
Context/background of the projectThe aim of EC action plan for Entrepreneurship 2020 is to ease the creation of new businesses and to create a much more supportive environment for existing entrepreneurs to thrive and grow. In this project we answer directly to EC´s intervention propositions:1) Entrepreneurial education and training to support growth and business creation and 2) Dynamising the culture of entrepreneurship in Europe: nurturing the new generation of entrepreneurs.Investing in entrepreneurship education is one of the highest return investments Europe can make. Surveys suggest that between 15% and 20% of students who participate in a mini-company program in secondary school will later start their own company.The previous KA2 project “Kick off to Entrepreneurship with Pop-up Company” (2014-1-FI01-KA202-000875) was selected as a Success Story and as a Good Practice Example by the European Commission.Objectives;1) CREATE a new inspiring, practical and DIGITAL eLEARNING ORIENTED PEDAGOGICAL MODEL - eLEARNING WITH POP UP COMPANY MODULE - in English to learn entrepreneurship in vocational education2) CREATE REAL Street food pop up restaurant in Finland, Spain, Italy and Latvia.3) UNITE European vocational curriculums of participating schools with new Working as Entrepreneur module (15 ECTS).4) DISSEMINATE new PEDAGOGICAL MODEL TO STUDY ENTREPRENEURSHIP to new countries outside Europe (incl. e.g. Jordania) with the use of filming the whole concept and inviting observers to pop up restaurants.Number and profile of participating organisations;The participating organizations were 9 vocational schools in 4 countries representing fields of BUSINESS STUDIES; Perho and Mercuria (Finland), Badalones (Spain), De Amicis (Italy), Jēkabpils (Latvia) and RESTAURANT SERVICES; Perho (Finland), CETT (Spain), IPSAR Luigi Carnacina (Italy) and Riga (Latvia). There was also a restaurant entrepreneur from each country participating in the project as a mentor.Description of undertaken main activities;During the project Working at a Company study module (15 ECTS) in eLearning format in English was created. The first Transnational project meeting to start the project took place in Helsinki in September 2016.Four workshops were organized and four real pop up restaurants were established in the four participating countries.Workshop 1 in Finland: Teurastamo Christmas market in December 2016 (Helsinki)Workshop 2 in Spain: Palo Alto market in May 2017 (Barcelona)Workshop 3 in Latvia: Christmas market in December 2017 (Riga)Workshop 4 in Italy: Chiaretto rose wine festival in May/June 2018 (Bardolino)The final dissemination seminar was organized in Helsinki in May 2018 and 50 stake holders were invited to participate in the seminar. Results and impact attained;During the project all business and culinary students studied Working at a Company study module (15 ECTS) in eLearning format in English. Students learned to setting up and running a successful pop-up restaurant and they gained valuable knowledge on entrepreneurship during the learning process. The learning process included two main methods; Working at a Company study module (15 ECTS) in eLearning format and establishing a real pop up restaurant in practice during the workshop week abroad. The activities were carried out in co-operation with restaurant entrepreneurs.In each workshop a pop-up restaurant was set up in one of the participating countries with about 30 students and their 10 teachers working together for the success of the restaurant. A total of four pop-up restaurants were set up in the four countries. Over 100 students were involved in the project during the 2 years.

Context/background of the projectThe aim of EC action plan for Entrepreneurship 2020 is to ease the creation of new businesses and to create a much more supportive environment for existing entrepreneurs to thrive and grow. In this project we answer directly to EC´s intervention propositions:1) Entrepreneurial education and training to support growth and business creation and 2) Dynamising the culture of entrepreneurship in Europe: nurturing the new generation of entrepreneurs.Investing in entrepreneurship education is one of the highest return investments Europe can make. Surveys suggest that between 15% and 20% of students who participate in a mini-company program in secondary school will later start their own company.The previous KA2 project “Kick off to Entrepreneurship with Pop-up Company” (2014-1-FI01-KA202-000875) was selected as a Success Story and as a Good Practice Example by the European Commission.Objectives;1) CREATE a new inspiring, practical and DIGITAL eLEARNING ORIENTED PEDAGOGICAL MODEL - eLEARNING WITH POP UP COMPANY MODULE - in English to learn entrepreneurship in vocational education2) CREATE REAL Street food pop up restaurant in Finland, Spain, Italy and Latvia.3) UNITE European vocational curriculums of participating schools with new Working as Entrepreneur module (15 ECTS).4) DISSEMINATE new PEDAGOGICAL MODEL TO STUDY ENTREPRENEURSHIP to new countries outside Europe (incl. e.g. Jordania) with the use of filming the whole concept and inviting observers to pop up restaurants.Number and profile of participating organisations;The participating organizations were 9 vocational schools in 4 countries representing fields of BUSINESS STUDIES; Perho and Mercuria (Finland), Badalones (Spain), De Amicis (Italy), Jēkabpils (Latvia) and RESTAURANT SERVICES; Perho (Finland), CETT (Spain), IPSAR Luigi Carnacina (Italy) and Riga (Latvia). There was also a restaurant entrepreneur from each country participating in the project as a mentor.Description of undertaken main activities;During the project Working at a Company study module (15 ECTS) in eLearning format in English was created. The first Transnational project meeting to start the project took place in Helsinki in September 2016.Four workshops were organized and four real pop up restaurants were established in the four participating countries.Workshop 1 in Finland: Teurastamo Christmas market in December 2016 (Helsinki)Workshop 2 in Spain: Palo Alto market in May 2017 (Barcelona)Workshop 3 in Latvia: Christmas market in December 2017 (Riga)Workshop 4 in Italy: Chiaretto rose wine festival in May/June 2018 (Bardolino)The final dissemination seminar was organized in Helsinki in May 2018 and 50 stake holders were invited to participate in the seminar. Results and impact attained;During the project all business and culinary students studied Working at a Company study module (15 ECTS) in eLearning format in English. Students learned to setting up and running a successful pop-up restaurant and they gained valuable knowledge on entrepreneurship during the learning process. The learning process included two main methods; Working at a Company study module (15 ECTS) in eLearning format and establishing a real pop up restaurant in practice during the workshop week abroad. The activities were carried out in co-operation with restaurant entrepreneurs.In each workshop a pop-up restaurant was set up in one of the participating countries with about 30 students and their 10 teachers working together for the success of the restaurant. A total of four pop-up restaurants were set up in the four countries. Over 100 students were involved in the project during the 2 years.
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