This Action Line is coordinated by the Entrepreneurship Board, chaired by University of Lyon, and has the following main objectives:
- Stimulating entrepreneurial mind-set and creativity
- Reinforcing regional engagement
- Building on complementary strengths and cross-sectoral collaborations
Overview of planned activities
- Roadmap for Entrepreneurial University: transforming governance and approach to entrepreneurship at Arqus universities
- Arqus Entrepreneurship Community: establishing a network of staff and mentors across Arqus, piloted by the Entrepreneurship Board
- Common Course Itinerary: a three-level accessible and customizable entrepreneurship course (building awareness, practical tools and knowhow, and building real entrepreneurial ventures)
- Engaged Community Challenge: a European SDG-based challenge, using the resources to build awareness on entrepreneurship
- Virtual Company Creation Contest: an open-source contest to encourage participants already open to entrepreneurship to implement practical tools and knowhow
- International Soft Landing for Young Entrepreneurs (ISLYE): a programme designed to host young entrepreneurs at partner academic incubators
- From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: developing unexploited technologies into ventures with PhD graduates and attracting alumni back to Europe to participate in these enterprises
- European Interns for SMEs: a common platform for sharing internship opportunities at start-ups and SME partners of the alliance to reinforce socioeconomic engagement
- Arqus socio-economic network: connecting socio-economic partners (chambers of commerce, economic clusters...) through the Arqus Alliance to reinforce the exchange of entrepreneurial initiatives and innovation with each partner
Action Line Board Chair and contact person: Alain Asquin (alain.asquin@univ-lyon3.fr)