PROMETHEUS project is an initiative of Universities, Research Centres and Enterprises from Greece, the Netherlands, Italy, Romania and North Macedonia, with a vision to develop and share their innovation and entrepreneurship support capabilities in the area of digital transformation related to circular economy, climate change and sustainable development. The main scope of PROMETHEUS project relate
s to fostering institutional engagement and change to develop innovative and sustainable services and programs to impact ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Circular Economy’, along the following axes and objectives:
AXIS 1 - Impact-driven partnerships between higher education institutions (HEIs), research organizations, business, NGOs and government institutions
AXIS 2 - High-quality education programs in the field of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Circular Economy
AXIS 3 - Innovation and business support services in the field of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Circular Economy
More specifically, the project aims to reach the following targets:
- enhance the services provided to students and faculty to assist them in entrepreneurship and innovation activities;
- develop multi-disciplinary facilities and structures to foster innovation;
- collaborate with EIT Digital and EIT InnoEnergy, as well as with EIT Climate-KIC and EIT Manufacturing;
- create structures and conditions for innovation-driven research in the collaborating HEIs;
- develop and use idea creation and assessment structures in the areas of digital transformation and circular economy;
- enhance the innovation and entrepreneurial teaching curricula using both formal and informal education;
- develop innovation and entrepreneurial training programmes and mentoring schemes for staff and students. With a total duration of two years and overall funding of €1.2 million, PROMETHEUS will ensure uptake and sustainability through:
- engaging associated partners from different countries and sectors, filling all the roles of the entrepreneurial education value chain;
- establishing a worldwide network of collaborating universities, businesses, research organisations, governmental bodies, non government organisations, and other social partners;
- disseminating information via digital channels and targeted campaigns;
- monitoring and evaluating project performance, and developing further sustainability and transferability plans;
- engaging students at the participating universities in all project phases. PROMETHEUS project partners are:
- University of the Aegean
- University of Twente
- Sapienza University of Rome
- University of Patras
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
- Crowdpolicy
- European Regional Framework for Co-operation
- National Research & Development Institute for Food Bioresources
PROMETHEUS project is funded under EIT's HEI Initiative: https://eit-hei.eu/