Baltic Entrepreneurship Partners (BEPART)
Operational time: 1 July 2004 - 31 December 2007
The starting point for the BEPART project has been EU's Lissabon strategy and its goal for a more competitive Europe, which is formed of regions that are active, entrepreneurial and growth-potential. The starting point for Finnish partners has also been the Finnish Government's Entrepreneurship programme and its goals.
Bepart enhances entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education within the partner regions. 11 partners from the Baltic Sea Region are taking part and the coordinating partner is University of Rostock (Germany). Other partners are the Jagiellonian University (Poland), Aarhus Business School (Denmark), Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania), University of Tartu (Estonia), Tallin Technical University (Estonia), University of Oulu (Finland), Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (Finland), University of Twente (Netherlands), Häme Development Centre Ltd. and University of Tampere.
BEPART consists of five activity components.
Component 1: Basic project management and network coordination.
Component 5: Facilitation of high quality joint learning through selfassessment, observation, feed-back, evaluation and similar tools.
Two components develop effective approaches and instruments:
Component 2: It concentrates on experience exchange on (a) the role of entrepreneurship promotion in regional development strategies, (b) existing types of activities, and (c) more effective ways of entrepreneurship promotion at universities/ education and beyond.
Component 4: Here, interregional/international Action-Learning and Reflection Groups (ARGs - formed in autumn 2004) focus on new ways for entrepreneurship education and training. They aim at pilot
implementations on the local levels.
A basic aim and concept of BEPART is impact. This impact can only be achieved if other multipliers, executives, promoters and professionals are being successfully involved.
Component 3: It concentrates on a broader discussion and adoption of findings with policy makers, business community and scientists –
involvement of actors in charge, dissemination and implementation of
action programs are the intentions and goals.
Further information, please contact:
Project Manager
Hillevi Kaarlenkaski
Project assistant
Marja Laurikainen
BEPART project is part-
financed by the EU
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