ONLINE COURSES: EMA – ENTREPRENEURIAL MIND IN ACTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE 

The international online programme "EMA – Entrepreneurial Mind in Action in the Digital Age" fosters an entrepreneurial mindset in participants with the potential to become entrepreneurs in the near future. It is intended for students, pupils, alumni, young people interested in entrepreneurship, and young founders.

EMA is organised by the Ecosys4you project partnership, which is committed to improve the flow of innovation resources between entrepreneurial ecosystems of the regions Ruhr in Germany, Varna in Bulgaria, and Maribor in Slovenia. The programme offers an excellent opportunithy for international virtual mobility of the online participants. 

What is Ecosys4you?
The project Ecosys4you - Engaging Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for the Youth is implemented by a team of researchers from Institute for Work and Technology, Westphalian University of Applied Sciences (Gelsenkirchen) and DOBA Business School (Maribor), RAPIV (Varna) and AWARE 7 (Gelsenkirchen), in three EU counties  (Germany, Bulgaria and Slovenia). The project is funded under the European Union's  Horizon Europe programme.

The project is focused on developing a two years programme for young people with passion for entrepreneurship, offering them opportunities for exchange and learning from founders and startups.

How is the course organised?
EMA is an extensive online program consisting of three modules (courses), each lasting 4 weeks with 4 weekly units. The modules will be held consecutively and aim to provide participants with essential entrepreneurial skills:

• Module 1: Seeds of success: Entrepreneurial fundamentals  - 3 March 2025 - 30 March 2025
• Module 2: From concept to creation - 1 April 2025 - 28 April 2025
• Module 3: Blueprint for sustainable success  - 5 May 2025 - 1 June 2025

Participants can choose to attend one, two or all three modules. 

How to apply?

• Submit an online application: https://www.fakulteta.doba.si/ema-entrepreneurial-mind-in-action-in-the-digital-age
• Deadlines for application:
  • Module 1: until 10 February 2025
  • Module 2: until 10 March 2025
  • Module 3: until 10 April 2025

The programme offers:

• Free participation - The Programme is funded by EU through Horizon Europe.
• Certificates and  ECTS credit for successfully completed modules.

Enrollment process:

1. Decide which module(s) to attend.
2. Submit your application.
3. Successful applicants will be notified by:
   • Module 1: until 17 February 2025
   • Module 2: until 17 March 2025
   • Module 3: until 17 April 2025