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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.

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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