidentiality and ethical challenging situations turned into IPR Management and good governance exercise • I have an idea…! Identification of opportunities at host organization turned into valorization exercise concerning university-enterprise cooperation • Turn it around! Under-challenge and overstress situations during internship turned into an opportunity seizing exercise • Dare to change! Conflict situations during internship turned into a strategic self-development and creativity management exercise • Enjoy success! Reporting on internship activities turned into valorization and effective communication exercise • Train the Trainer

  9. Uni-key activities: 3 – pilot runs 3-4 hourseach module, 10 days, (1ECTS) Moodleplatform and smart phone access 2 pilot runs: autumn-winter 2012 and spring-summer 2013 25 students and 25 entrepreneurs each pilot We are recruiting on www.uni-key.eu

  10. Uni-key activities: 4 – turningstudentsintoknowledgetransfer agents Providestudentswith the data/means to becomeambassadors of their home university/region/country Providestudentswith data/means to becomeambassador of their host organisation/region/country Providestudentswith a reason to think « outside the box » of their placement and study course

  11. Uni-key activities: 5 – foster micro exchange Involve entrepreneurs (i.e. alumni of the EYE programme) Collectsuccess stories to promotethose placements to all sides: SMEs, Universities, Students Wecollect and promote placement offers by SMEs Westudy a recommended format for microexchance

  12. Uni-key project management Moodleplatform to share documents, discussideas, record and monitor activities On-line meetings: 1 or 2 times a month (Adobe Connect) Sharedresponsibilities: WP leadership Working in sub-groups Monitoring quality: internal and external (QualityBoard) Structured communication plan (site, leaflet, logo, social network, existing networks and tools, …)

  13. Tips for EU projectdrafting Analysis of EU/national/regionallegislationand policycontext Analysis of projectsfunded by EU in the past, by same/related programmes Integration/coordination withsimilar/relatedongoingprojects Use results and best practices frompast EU projects Innovation, transferibility, dissemination Use PCM tools (problem and objective trees, strategyselection, stakeholderanalysis, and logicalframework)

  14. Tips for EU projectdrafting • If possible, includediagram, drowings, scenarios • Use EU geargon • Follow the instructions provided by EU (read all documentation) • Study the evaluation table (relevance, quality, impact, sustainability, etc.) • Share budget/activitiesamongpartners • Start well in advance • Strategicpartnersearch (selection, EU added value, participatoryapproach, …)

  15. Lessonslearnedabout EU projectmanagement Be aware of interculturaldifferenceswithin the consortium: behaviour, ethics, language, workingmethods, … Practical issues of workingtogether: timezones, holidays, workinghours, … Foreseedelays due to decision-makingprocesses or difficultiesencountered Record everything (think about the interim/final report) Set-upmethods and procedures to share and to geteveryoneinvolved (includingbackstopping staff)

  16. Thankyou for your attention!bronzo@ccitabel.comMarta BronzoProject ManagerBelgian-ItalianChamber of Commerce (CCBI)

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