Eco-Entrepreneurs Growing with the Green Economy

  • Project Name: Eco-Entrepreneurs Growing with the Green Economy
  • Project ID: 2024-2-DE02-KA210-VET-000289866
  • Duration: May 2025 – April 2026

Project Partners

  • Schwerpunkt Zentrum Gmbh -Coordinator (Germany)
  • Avrupa Sürdürülebilir Yenilikçi Yaklaşımlar Derneği (Türkiye)

About the Project

The “Game Time for a Green Future: Make Your Move Against Climate Change!” project aims to raise awareness and understanding of climate change and sustainability among secondary school students through interactive, gamified educational tools, empowering them to become informed, responsible, and solution-oriented citizens.

Key Objectives:

  • Train students in green and digital entrepreneurship through educational programs, workshops, and mentoring.
  • Develop entrepreneurial skills—risk-taking, innovation, and opportunity recognition.
  • Integrate digital skills into entrepreneurship and business processes.
  • Promote awareness of sustainable and eco-friendly business practices.
  • Align VET curricula with the needs of the green economy and emerging job markets.
  • Encourage cross-border entrepreneurship and intercultural collaboration.
  • Increase inclusion of disadvantaged students and prevent early school leaving.

Main Activities:

  • The First Step for Tomorrow’s Eco-Entrepreneurs (Virtual Kick-off) – introduces objectives, management plan, and sustainability strategy.
  • LTT1: Green Economy for Future Entrepreneurs to Build Sustainable Businesses (Turkey) – five-day training and workshops on sustainable business models and green innovation.
  • LTT2: Turning Digital Green Economy Ideas into Success (Germany) – five-day training on digital entrepreneurship, prototyping, and digital business models.
  • Local Workshops – parallel national activities for teachers and students to apply green and digital entrepreneurship practices.
  • Project Closing Meeting – final evaluation, results dissemination, and follow-up planning.

Project Results:

By the end of the project, partners will have developed:

  • Two comprehensive educational guides:
    • The Green Economy Guide for Future Entrepreneurs
    • Turning Digital Green Economy Ideas into Success
  • Enhanced capacities of teachers and students in green and digital entrepreneurship.
  • Pilot training modules and local curricula adapted to the green labor market.
  • Partnership networks between schools, businesses, and NGOs for sustainable education.
  • Green internships and job-shadowing opportunities promoting real-world sustainability experience.
  • Dissemination through social media and websites, reaching thousands of educators and learners across Europe.
Schwerpunkt Zentrum Gmbh (Germany)

Schwerpunkt Zentrum Gmbh
(Germany)

Academia Barcelona (Spain)

Avrupa Sürdürülebilir Yenilikçi Yaklaşımlar Derneği (Türkiye)
(Turkiye)

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