Key Action 2 - Innovation Alliances
Innovation Alliances are transnational, result-oriented and structured projects, mainly between higher education institutions and businesses.
Innovation Alliances focus on the following goals and activities:
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Boosting innovation at higher education institutions and in business and society
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Joint development and introduction of new learning and teaching methods (multi-disciplinary curricula, student-centred and solution-focused learning and teaching)
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Organising continuing educational programmes and activities with and within companies/enterprises
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Jointly developing solutions to challenges, product and process innovations (students, researchers and practitioners together)
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Developing an entrepreneurial mindset and qualities
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Developing/creating transversal learning modules and applying these consistently in study programmes with enterprises to promote creativity, employability and professional development
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Introducing entrepreneurship into every discipline/subject
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Opening up new learning opportunities through the practical application of entrepreneurial skills which include integrating or implementing the commercialisation of new services, products and prototypes, and are intended to promote start-ups und spin-offs
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Stimulating knowledge transfer and exchange between higher education institutions and enterprises
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Subject-related activities in enterprises, which are fully integrated into the curricula, recognised and awarded ECTS credits
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Pilot trials to test innovative actions
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Exchange of students, researchers, teaching staff and company personnel for limited periods
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Integrating company personnel in research and teaching
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Important criteria:
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Innovation Alliances tend to be structural projects that generate a level of importance that goes beyond the partnership.
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Projects should produce publications (reports, handbooks, guidelines) and make these available as Open Educational Resources (OER).
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Innovation Alliances are open to all disciplines and to cross-sectoral collaborations.
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Sustainability is essential.
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Partnerships should be integrated wherever possible into thematic clusters.
Project duration:
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2 or 3 years
Funding:
- A maximum of EUR 1 million for 2 years and EUR 1,5 million for 3 years
- limited to a maximum of 80% of the estimated budget
- at least 8 project partner from 8 programm countries
Applicants:
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Public or private bodies from Programme Countries (co-ordinator is responsible for the entire project)
Consortium:
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At least 6 organisations from at least 3 different Programme Countries, involving at least 2 universities and 2 enterprises
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Associated partners are possible
Innovation Alliances
- Application deadline: Sept 7, 2021
Lot 1: Alliances for Education and Enterprises (formerly Knowledge Alliances)
Lot 2: Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills (formerly Sector Skills Alliances)
Further information:
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/programme-guide_en
- Erasmus+ general:
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/index_en.htm - Erasmus+ Programme Guide:
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/documents/erasmus-plus-programme-guide_en.pdf - The latest call for proposals:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:C2015/347/06&from=EN - EACEA (Brussels) for knowledge alliances:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus_en
Contact at EPC:
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Project Manager
NameMr Dr. Franz Kapplusch
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