What E.I.N.S. does

The E³UDRES² Entrepreneurship and Innovation Network for Smart and Sustainable European Regions (E.I.N.S.) co-ideates novel pathways for entrepreneurial universities, drives the development of entrepreneurial education, co-creates advanced support for innovation and business creation, and enhances collaboration across the knowledge triangle beyond the state of the art. As a project of the E³UDRES² alliance, the actors collaborating in E.I.N.S. comprise six E³UDRES² insitutions, as well as the University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN).

Novel Pathways for Entrepreneurial Universities

E.I.N.S. co-ideates new ways of thinking, working together and developing entrepreneurial universities

Support of Startups & established businesses

E.I.N.S. drives the development of entrepreneurial education, and co-creates advanced support for innovation and business creation

Facilitation of collaboration

E.I.N.S. enhances collaboration across the knowledge triangle beyond the state of the art.

Sources of Inspiration

In order to further develop and strengthen innovation capacity, E.I.N.S. defines four long-term strategic priorities:

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Empower and support „Ent-r-e-novators” to bridge the gaps within the knowledge-triangle

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Enhance entrepreneurial education to enable learner-driven innovation

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Link smart specialisation and open innovation to connect regional ecosystems with Pan-European networks

#4

Provide expertise and resources to turn ideas into value for smart and sustainable European regions

E.I.N.S. Open Innovation Hubs

1 | Agrifood

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2 | Digital Health & Social Innovation

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3 | Creative Industries & Digital Media

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4 | Digital Technologies & Advanced Manufacturing

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5 | Smart and Sustainable Working and Learning Environments

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6 | Smart and Sustainable Cities, Regions and Villages

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Latest news from E.I.N.S.

03 Nov 2023
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E.I.N.S. Book Club Podcast Returns with Inspiring Fourth Episode

Hosted by Lotte Ovaere from UC Leuven-Limburg UAS, this latest episode features a deep dive into "The Obstacle Is the Way," a book by Ryan Holiday.

06 Jun 2023
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Uncovering and Utilizing Cultural Data Treasures: Culture Hackathon at St. Pölten UAS

The OpenGLAM.at Cultural Hackathon, jointly organized with E.I.N.S., brought together visionaries from galleries, libraries, archives, and museums to explore the vast potential of open data. Over three days of intense collaboration, participants not only dived deep into cultural heritage but also experienced an exhilarating AR workshop.

02 Jun 2023
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E.I.N.S. Augmented Reality Workshop: Unlocking the Innovative Future of Storytelling

On Thursday, June 1st, start-ups and companies discovered the innovative and creative world of augmented reality (AR) at the workshop hold by Sergiu Ardelean from Artivive, which was organized by SMARTUP and E.I.N.S.

E.I.N.S. Inspiring Chats

E.I.N.S. hosts online talk formats called Inspiring Chats regularly. Together with entrepreneurs, higher education professionals or other experts we discuss various topics ranging from Smart Specialisation to Innovation Ecosystems - find the dates for our next Inspiring Chats or rewatch our previous episodes online. Join us and get inspired!

The E.I.N.S. Consortium

St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences

Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences

UC Leuven-Limburg University of Applied Sciences

Politehnica University Timișoara

Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

University Industry Innovation Network

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E.I.N.S., the E³UDRES² Entrepreneurship and Innovation Network for Smart and Sustainable European Regions, is supported by EIT RawMaterials, co-funded by the European Union.

E.I.N.S. is part of the EIT HEI Initiative: