INTRABUILD

    • Business and Entrepreneurship, Capacity Building

INTRABUILD- Cultivating Academic Intrapreneurship in Western Balkans

Funding Programme

Erasmus + Capacity Building

Project Number

101177167

Duration

24 Months

Overall Budget

399,983 EUR

Countries

Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Austria

INTRABUILD

The project aims to create a transformative and inclusive internal culture within universities that fosters intrapreneurship among all its actors, which can further promote innovation and link the university with external entrepreneurial activities. Cultivation of characteristics of intrapreneurship in academia, the concept of the intrapreneurial university emerges as a compelling avenue for innovation and entrepreneurship. By instilling intrapreneurial skills, the project seeks to stimulate a culture that encourages individuals within the university to think creatively, take initiative, and pursue innovative ideas. This cultural transformation is expected to go beyond traditional academic boundaries and extend to all actors at different levels and different disciplines, including students, faculty, administrators, and staff. The project will nurture intrapreneurs (employee who has the ability to turn ideas into businesses or innovations4 and intrapreneurial behavior (also referred to as entrepreneurial orientation, by three aspects: a set of innovative, proactive and risk-taking behaviors5 by individuals who foresee or prompt change and are proactive and considered by the universities as drivers of innovation.

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