The Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs is participating in a Knowledge Alliance program entitled: “EDUcation Cultural & Creative Knowledge Alliance for Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs, EDUCCKATE” (www.educckate.eu) The Center is pleased to announce the launch of the Call for Applications in Mentored Internship Schemes! The project aims at providing students in creative and cultural majors with: access to businesses, including creative and cultural oriented SMEs; opportunities to develop business projects and new professional paths. It benefits Higher Education Institutes through links with Cultural and Creative businesses and by partnering with specialist Higher Education departments, in order to develop new sector specific service, products and prototypes with commercialisation potential that benefit from state-of-the art academic research and knowledge. Thus, 15 students/graduates and 15 entrepreneurs will be matched in mentored internships. This Call for Applications, is targeted at students/graduates & academic staff in Cultural and Creative majors & entrepreneurs in these sectors in Cyprus, who are interested in acquiring essential competences and skills during a 3-month mentored internship and work together in order to develop an innovative product or service with commercial value.
| APPLICANTS | 15 STUDENTS and/or GRADUATES will participate in entrepreneurship training sessions that will equip them with skills/competences necessary to start & sustain their business. |
| 15 ENTREPRENEURS will participate in mentoring training sessions that will equip them with skills/competences necessary to act as mentors of tomorrow’s Cultural & Creative entrepreneurs (students/graduates). | |
| 3 members of the University ACADEMIC STAFF will attend both training sessions in order to be able to sustain the project after its end. |
The Call is open until 31 October 2013
For further information, please contact Natassa Economou at: Tel: 22841620 / Fax: 22357964