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Entrepreneurship as a key competence for more innovation, knowledge-based start-ups and employability
In the second half of 2019, the Department of Entrepreneurship Education of the University of Kassel, together with the Research Center for Entrepreneurship (Fludh) and the Universities of Tunis El Manar and Sousse, launched the project PACE (la pensée et l'action entrepreneuriales ont le but d'augmenter la capacité des emplois).
The aim of the project is to increase the employability of graduates and the number of knowledge-based start-ups at the Tunisian partner universities Sousse and Tunis El Manar. The comprehensive strengthening of entrepreneurial thinking and action as a key competence at universities leads as a reform process to an orientation towards the needs of the labor market, increases the employability of students and strengthens overall the sustainable development of the respective university location.
Project Goals/Subprojects:
| 1. | A university-wide strategy to promote entrepreneurship at the two partner universities Sousse and Tunis El Manar. |
| 2. | The development of the teaching and learning competence of university teachers through a training of trainers for entrepreneurship at the two partner universities. |
| 3. | The promotion of entrepreneurship as a key qualification in teaching at the two partner universities. |
| 4. | The development and expansion of university-based start-up consulting and support at the two partner universities |
| 5. | The development of a format for a university ideas competition and, if necessary, across universities |
Activities:
Design Thinking Course
A first web-based design thinking course was held the week of November 16-20. More are to follow in early 2021.
Innovative Learning Labs (ILL)
The ILLs were established at both Tunisian universities. They are scheduled to become operational in 2021.
Second workshop in Kassel | Visit by project coordinators from Tunisia
A meeting to concretize the goals and steps to anchor Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurship Education at the Universities of Tunis El Manar and Sousse took place from December 16 to 20, 2019 at the University of Kassel and Science Park Kassel.
At the coordination meeting with Prof.in Dr.in Brigitte Halbfas (Department of Entrepreneurship Education at the University of Kassel), Christian Martin (Research Center for Entrepreneurship), Prof. Hamid Amiri (University of Tunis El Manar) and Mehdi Haddada (University of Sousse), among other things, a detailed plan for the next 15 months was drawn up and, in particular, measures for the broad involvement of university staff from the two partner universities in the project were developed.
Planning workshop
From September 9-14, 2019, a planning workshop took place at the Science Park of the University of Kassel, where the guests of the two Tunisian universities intensively dealt with the plan for the integration and adaptation of the strategies and measures.
In addition to the work in the workshop, the Tunisian guests were also offered a cultural supporting program with a visit to the Bergpark and the City Museum, which met with much positive feedback. As a next step, the planning at the respective universities will now be refined in coordination with the project team in Kassel and initial measures will be started.