ACEEU hosted a one-week training workshop for the projects U-SIA "University to Society Innomediaries in Albania: Co-Production of knowledge and research that matters”. ACEEU designed the event by combining discussions, workshops, and on-site visits. Participants learnt about the third mission of universities from ACEEU’s practical experiences and discussed with several stakeholders how to cooperate with industries in order to build students’ entrepreneurial spirit.
The workshop highly valued participants’ interaction, everyone was highly engaged and contributed to the discussion. The workshop had a significant impact on leading each partner to think deeply about their struggles and solutions. Despite learning more about ACEEU's mission, participants were also invited to on-site tours at REACH -EUREGIO Start-up Center headquarter and Digital Hub incubation center in Münster. It was definitely an added value to the one-week workshop as participants had the chance to meet young entrepreneurs and see how they transform their business ideas into career-paths with the help of REACH. During the session, participants were able to have deep conversations about the entrepreneurial support structures Ecosystem in North Rheine-Westphalia.
Overall, the one-week workshop was a great success. All the partners were highly engaged in every session, sharing opinions and inputs on entrepreneurship and how universities can help students to build their entrepreneurial mindset. As Thorsten Kliewe, ACEEU Chair, stated during the workshop: “what matters is not the number of patents or publications: It should be the great impact and the real usefulness of people’s work that matters.” ACEEU believes that USIA’s workshop in Münster was illuminating. It will definitely leave a deep and positive impact on pushing the boundaries of higher education through the third mission.
