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SBeA project has produced a high-quality, personalized e-learning program, along with the other outputs, for young entrepreneurs/students interested in entrepreneurship, which provide them with necessary resources to bring their business ideas to life as well as to prepare them for entering the market. Project was jointly implemented by three partners: University of Split from Croatia as the coordinator, and Middlesex London from UK and University of Malaga from Spain as partners. Prior to this project, project partners have cooperated on several occasions, including the international entrepreneurship student conference organized in Croatia by Faculty of Economics in August 2014. All project partners have had previous experience in EU-funded projects, as well as the experience in projects related to entrepreneurial field, for which reason it was reasonable to expect taking up their collaboration to a next level with such innovative project as SBeA. Also synergy among partners was well worthy: MDX brought competences and experience from their Enterprise Development Hub(EDH@MDX), UMA brought experience with spin-offs and other incubations of university business projects in Technology Park of Andalusia, whereas University of Split has brought know-how and previous experience from various business programs available at all levels of studies at Faculty of Economics, including the Student Business Academy program that was ran for several years prior to SBeA project. All developed outputs are given as an open educational resource via e-learning portal available at the following link: http://e-learning.efst.unist.hr/. Following intellectual outputs were developed: Student Business e-Academy program E-learning portal for young entrepreneurs/students Guidebook for beginner entrepreneurs (start-ups) Digital startup gameBesides the above mentioned outputs, the project partners have also created a SBeA library, available on the e-learning portal, with collection of useful business literature available at participating institutions, as well as the Manual for e-learning program. Along with the developed resources, project has organized four main activities: two multiplier events at the University of Split and two Learning/Teaching/Training Activities in Pakoštane, Croatia with University of Split as a receiving institution. SBeA project combined face-to-face and on-line (blended) learning: the online program and two training seminars/conferences of 5 days - SBeA training conferences, where participants acquired key entrepreneurial skills, knowledge about market, and developed their interpersonal and intercultural skills. The project stimulates a new way of learning and teaching through digital content and use of virtual resources, helping students to acquire digital skills, connect classrooms and digital devices and content, increasing efficiency and equity in education. In this way, the project has contributed to the Europe 2020 goals of boosting EU competitiveness and growth through better skilled workforce and more employment. Project also combines customized support through mentorship and personalized learning for participants. Participants of SBeA online program and the SBeA training conference have gained new knowledge and competences, and have learned to adopt critical observations of their business ideas through guidance by mentors from real sector and professors from universities. Learning and working in teams in an international and multicultural environment has also created positive attitudes towards internationalisation of their business ideas, but have also created great networking opportunities for participants. All of this has had priceless impact on the development of their future careers, since some students from pilot program are already starting their spin-offs. In the long-run, success of such project will shift some educational activities from traditional sources to other open educational resources, which is particularly helpful to young living in the remote areas, such as rural areas or islands. This way it provides all young with an equal opportunity to educate themselves in field of entrepreneurship and establishes connections with mentors from real sector. Also, the program will be adapted to visually impaired persons (VIPs) in accordance with available resources in the future.
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