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RUN InnoBoost

Boosting innovation and entrepreneurship in RUN European University

Part of EIT Higher Education Initiative eit-hei.eu

Project information

Project	Boosting innovation and entrepreneurship in RUN European University (RUN InnoBoost)
Duration	1.4.2025-31.12.2025
Partners	Häme University of Applied Sciences (Lead partner), Polytechnic of Leiria (Portugal), Polytechnic of Cavado and Ave (Portugal), Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (Ireland), NHL Stenden (Netherlands), Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (Austria), Howest University of Applied Sciences (Belgium), University of Burgos (Spain), StartUp Leiria (Portugal), Momentum (Ireland)
Funders	European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)/ EIT Food, Higher Education Initiative (HEI)
Budget	1 326 063 € (HAMK’s share 269 498 €)

We strengthened innovation and entrepreneurship skills and supported the creation of startups within the RUN European University.

Our vision is that more RUN European University graduates choose to become entrepreneurs in the future and that the RUN European University can better offer support and networks to startups. To achieve this, we enhanced innovation and entrepreneurship skills within the RUN European University institutions, strengthened the RUN-EU institutions on an organizational level to better drive innovation and entrepreneurship, and created an environment and processes to support startups.

In practice, we organized educational activities for students and training for researchers and teachers, prepared Innovation and Entrepreneurship Agendas for the RUN European University institutions, and established Living Labs to support business creation and startups, among others.