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Edition 1, 2016 IHE 27 June 2016

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Contents

F O R E W O R D .................................................................................................................................. 4

I n t r o d u c t i o n .............................................................................................................................. 5

Freie Universität Berlin ....................................................................................................................... 6

Hogeschool van Amsterdam celebrates second lustrum of Entrepreneurship education ...................... 8

Chernivtsi National University .......................................................................................................... 10

V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (KHNU) .............................................................................. 13

Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics ............................................................................... 15

KHARKOV NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE & HIGHWAY UNIVERSITY ........................................................... 17

Business League of "KROK" University Alumni Association ................................................................ 19

ALECU RUSSO BALTI STATE UNIVERSITY (USB) .................................................................................. 25

Cahul State University “B.P.Hasdeu” ................................................................................................. 28

Ilia State University .......................................................................................................................... 29

Georgian Technical University .......................................................................................................... 31

Kutaisi University ............................................................................................................................ 32

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F O R E W O R D From the Sr. Project manager and coordinator of EANET

Dear entrepreneur and dear facilitator of entrepreneurs,

In June 2014 a group of 14 universities out of 6 countries started working together to create a network for young people that want to start their own business. This network is called EANET. A network that creates advantage for both entrepreneurs and facilitators. Why a network? Entrepreneurs live by the grace of a good network. When starting their business most entrepreneurs have to deal with limited resources. A good network can bring these resources like: business partners, facilities, customers, information about developments in industries, access to capital, customer feedback and most of all, it can inspire and support.

Why should universities facilitate entrepreneurs? One of the main task of universities is to educate young people in a way they find and develop their passion so they can create a living for themselves and can contribute to the society. Becoming an entrepreneur is one of the possibilities of their professional perspective. Especially when having a job for life is becoming rare. But universities in general have some unique features that have huge value for starting entrepreneurs:

- They (students) meet each other in a good stage of life; young, independent, not yet burdened with too many (adult) responsibilities.

- Universities can easily provide: o access to required knowledge, skills and contacts.o access to university facilities like conference rooms, ICT infrastructure.o programs and time to start their business within their education.

All EANET universities started this project from a different stage. Some already had entrepreneurial programs for years, others are about to start them. But all began with meeting student- / alumni-entrepreneurs to find out what their needs are and how they can be fulfilled. In this magazine you can read about this quest to match. As a matter of fact, this quest is the same quest every start-up is going through. If you are inspired by the stories and would like to be involved and/or contribute, please get in contact with the nearest EANET university mentioned in this magazine.

Warm regards,

Michael Tuguntke Sr. Project manager and coordinator of EANET

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I n t r o d u c t i o n

The TEMPUS Entrepreneur Alumni NETwork (EANET) project is a project funded under the European Commission’s Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). The Grant Agreement (544521-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-DE-TEMPUS-SMHES) signed between the Grant holder, Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HVA), HVA being the Coordinator of the project and the EACEA on 28-4-2014. The project duration is envisaged for 3 years, it can be prolonged until all the objectives of the project are reached.

The project is focused on creating of a working international entrepreneurial ecosystem of entrepreneur alumni, young founders, so that universities, companies and more students, graduates and HEI staff would be able to get in contact with the entrepreneurial world. New start-ups will arise.

Wider objective of the EANET project is to establish Entrepreneur Alumni Networks (EAN) at 11 HEIs in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia which support the entrepreneurial spirit among students, scientists and alumni and raise an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

Specific project objectives are

• to create entrepreneurship-related associations at HEIs• to create international entrepreneurial networks of universities, experts, external cooperation partners,

companies and entrepreneurs• to reduce graduates’ unemployment by supporting young founders and create international jobs and

internships in start-ups• to promote active alumni work and act as role models for other alumni associations• to create fundraising structures (each participating HEI should be financially independent at the end of

EANET funding)

Principal outputs of the project are nine “Entrepreneur Alumni Network Associations” set up by each HEI following individual tailor-made implementation concepts for each HEI. Based on an EA database each association will fill its structure with life acquiring members by offering attractive services and incentives, organizing regular networking events and offering an EANET prize to especially active members. Highlight events and social networking media serve the purpose to link EA, business sector and university and to internationally connect the regional EAN associations. To guarantee the know-how transfer and improve the project quality especially designed blended learning trainings will take place in Germany and the Netherlands. Being a relatively new EU member country, Iasi, the Romanian partner, additionally builds up a bridge between Western Europe and the partner countries Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova.

The structural measure realized by EANET is comparatively easy to sustain due to the lean organizational structures and the key role of entrepreneurial Alumni making contacts to industry and government opening up new sources of funding.

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Freie Universität Berlin

From Speed-Tapas-Dating to Mentoring

The new mentoring-program of the ‘Network Entrepreneurship’ of the Freie Universität Berlin combines a labor intensive evening with an atmospheric Spanish establishment, where start-up teams and experienced professionals met up for a speed dating event.

Our goal is clear: to find as many perfect matches as possible. With these words Karsten Stein, the expert lawyer and the chairman of the ‘Network Entrepreneurship’ of the Freie Universität Berlin, opened the kick-off event of the new mentoring-program, initiated by Profund Innovation, department of Transfer of Knowledge and Technology at the Freie Universität Berlin, in cooperation with the Founder-Alumni -Network. Based on the concept of a speed dating event, the idea of the new mentoring program is to establish successful partnerships, which will effectively develop in the long-term. Eight start-up teams and accordingly eight mentors were present. Limited by a five-minute timeframe the teams were given the opportunity to introduce their concept of their business idea to every presented mentor. Afterwards the participants voted for whom they preferably wish to work with in the future. To Increase the odds for a successful match both mentors and the start-up teams could vote for three candidates.

“This is like a box full of surprises”, said René Schulz, the co-founder of the Team Volatile (new name: Volasystems). The start-up team of René Schulz develops an interactive light system. Eight times in a row he demonstrated the concept of his start-up on this evening. “I want to present my idea visually with my tablet, so people can get a better impression of my product.” He acclaimed that the idea of organizing a kick-off event in a speed dating fashion is “causal but beneficial for his professional carrier” since he receives feedback on his business idea from experienced professionals. On the other hand, it is also a

profitable situation from the mentors’ perspective, since they get familiar with the latest technological innovations and creative business models. Oliver Schulze, from start-up team Hozi (developing online tools for creating active consumable, animated images), felt very enthusiastic about the speed dating event: “It’s perfectly arranged, we have an idea and we have a chance to choose a mentor who will accompany us in implementing it and bringing it to the market.” After a long concentrated discussion session, in which as many information as business cards were shared, a break was announced. For the physical well-being a delicious tapas buffet was served.

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“I want to find a start-up where I can contribute and share my experience”, said Bartosz Kosmecki, the co-Founder and CEO of Scopis GmbH. Kosmecki’s Company develops navigations systems for minimally invasive surgery. Although the concept of Kosmecki’s Company is different from the other present start-ups on the evening, they still have something in common: in the beginning, all start-ups have similar problems. During the break the perfect matches were revealed. Who voted for who? And which team will get which Mentor and vice versa. Everyone seemed to be quite excited. “Well, this is a very important decision, because choosing a certain mentor means that it will influence the future development of the Team”, said Luka Neumann von Mynigma. He and his partner are working on an email-app, which automatically protects one’s privacy. Eventually Mynigma’s match is revealed: Lydia Horn, a co-founder of mobile melting GmbH. Experienced in the field of app-development she certainly is a perfect match for Mynigma.

René Schulz is also very satisfied with his match. From the very beginning, he had a very positive impression of Bartosz Kosmecki regarding his experience. So he would definitely help René and his colleges in setting up the sales and finding the appropriate funding sources. The evening came to an end in the late evening hours at 11pm. But the real work is going to start just now. The future cooperation includes four personal meetings and monthly scheduled ‘E-Mentoring’ events. The initiator Karsten Stein was very confident that the evening was carried out so successfully: “We all very are happy and have fallen in love”.

Contact details Freie Universität Berlin

Mr Steffen Terberi Head Knowledge Technology Transfer Office Email: steffen.terberl@fu-berlin.de Phone: +49 3083873609 URL: www.fu-berlin.de/en/index.html

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Hogeschool van Amsterdam celebrates second lustrum of Entrepreneurship education

On October 10, 2015 HvA organized its Entrepreneurship program’s 10 years anniversary with alumni, faculty, and current entrepreneurship students.

Hosted by alumnus and co-founder of GreenClaim, Tom van Bokhoven, we celebrate with a full house of at least 200 hundred alumni and students. The evening begins with an overview of catching, funny, impressive and memorable (historic) images taken during the past 10 years of the entrepreneurship program. Jan Scholte caught the impressions of 10 year Entrepreneurship at the HvA, the many companies formed, concepts worked out and efforts put in it by the students, in a short but entertaining and inspiring documentary movie

An entrepreneurial panel discussion informs and entertains the audience as they debate various statements about the future of entrepreneurship. The panel consists of (alumni) entrepreneurs, Willem Baumvalk – Dean of HvA Faculty of Business & Economics; Laurens van der Horst – program manager minor Entrepreneurship; Boris Veldhuizen van Zanten - internet entrepreneur; and Sjoerd Arlman - municipal officer Economic Affairs of the city of Amsterdam.

During the evening various Awards are handed out by Rector Dr Huib de Jong, Willem Baumfalk and ACE (Amsterdam Centre for Entrepreneurship) Director Erik Boer. The Award for “Best Team” goes to the highly successful team of Zwenk (2011), which went from the “Best student-company-idea - After Garlic (2007) to “Most successful alumni enterprise” Green Claim (2010). The latter was hilarious as the presenter, Tom, did not realize that it was actually his company that won the award! De winner for Best Karaoke ( Jan Scholte:"Yes, I understand now that karaoke is education too…. ") is chosen by the audience. Talented singer Lonneke Haan receives the Golden Chicken.

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Besides all the inspring key notes, discussions and good music, a special photo collection by Sanne van de Most was exhibited at the party location at Pakhuis de Zwijger. This special collection showed images of many minor entrepreneurship students and their student companies interviewed and photographed between 2012 en 2014.

After an impressive cover of 'With a little help from my friends' by Martin Haring en Alex van Heeswijk, accompanied by guitarist Wim de Jong, joined by all the lecturers of the program, it is time for top DJ Vincent Reinders from 22Tracks to spice up the evening with dance beats.

What a night to remember. It is such a success that we will celebrate every year instead of every 10 years.

Contact details HvA Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences:

Michael Tuguntke Co-ordinator EANET Email: m.a.tuguntke@hva.nl Phone: +31 621158897 URL: www.hva.nl

Anoesjka Timmermans Trainer & Dissemination Officer EANET Email: a.n.timmermans@hva.nl Phone: +31611302399 URL: www.amsterdamuas.com/

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Chernivtsi National University

Chernivtsi National University was founded on October 4, 1875 by decree Franz Josef, Emperor of Austro-Hungary. Today in the university there are 16 colleges: physics, engineering, applied mathematics, chemistry, biology, philology, foreign languages, history, geography, economics, pedagogy, law, and philosophy and theology, 71 departments, 16 thousand students majoring in 67 areas. Academic and research work is provided by over 900 professors (100 DScs, associate professors, about 500 PhDs), and 6 Specialized Scientific Boards on candidate and doctoral dissertations defence. In October, 1999 Chernivtsi National University became the member of the International Universities Organization "Phi Beta Delta" (USA).

Within the framework of International TEMPUS project EANET in 2015 at Chernivtsi National University has formed the Association of alumni-entrepreneurs - BUKEANA.

BUKEANA (Bukovynian Entrepreneur Alumni Network Association) is:

• business trainings concerning the questionsof business, management, finances;

• consulting and support of business;• startups in the fields of high tech

(biomedicine micro and nanoelectronics);• business implementation of IT technologies;• tourism industry;• international cooperation with the

Universities of Romania, Poland, CzechRepublic, Germany and the Netherlands.

Conception and Tasks of BUKEANA in CHNU Tasks: Creating a platform for conducting successful

internal communications graduates; Creating a platform for conducting successful

external business communications graduatesof CHNU;

Formation of social, career and businesselevators;

Organization of activities in order to financialsupport of Chernivtsi National University.

Objectives: effective use of the potential of the

University; creating a positive image of the CHNU; rallying graduates and students; job placement and business communication.

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During the first year of existence about 200 individual and 11 collective members joined the organization. More than 20 events were organized: presentations, business trainings, conferences, startup lectures. The range of activities of BUKEANA is presented by the following events:

International BUSINESS FORUM in ChNU On February 24 in Chernivtsi University the

International Business Forum "Mutual cooperation - the path to the development of Polish and Ukrainian enterprises" brought together the representatives of consulting firms, accounting firms, real estate sector, industry, local government officials, academia and organizations from Poland and Ukraine and NGO Association of Alumni-Entrepreneurs BUKEANA, which is established under the TEMPUS project EANET. The organizers of the business forum are a Polish Center of Law ‘IUSTUS’ and NGO "Center for Economic Initiatives" with the participation

of the Faculty of Economics of Chernivtsi University and BUKEANA Association. The honorary patronage of the event was provided by the Mayor of Rzeszów Tadeusz Ferenc, the mayor of Chernivtsi Alex Kaspruk and rector of Chernivtsi University Stepan Melnychuk.

The forum with the participation of NGO BUKEANA discussed the competitive advantages of Chernivtsi region; obtaining the right of residence, and later - Polish citizenship; principles of working in the Polish firms; examples of successful starting of the company and doing business in Poland; the possibility of obtaining grants for the development of their own business from EU funds. These and other key issues forum were outlined in the presentations and reports of special guests, including the leader of Service Management of Investors of Rzeszów Waldemar Maheta, vice president of Subcarpathian department of the Association of Accountants (Poland) Dr. Alfred Shydelko, head of the law firm ‘GM Consulting’ Mariusz Tyvonyuk and others. Business Forum organizers are confident that this meeting will provide an opportunity to not only combine the knowledge and experience to look at economic development through international prize, and will be an important element of cooperation between Rzeszow and Chernivtsi in the academic environment in particular.

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Center for Career and Alumni Association of entrepreneurs BUKEANA

National University and BUKEANA organized and held a job fair for students. The event was attended by 63 employers and over 1,000 students.

Start-ups and BUKEANA At the largest structural unit of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, in the Institute of Physical, technical and computer sciences, alumni and students majoring in "Optical technics" and "Telecommunications" had a meeting (a lecture, a seminar and a workshop) with professor Ihor Mehlinskyi from the University of Oulu, Finland. During his presentation, professor Ihor Mehlinskyi outlined the main areas of business activities in the field of start-ups and implementation of projects in the following areas: 1. The use of laser devices in the diagnostics of skin

cancer.2. Laser diagnostics of cardiovascular system.3. Polarymetry structure of biological tissues.

After the discussion and debate the main directions of international cooperation of alumni, bachelor and master students of the Institute of Physical, technical and computer sciences using the possibilities of Oulu University were outlined.

These include: 1. Preparation for the signing of a memorandum of

cooperation between Yuriy Fedkovych ChernivtsiNational University and the University of Oulu,involving BUKEANA association.

2. Sending students and alumni to training andresearch programs of the University of Oulu.

3. Preparation of joint grant proposals to variousinternational funds that will serve as a basis forcreating of startup firms by the alumni of YuriyFedkovych Chernivtsi National University.

FUTURE PLANS OF ASSOCOATION: - carrying out of regional seminars for the entrepreneurs in the field of IT technologies, startups in biomedicine and touristic industry. - lecture course on the basics of entrepreneurship. - workshops on the business plans in the field of high technology. and a lot of useful things for active and enterprising alumni.

Contact details Chernivtsi National University Prof. Ushenko O.G. Project Manager Dissemination

2 Kotsyubinsky Str., Chernivtsi, Ukraine, 58000 Email: o.ushenko@chnu.edu.ua Phone: +380677830572 URL: www.chnu.edu.ua

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V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (KHNU)

Career center in Karazin University One of the actively developing directions of work of Association of alumni-entrepreneurs in Karazin University is

the Career center, which deals with the headhunting among the best students of the Universities for permanent employment, internships and practices in companies of the alumni-entrepreneurs of our University. The Career center also organizes presentations on the career opportunities and job fairs. We offered the alumni-entrepreneurs our recruitment services for their companies. One of our active partners is the Digital Agency MegaTrafic. It is the start-up agency of our University alumnus, which actively uses the resources of the Association with the purpose of staff recruitment for their current and new projects. We have already drafted the team of students and alumni of the University, which is actively operating and expanding the business. We have already helped to fill some vacant posts

such as Sales Manager, Content Manager, and even the Head of the SMM. This fruitful cooperation inspires us to continue the development of the Career center of the Association of alumni, integration of all of three Kharkiv Universities in a single process, which will have a positive impact both on the progress of the Association and on the growth of enterprises our alumni. You can find any further information on the services of the Digital Agency MegaTrafic on the website: http://megatraffic.com.ua/

The beginning of cooperation between the Association of alumni-entrepreneurs of the Universities of the city of Kharkiv and Karazin Business School. Karazin Business School (KBS) was founded as a part of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University in January 2016. KBS is focused on the European model of business education. The main competitive advantages are:

• Interactive teaching methods• Teaching of particular courses in English• Master classes with successful entrepreneurs and top managers• Program "Semester abroad".• Internships in leading companies

The series of meetings with successful entrepreneurs of Kharkiv named “One Step Ahead” and “Right Decision” are held within the frameworks of cooperation between the Association and Karazin Business School.

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SCOPOBOOK is the first startup launched with the support of the Association of alumni-entrepreneurs of the Kharkiv Universities.

The StartUp game is a pilot project for students majoring in Management, which was implemented by the Association of alumni-entrepreneurs at the economic faculty of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University in the winter semester 2015/2016. The basic idea of the game is to give the students all the necessary knowledge and skills to start and finance their businesses. As the entrepreneurs, participants were required to find a business idea, think through the business model and marketing strategy, calculate the budget of their business and

find sources of funding for their startup. One of the participants of the project, Daria Chapek already sells her product named SCOPOBOOK. It is a personal notebook with the original design of pages for analysis

and planning accomplishments and goals, which Daria developed during the SturtUp game. The notebook contains sections that are not available in the ordinary diaries: “Plans for the year”, “Month goals” and “30-days challenge to myself”, and others. Also, each customer can use the service "Personal notebook": engraving of last name, first name and the owner’s logo. A few more projects developed under the StartUp game are in the process of negotiations with investors.

Series of workshops "The Life after graduation" in Karazin University "The Life after graduation" is a series of workshops organized by the Association of alumni-entrepreneurs in the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University in 2014.

The aim of the project is to provide students and all interested persons with the opportunity to hear in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere the stories of the economic faculty alumni about their experience of applying the acquired knowledge in their private business and in work on projects. The project started in the fall semester of 2014 and continued in the spring semester 2015. Topics of the master classes touched on current trends in the business. A graduate of the Department of International Economics Stanislav Dashevsky told about the promotion of projects in the Internet at the master class "Internet as a business engine". During the master-class "How to make a million dollar advertisement under a small budget," a graduate of the Department of Marketing and Management of Foreign Economic Activities, head of the Aspresso Video Studio, an organizer of “The Lectures that change lives” Darya Gritsyuk told about how to create an advertisement if you have a minimal budget. Over the entire period of the project more than 200 students and teachers of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University became participants of the event.Contact details V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National

University Ms Iuliia Marhanova Head of Department of International Programs and Academic Mobility Email: int.dep@karazin.ua Phone: +380577050954 URL: www.univer.kharkov.ua

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Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics

The Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics continued implementation of the project TEMPUS "EANET" - Creating and developing a network of alumni entrepreneurs.

Activities and Achievements of EANET at NURE:

The functioning of the university creative space "IT Hub NURE" https://www.facebook.com/ithub.nure/which made learning the basics of IT-business, computer literacy and software testing.

Develop a network of alumni-entrepreneurs through the portal http://eanet.xyz where registered users can become members of the alumni association, access to educational materials as well as the possibility of joint international publications In online mode member of the Alumni Association (depending on their interests) has the opportunity to choose from the intellectual direction of the knowledge base for the development of the original business base on the current IT trends. Areas defined by intelligent search environment automatically. Currently there are 97 members of the association. Education activities on website starts on February 2016.

Conduct of educational webinars for alumni on the basis of "IT Hub NURE" on "entrepreneurship" and "employment".

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NURE proudly presents the NURE Start-up School

Representatives from Tempus EANET project from Kharkiv Universities Association (Karazin Kharkiv National University and Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics participated in the conference. On behalf of the Karazin Kharkiv National University representative "StartUp Karazin". Dr. Yevhen Sakalo was representative from Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics. In conference were also meetings with alumni to invite them as speakers in "NURE StartUp School".

Entrepreneurship programs for student

Work with students: learning the basics of entrepreneurship, educational seminars and workshops, the development of student start-ups.

Contact details Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics

Prof. Dr Oleksandr Kuzomin Head Department of International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Email: kuzy@daad-alumni.de Phone: +385 7702 1515 URL: www.nure.ua

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KHARKOV NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE & HIGHWAY UNIVERSITY

Kharkov National Automobile and Highway University was established in 1930. It is one of the oldest universities of Ukraine that trains students in the fields of Automobile Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Transport Engineering, Construction and Civil Engineering, Economics and Information Technologies. The KhNAHU is ALMA MATER for about 70 thousand students. It is a leader in training specialists for road construction and automobile industries in Ukraine and abroad. About 3000 international alumni work at state, public and private companies in 75 countries all over the world.

Annually in the first Saturday of June alumni come to see their ALMA MATER, express respect to their teachers, meet friends and share their achievements in life and career.

In October 2015 the University celebrated the 85th anniversary of its establishment. Professors, lecturers, students and alumni were present at the opening ceremony where Rector Anatoliy Turenko addressed the audience, presented the achievements of the

higher education institution for 85 years and outlined the perspectives. The university alumni gifted a great beautiful jubilee book-album that reflects the history of faculties and departments. The book shows the history of university and achievements for 85 years of university scientific and pedagogic activities, it presents outstanding pedagogues and scholars who set up well-known scientific schools in the fields of motor car construction, transport and road construction. In addition, the jubilee book contains information about alumni, including entrepreneurs, who have made great progress in their careers.

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The University regularly hosts meetings with alumni-entrepreneurs in the framework of EANET. During meetings alumni can state the terms of their participation in the Association that are attractive for them, taking into account the interests of Alma Mater. Some meetings are broadcast for thousands of alumni, who can watch them in Ukraine and abroad.

The annual fairs of vacancies take place at University. More than 30

alumni-entrepreneurs represent their companies and invite students to join their companies on the specialties of the university. Since the university joined the TEMPUS-EANET, we have been training students to get to know secrets of entrepreneurship: master-classes, consultations and workshops. On 11 May 2016 there was a video lecture in entrepreneurship in Europe. The lecture was provided by the leader of the EANET project Prof. Michael Tuguntke. It brought about a great deal of interest among students who actively communicated with the lecturer and received well substantiated answers, recommendations and pieces of advice. Alumni-entrepreneurs develop strong ties with their Alma Mater. The EANET project helps them to put into practice their plans. Contact details Kharkiv National University PRO-RECTOR Tokhtar Georgi E-mail: tgi@khadi.kharkov.ua Phone/Fax: +380577003855 Mobile: +380677558151 URL: www.khadi.kharkov.ua

DEAN Storchak Oleg Email: storchak.oleg@gmail.com Phone: +380577073680 Mobile: +380664514166 URL: www.khadi.kharkov.ua

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Business League of "KROK" University Alumni Association

On 8 November 2014 the Business League as a structural unit within the existing “KROK” University Alumni Association was established, integrating entrepreneurs, senior and top managers, business leaders – alumni of “KROK” University.

The aim of Business-League is to create the community of alumni entrepreneurs of “KROK” University as the platform for knowledge, experience, connections and opportunities exchange in order to ensure:

development and promotion of business of alumni provide support to other “KROK” alumni and students in becoming entrepreneurs and offer employability opportunities attract resources for improving quality of educational programs create the image of “KROK” University as innovative and practical-oriented institution

The mission of Business League is to support the development of entrepreneurship culture through creation of like-minded people community.

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Main tasks of Business-League: Creation of database of potential members of Business-League of “KROK” University Alumni

Association Creation of possibilities for international cooperation, networking and development of business in

other countries, primarily with EANET partners Organization of events for knowledge, experience, best practices and opportunities exchange and

networking among EANET participants Creation of platform for online and offline promotion of the participants and their businesses, goods

and services they can offer Creation of up-date base of vacancies, internships, traineeship for “KROK” students and alumni Organization of fundraising events for efficient development of Business League of “KROK” UAA and

“KROK” University

Statistics and results achieved during the implementation of the project:

Business League concept, set of activities exist 87 members of Business League are acquired 7 benefits to attract the new members exist Management Board of Business League is established with 5 elected members Ambassador of Business League is appointed More than 40 workshops were organized, including 8 business breakfasts, 50 hours of training

activities on general competencies More than 50 participants of Business League monthly events National monitoring of EANET project results was conducted at “KROK” University, 01 July 2015 National dissemination seminar was organized, 18-20 October 2015 with 64 participants from 14

cities of Ukraine, 37 HEIs total, 21 of them have alumni associations

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Benefits for EAN members

Opportunities for international business partnership Access to the actual database of vacancies and internships Opportunities to participate in Business League events and be involved as mentors and speakers, as well as have influence on quality of students training "KROK" University loyalty program Expert and professional, interdisciplinary clubs support Access for informational and analytical materials about the news, tendencies, new concepts, instruments and good practices of entrepreneurship and business Access to infrastructure and other resources of "KROK" University and the Alumni Association

Prospective target group of Business-League: • entrepreneurs alumni• alumni who plan to become entrepreneurs• students who are promising alumni

entrepreneurs• other entrepreneurs• professional associations• project managers and directors of different

level

Expected results of Business-League activities:

• establishment of professional relationships• organization of business projects and

processes• raising funds to HEI• employment of graduates• creation of co-working space

Prospective financial aspects of sustainable development of the Unit: • membership fees• donations and sponsorship fee• fundraising events• organization of business projects

Examples of the events, organized on a regular basis Non-formal educational project “KROK” Piranhas” for student-entrepreneurs is the set of events that implies preparation and presentation of students` projects, alumni entrepreneurs are involved as the business trainers and jury of the project.

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Business games. The activity is prepared for entrepreneur-alumni, students and staff of “KROK” University for development of business competences and skills, networking. The example of business game is cash flow, created by Robert Kiyosaki, which aims to serve as a tool for learning of basic financial strategies and accounting principles.

Workshops of personal and professional development aim to develop business, personal and professional skills and competences of alumni entrepreneurs. The events can be conducted in the form of training, workshop, round-table discussions. The professionals in business, psychology are invited as guest speakers and moderators of the events.

Alumni Marathon is a series of different events and activities for alumni, lasts for the whole day, usually is conducted on Saturday. It includes different thematic events, workshops, parties, business and beer, sport trainings etc. Management battles is the activity, based on the original authors method, represents a kind of business, training and social game for improving of negotiations skills, preparing for different situations in management and business environment.

Professional consulting services were provided by alumni in terms of internship of “KROK” University students in spring 2016. About 10 workshops on profession from lectures-practitioners and more than 30 trainings, dedicated to general competencies development, were conducted, 4 excursions to the companies were organized.

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National seminar "Creation and Development of Entrepreneurs Alumni Network" 19 October “KROK” University hosted a seminar "Creation and Development of Entrepreneurs Alumni Network", where the representatives from Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics and partners from the Netherlands – Amsterdam Centre for Entrepreneurship and Hogeschool van Amsterdam were present. More than 50 universities of Ukraine indicated their interest to participate in the Project and registered for the seminar. Lecturers, students and alumni of the partner universities were also involved. The seminar

was organized by Alumni Association and International Office of "KROK" University. Taras Finikov, the President of International Foundation for Education Policy Research, co-founder of "KROK" University and Svitlana Shytikova, director of the National Erasmus + office in Ukraine welcomed the participants. The achievements, experience and best practices of the first year of project implementation relating to the creation of alumni entrepreneurs associations and establishing of effective cooperation between graduates and universities were presented during the seminar. The issues of creation and registration of associations, ways and benefits of interaction with alumni were discussed. The presented materials invoked great interest and hot discussion among the participants. Head of Alumni Association of "KROK" University Svitlana Zaripova initiated the creation of the expert platform ALUMNI-expert, which will aim to form and develop the culture and tradition of effective cooperation between alumni and HEIs and the dissemination of successful practices in Ukraine. Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and Erasmus + office were involved in the event and contributed to its successful implementation. On 18-20 October 2015 Mary Benjamins and Jaap Leertouwer interviewed entrepreneurs, members of the Alumni Association of "KROK" University who shared some issues about doing business in Ukraine and gave examples of successful partnership between our alumni and the University. Upon the materials of 18-20 October, Mary and Jeep produced the video.

Contact details KROK University Website of “KROK” University Alumni Association: www.alumni.krok.edu.ua

Website of “KROK” University: www.krok.edu.ua

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Team of EANET at “KROK” University If you require further materials or have questions, don`t hesitate to contact us!

Andrii Lotariev

Head of International Office of «KROK» University Position in the project: Project Manager, member of Project Steering Committee

Phone number: +38 044 455 69 86, +38 063 296 96 62 E-mail: andrewL@krok.edu.ua

Svitlana Zaripova

Head of Alumni Association of «KROK» University Position in the project: Head of Business League of «KROK» University Alumni Association

Phone number: +38 044 455 57 12, +38 050 547 18 86 E-mail: alumni@krok.edu.ua

Galina Bogachenko

Projects and Programs Manager, International Office of «KROK» University Position in the project: Project Coordinator

Phone number: +38 044 455 69 86 E-mail: inter_projects@krok.edu.ua

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ALECU RUSSO BALTI STATE UNIVERSITY (USB)

Dissemination of the EANET project at the trans-border region level

Two major events were organized within the JOBS Project, coordinated by Chamber of Commerce and Industry Suceava, Romania, in partnership with Alecu Russo Balti State University: 10th of June, 2015 - Economic Forum Developing Business Partnerships in the trans-border region RO-UA-

MD, organized by Alecu Russo Balti State University 15th of June, 2015 – the Economic Forum Developing Business Partnerships in the trans-border region RO-

UA-MD, organized by Centre for Development and Reconstruction Bukovina in Chernivtsi, UkraineThese two events were attended by the EANET team members as well, together with alumni entrepreneurs, who had presented their products and services, signing new partnership contracts and, later on, they became members of the EANET network.

Presentation of EANET Project at the National Seminar with the participation of EACEA representatives Erasmus+ National Office from Moldova organized a National Seminar within Nicolae Testemitanu Medical and Pharmaceutical State University from Chisinau, with the title “Impact evaluation of the Tempus projects implemented in Moldova on national higher education system”.

Around 50 program coordinators and partners in TEMPUS projects carried out over the years in Moldova, shared their experience, together with Fabien SCHAEFFER, Project Manager, European Union Delegation in the Republic of Moldova, France DANTIN, Project Manager, responsible for Moldova, EACEA Agency (Education, Audio-visual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission), Nadejda VELIŞCO, Head of the Division of Higher Education, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Moldova. Valentina PRITCAN, PhD., Ass. Prof. (picture) and Nelli AMARFII-RAILEAN, PhD., Ass. Prof. participated at the National Seminar from Alecu Russo Balti State University. Valentina PRITCAN, PhD., Associate Professor made a presentation regarding The Impact of Tempus Projects Implementation upon Alecu Russo Balti State University.

A special place within the presentation was devoted to the project EANET - Entrepreneurial Alumni Network. Valentina PRITCAN highlighted the impact of EANET project upon USB, talked about European partners’ experience in consolidation of Alumni Associations, the experience of some universities from Georgia and Ukraine which can be borrowed, with reference to sharing experience in organizing highlight events in Entrepreneurial Alumni Network. Many universities from Moldova have shown interest in creating Alumni Associations.

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Animation Library - USB students explore the experiences of entrepreneurial graduates.USB has organized the first two episodes of this monthly event with and for USB alumni entrepreneurs and

students.

Filip Focsa, USB graduate of Business andAdministration specialty, class of 2009, currently a regional expert manager at Moldtelecom (North Zone) and a successful entrepreneur. The main topic discussed, Leading methods with personnel and pitfalls in management, was debated with more than 50 students present at the event.

Irina Paşneac, graduate of the specialty Accounting,class of 2010, currently senior specialist in the General Financial-Economic Directorate of the municipality of Balti, led the discussion on the topic the Employee - Entrepreneur: visions, benefits, risks, regarding the ways of opening a business in Moldova, the challenges and unforeseen risks, the opportunities for a successful business. The graduate, Irina Paşneac presented the specifics of entrepreneurship in the Northen part of Moldova and several successful practices from her personal experience. EANET USB team representatives presented the essence of the project, approached the significance of USB Alumni Association of entrepreneurs, opportunities for students to join.

USB frequently organizes various seminars and events for alumni entrepreneurs and students interested in entrepreneurship to discuss current issues in entrepreneurship. We invite alumni entrepreneurs to participate in these seminars, on the topics:

• Strengthening the network of entrepreneurs – USB graduates;• Exploring tools, techniques and approaches to contemporary entrepreneurship (with and for

entrepreneurs);• Understanding efficiency-based economies and innovation-based economies;• Non-traditional tools of entrepreneurship.

FUTURE ACTIVITIES • November 2016 Joint regional Jobs Fair • September, November 2016 European financing instruments for development of entrepreneurship• September, November 2016 Conference The role of USB Entrepreneur Alumni Association in entrepreneurial

University development • November-December 2016 Series of Workshops for young entrepreneurs; “Marketing and commercial

strategy”; “Sales management”; “Negotiation Techniques”, “Risk management”; “Innovation and creativity in entrepreneurship”;

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,,ENTREPRENEURS IN THE PICTURE” June 2016

Alexandru TASCIUC

Graduate of 2001 Faculty of Economics, Accounting

SRL „DINALEX-EXIMGRUP“ www.deg.md

1. What does entrepreneurship mean for you? Which key-words define thisterm?

Entrepreneurship represents the capacity to start a new business. Some key words that define entrepreneurship for me are: management, organization, expectations, profit, innovation, risk-taking, competition.

2. Which was your motivation to become an entrepreneur in this domain?The motivation to become an entrepreneur was/is represented by the

following factors: Business, Progress, Teamwork, Personal and professional growth, Money.

3. Why nowadays there is used often the term of creative, innovative andeven ecological entrepreneurship?

All these characteristics of entrepreneurship creativity, innovation, even ecology have a great significance. The first one relates to the creative sector, developing initiatives that evolve and grow the market in a certain sector. Innovation, to my mind, deals with risk-taking, originality and finding new ways to take creative work to audiences. The ecological entrepreneurship implies community and the importance of it and its’ actions. The last one has a very good social impact.

Ion CIOBANU

Graduate of 2000 Faculty of Economics, Business and Administration

SRL ,,DAMIA NORD”

1. What defines success in entrepreneurship? What are the qualities that will help you to be a good entrepreneur?

Success for me represents to gain all my goals regarding my business, to run it properly and to maintain it when I achieve everything I want to. The qualities of a good entrepreneur are: management, flexibility, focusing.

2. What do you think about the Alumni association of entrepreneurs? Whatchallenges and / or opportunities do you associate USB Alumni Entrepreneur with?

I am pleased to know that USB Entrepreneur Alumni has bright graduates that want to do something innovative. I am looking forward meeting new faces every time and even learning from them. It might seem difficult to open a business first but after hard work opportunities appear, opportunities like cooperation with national and international people, professional growth, working in a big team and networking with people from other domains.

3. To what extent the cooperation with Alma Mater and USB EntrepreneurAlumni motivates you? Why?

I am an open-minded person that is why I want to find out what graduates think regarding our domain. I am sure I can learn many things from them as they have many good ideas.

Contact details Alecu Russo Balti State University Ms Dr Valentina Pritcan Vice Rector Email: vpritcan@yahoo.com Phone: +37369322482 URL: www.usarb.md

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Cahul State University “B.P.Hasdeu”

The EANET project in Cahul State University “B.P.Hasdeu” promotes entrepreneurial activities. The Alumni Entrepreneurs Association „ALUMNI USC”, prepares for students a series of activities that will enable the exchange of contacts, experiences and business opportunities. During April-June 2016 period, the USC students were involved in such activities – Job Fair; I want to be entrepreneur conference. The following activity is a seminar in partnership with Chamber of Industry and Commerce from Cahul and the „ALUMNI USC” NGO, where USC graduates will be able to register their projects on online platform „StartUp-Moldova” then to be seen by the persons interested to financially support various innovative ideas. The objectives of all activities are similar to the basic objectives of the EANET project – to create sustainable networks of Alumni Entrepreneurs (EAN), to promote the entrepreneurial spirit among students, scholars, graduates and to develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, to reduce the unemployment among young graduates by promoting the young founders of businesses, by creating international jobs and by performing practices in newly created companies, to promote an active involvement of the graduates and to serve as a model for other Alumni Associations.

Contact details Cahul State University “B.P. Hasdeu” (USC) Anna Beleaeva European Integration Service and Academic Mobility Email: beleaevaanna@yahoo.com Phone: + 37379396393 URL: www.usch.md

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Ilia State University

Ilia State University has made a big input in terms of disseminating EANET project across the country.

Summer, 2015 was a start for dissemination when an EANET centre at the university was founded. The center immediately gained over 100 members. The representatives of Ministry of Economics of Georgia, Ministry of Education of Georgia, Administration of the President of Georgia, representatives from Tbilisi Municipality, representatives of non-governmental organizations, Innovation and Technology agency and other universities were invited. The Vice-Rector of Ilia State university gave speech on importance of EANET project and congratulated new members on their start.

Since then, the center is active in organizing different events for students, alumni and all the stakeholders, interested in entrepreneurship and doing business not only in Georgia, but in partner countries as well.

,,EANET TALKS’’ – one of the most successful ongoing projects at ISU. EANET centre members, give public speeches, master classes, sharing their experience and knowledge in entrepreneurship. The event was covered multiple times on TV, Radio channels and social media. One of the biggest TV channels of Georgia, GDS has made a coverage about the business of EANET Center member, that was shown on prime time.

,,EANET JOB FAIR’’ – organized by the members of the center, calling for young and motivated students who

are seeking for a job and are willing to work in start up and grow together with a company. More that 65 job positions were offered by the center and almost half has found a new team member at their company. The project is planned to be held again in autumn, 2016.

,,EANET STUDENT CONTEST’’ - Entrepreneur alumni center has organized a student contest for anyone studying at the university and having an innovative business idea. The members of the center had donated 30% of educational fee for the winning team. It is the first donation within the center and the members are keen on continuing such practice.

The winning team had a business plan on smartphone cases, having a battery working on solar system. The

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team had a great success. They were offered to produce the first prototype and a help in finding investors for the business.

The representative from the Ministry of Education attended the contest as well as different NGOs. Forbes Georgia is interested in the businesses of EANET Center members and has requested a detailed information about them for future coverage. The contest had a full social media and radio channel coverage. The winner team was also granted by training vouchers in one of the biggest training centers in Georgia and souvenirs from the center.

Today, the winner team has already created a prototype and is planning to present it’s product at a Science Picnic – the biggest scientific exposition held by ISU annually.

,,EANET TRAININGS’’

– Doing research twice per year, helps us know moreabout needs our members have. All of them are facing different challenges while doing business. We are motivating them and offering free training courses in whatever they say is needed: Marketing, fundraising, etc.

Three trainings has been offered already, the next one is planned to cover the “fundraising aspects and Economic crisis in Georgia’’. We have invited trainers from 3 different banks operating in Georgia. They agreed to train the participants free of charge.

We have team leaders at EANET Center and they are motivated to plan and implement different activities helping the project to disseminate.

More projects are planned to take a start in Autumn 2016 and we will keep all the stakeholders updated.

Contact details Ilia State University (ISU) Nino Enukidze PhD Associated professor, project coordinator Email: nino.enukidze@iliauni.edu.ge Phone: +995599107080 URL: www.illiauni.edu.ge

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Georgian Technical University On the October 27-29, 2015, Georgian Technical University hosted coordination meeting of the TEMPUS project DESIRE 544091-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-BE-TEMPUS-JPCR (Development of Embedded System courses with implementation of Innovative virtual approaches for integration of Education, Research and Production in UA, GE, AM - DESire 2013). Coordinating institution of the project is Tomas More University College, Mechelen, Belgium.

Meeting was attended by the representatives of 12 participating institutions from Belgium, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia. Virtually, using web-conferencing tool, meeting was attended by the representative of Ilmenau University, Germany.

Meeting was devoted to the discussions about already achieved results, problems and for planning for future.

Within the frame of planning for the future activities and cooperation with other projects run at the Georgian Technical University, Professor Giorgi Dzidziguri held a presentation about the project EANET.

Professor Dzidziguri gave detailed description of the project and described main ideas behind it. He talked about what is done so far and what are opportunities of creating links between these two projects.

At the meeting Professor Dzidziguri announced launching of the GTU Entrepreneur Alumni Reunion (GEAR), established within the frame of EANET project. He invited all

participating institutions to join the network and talked about the benefits of becoming the member of this innovation. Official launching of the GEAR is planned for the 12th of November, 2015.

Guest were interested in the offer very much, discussion was very intensive. As they were not able to attend official ceremony on the 12th of November, 2015, participant from the Belgium, Armenia and Ukraine filled in the application form for GEAR membership and expressed their willingness to become a member of the network.

Contact details Georgian Technical University (GTU) Prof. Dr Otar Zumburidze Head of International Relations Email: o_zumburidze@gtu.ge URL: www.gtu.ge

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Kutaisi University

The Kutaisi University is Part of the EANET project since the year 2014. The role of the University in the process of helping young entrepreneurs starting new business can be very big. Georgia has a developing economy and helping young entrepreneurs is very important to create new start ups and as a result creating new job opportunities. Within this project in the Kutaisi University has created an active entrepreneurial alumni association and entrepreneurial alumni center (EANET center). One way that the University contributes to entrepreneurship is

through direct help to young entrepreneurs. The first year of the project implementation

there were two conference meetings in the Kutaisi University with the entrepreneurial alumni network and University graduates. First meeting was on the topic of Entrepreneurship role in the economic development. Entrepreneurship and economic development are intimately related. Whatever be the form of economic and political set-up of the country, entrepreneurship is indispensable for economic development. Entrepreneurial process is

a major factor in economic development and entrepreneur is the key to economic growth. Second meeting was about Entrepreneurship and student motivation. The educational institutions play important role in development of entrepreneurial competencies through various courses, training and development programs. It is an important factor in determining and developing entrepreneurial qualities in the students. Since today’s students are tomorrow’s potential entrepreneurs.

Beginning of the year 2016 University held the third meeting on the matter of Problems of Entrepreneurship in Georgia. The first and perhaps most obvious factor affecting entrepreneurship in Georgia like any other developing country is the lack of capital. People have limited personal savings and lack the necessary capital to start their own business. Thus entrepreneurs must use a financing where they are charged high interest rates. With that being said, this is where an advantage of developing countries comes into play. Also worth to mention another an incredibly common problem that causes startups to fail is a weak management team.

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There were two dissemination seminars about the EANET project in the University. Kutaisi University EANET center organizes charity events. Last charity event which center organized was to help children with a disability. EANET Center helps students to learn the basics of entrepreneurship, provides educational seminars and workshops for the development of students startups. The center helped the University graduate students to create startup company “Horizon”, which works in the field of tourism. One way that Kutaisi University can contribute to entrepreneurship is through direct research. Often university research is thought of as being conducted by professors for the benefit of professors and academics. However Kutaisi University research lab is capable of developing and conducting research on behalf of startup businesses. This can be vitally important for the startup company that simply needs that final piece of the puzzle to complete their innovative product.

Contact details Kutaisi University Tea Kordzadze Project manager of International Relations Email: tea_kordzadze@yahoo.com Phone: +995 555 237 723 URL: www.unik.edu.ge

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Participating partners in Tempus EANET

• Freie Universität Berlin (FUB), Germany • Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA), The Netherlands • Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi (UAIC), Romania • Chernivtsi National University (CHNU), Ukraine • V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (KHNU), Ukraine • Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (KHNURE), Ukraine • Kharkov National Automobile & Highway University (KHNADU), Ukraine • Business League of "KROK" University Alumni Association (KROK), Ukraine • Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (ASEM), Moldova • ALECU RUSSO BALTI STATE UNIVERSITY (USB), Moldova • Cahul State University “B.P.Hasdeu” (USC), Moldova • Ilia State University (ISU), Georgia • Georgian Technical University (GTU), Georgia • Kutaisi University (KU), Georgia

Find out more about us at: https://goo.gl/CZ4pNf https://goo.gl/ogO34e http://tempuseanet.info/

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