Enterprise & Industry online magazine - Educating for enterprise in Europe. Promoting entrepreneurship in schools and universities. Communication from the Commission of 13 February 2006 - Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme: Fostering entrepreneurial mindsets through education and learning [COM(2006) 33 final - Not published in the Official Journal].
The ability of the European Union (EU) to successfully meet the challenges of competitiveness and growth depends on dynamic entrepreneurship *. A balance in the number of enterprises has proved to be a crucial factor in the competitiveness and growth of an economy. Business start-ups and transfers, the existence of entrepreneurs willing to embark on innovative ventures and the growth of businesses help to achieve this balance. Research suggests that there is a positive correlation between entrepreneurship and economic growth.
Entrepreneurship: a key competence to be developed from an early age As attitudes and cultural references take shape at an early age, education can play a major part in successfully addressing the entrepreneurial challenge. Recommendations. High Level Reflection Panels on Entrepreneurship Education - Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) - Enterprise and Industry. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Final Report: "Towards Greater Cooperation and Coherence in Entrepreneurship Education" Bringing together policy makers As part of the implementation of the Small Business Act (Principle 1), the Commission facilitates the exchange of best practice between Member States, EEA countries and Candidate Countries in promoting entrepreneurship education more systematically. The Commission brings together policy makers at European and national level, from both the education and the enterprise departments, and other relevant stakeholders.
This project helps in increasing cooperation between different departments of the national administrations, and in introducing more coherent and systematic strategies for the development of entrepreneurship education at all levels (particularly in primary and secondary schools). High Level Reflection Panel 1 - West - London Host: United Kingdom; Belgium, France, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Ireland, Iceland. Enterprise & Industry online magazine - A way forward for entrepreneurship education. Latest news from DG Enterprise and Industry. The European Commission has published a new call for proposals on "Entrepreneurial culture of young people and entrepreneurship education".
This action aims to implement the Small Business Act and the Oslo Agenda for Entrepreneurship Education in Europe by promoting winning ideas in the field of education for entrepreneurship. Projects with a clear European added value will receive co-funding from the Commission. Applicants should act in a consortium: projects must involve a minimum number of partners from different countries (see the call's specifications, page 9). <br/><br/>NOTE: Submission Set has been updated - see p 21 Projects with a clear European added value will receive co-funding from the Commission, particularly (but not exclusively) in areas such as: (1) Establishing a cross-European workshop programme for entrepreneurship professors; (2) Creating a common on-line platform for entrepreneurship educators; (3) Creating a European Entrepreneurship Educators Network;