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TAKEOFFANTWERP E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L
E C O S Y S T E M
A N T W E R P
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ECOSYSTEM ANTWERP
TAKEOFFANTWERP_ALLIANCE From this academic year onwards, the city of Antwerp, the primary higher education institutions, youth center KAVKA, student association SINC and the chamber of commerce VOKA are combining their forces within ‘TAKEOFFANTWERP_ALLIANCE’. The goal of this venture is to inform, support and motivate young people in Antwerp regarding entrepreneurship.
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HIGHER EDUCATION Strategic Choice
Initiated by the Antwerp University Association: a collaboration between several HEI’s HEI s.
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CITY OF ANTWERP Startup Policy
Goal: stimulate & support entrepreneurship Less graduates starting up their own business in Antwerp, compared to other European student cities
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EVOLUTION Before the start of this project, only 1 university college in Antwerp offered an entrepreneurship program for students.
2014
2015
2016
Development of a
TAKEOFFANTWERP:
TAKEOFFANTWERP_ALLIANCE:
co-working space
a collaboration on
a collaboration on
student entrepreneurship
young entrepreneurship
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TAKEOFFANTWERP LAUNCH 2015
Fuelling entrepreneurship
Inspire – inform – support
Collaboration agreement between A t Antwerp U University i it Association A i ti and d the th city it off Antwerp A t • Budget: 40.000 EUR / year • 1.5 FTE
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MAIN PARTNERS TAKEOFFANTWERP is established as a unique collaboration between 4 different kinds of organizations. Together they form the steering committee for the project.
CITY OF ANTWERP
HIGHER E D U C AT I O N
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
STUDENT A S S O C I AT I O N
Represented by a startup coach.
The Antwerp University Association : 1 university + 3 university colleges
The Chamber of Commerce in Antwerp is a business network
Student association SINC (Students for Innovation and Cooperation) stimulates students towards entrepreneurship
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FUELLING ENTREPRENEURSHIP TAKEOFFANTWERP focuses on both entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship.
COACHING
ACTIVE STUDENTS
INTERDISCIPLINARY
LEARNING NETWORK
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ONE ON ONE COACHING City of Antwerp
Free & neutral advice for all students
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ACTIVE STUDENTS • Students in steering committee • Benchmark by students • Survey on student’s needs & wants • Outcome measuring
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INTERDISCIPLINARY The project seeks to stimulate interdisciplinary thinking & team acting
LEARNING NETWORK Ecosystem in Antwerp
Partners, HEI’s Partners HEI s, staff and students can learn from each other and together form an evolving entrepreneurial ecosystem in Antwerp
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2016
TAKEOFFANTWERP ALLIANCE TAKEOFFANTWERP_ALLIANCE SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS IN A STUDENT CITY
Following from a call by the European Regional Development Fund, th founding the f di partners t off TAKEOFFANTWERP decided d id d to t take t k a nextt step t towards t d developing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Antwerp
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PURPOSE Creating an entrepreneurial environment for youth
Stimulate entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship
Broadening and deepening existing partnerships
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PROJECT BUDGET ;0
Local Partners 30 % ERDF 40 %
Flanders Agency for Innovation & Entrepreneurship 30 %
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A NEW COLLABORATION For the establishment off TAKEOFFANTWERP_ALLIANCE, O C the foundations of TAKEOFFANTWERP were broadened on two levels:
FOUNDING PARTNERS
TARGET GROUP
Youth organization KAVKA joined the existing partnership
The target g g group p of TAKEOFFANTWERP_ALLIANCE is twofold and consists of youth as well as staff
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YOUTH AGED 18 - 24
Students in higher education institutions, Young potentials Young people not in employment, education or training
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STAFF
INTERMEDIARY TARGET AUDIENCE Teachers / researchers, Youth workers, workers Supportive staff
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PROJECT PILLARS TAKEOFFANTWERP_ALLIANCE focuses on 3 pillars:
CONNECTION
EXPERTISE
SUPPORT
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CONNECTION
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EXPERTISE
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SUPPORT
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2017
OUTCOMES • Trans-institutional collaboration • Bottom-up operation • Official statute for student entrepreneurs at every HEI involved in the project • Reach: 1500+ students • Increased visibility • Coaching C hi b by Chambers Ch b off Commerce C • First line support for every student
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2017-…
CHALLLENGES • Maintaining a collaboration between multiple lti l partners t • Connecting with NEET youth • Different approach pp between youth y work and higher education • Strategic embedding in the HEI • University: coaching students? • Continuity of students representatives • Structural funding
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2018
WHAT’S NEXT? • Erasmus+ : Knowledge Alliance
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CONTACT US Marie.Schoeters@stad.Antwerpen.be www.takeoffantwerp.be