Join us in boosting entrepreneurship education for a strong digital Europe
EIT Digital is looking for Partners in RIS countries to support the development and deployment of the entrepreneurial education through SpeedLauncher Program. Duration of project support is until the end of 2025.
To this end, EIT Digital launches an open call with submission deadline 21st May 2025. The process is guided by the EIT Digital Strategic Innovation Agenda 2022-2025 (SIA), which identifies the five focus areas of the EIT Digital strategy: Digital Tech, Digital Industry, Digital Cities, Digital Wellbeing and Digital Finance and further engage the RIS ecosystem by mobilizing local, regional and national organizations. An overview is available on pages 10 (RIS) and 13 (Focus Areas) of the SIA. As a result, proposals are expected to be aligned with these areas.
SpeedLauncher
The SpeedLauncher is EIT Digital’s initiative for supporting the innovators and aspiring entrepreneurs in development of entrepreneurial skills through a 12-week-long structured education, designed to equip participants with practical knowledge in problem identification, ideation, validation, technology adoption, business planning, and go-to-market strategies. The program provides a safe environment for aspiring founders to explore entrepreneurship, upskill, and gain the confidence to launch their ventures.
The SpeedLauncher of EIT Digital, which is the subject of this open call, focuses on personal growth, upskilling, and reskilling, and is designed to empower aspiring founders and individuals from RIS countries curious about entrepreneurship. By allowing participants to explore and learn essential entrepreneurial skills, this part of the program instills in them the confidence and gives them the tools to take the leap toward becoming successful entrepreneurs. To that sense, EIT Digital SpeedLauncher is supporting a competitive, knowledge-based economy capable of sustainable growth requires integration of the two sides of the so-called Knowledge Triangle: education and innovation achieved by industry.
The SpeedLauncher is executed and delivered in collaboration with EIT Digital Innovation Partners in order to facilitate connecting the teams to EIT Digital’s ecosystem, offering access to expert mentors, investors, and partners across Europe, focusing on Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) countries, ensuring that individuals from less innovative regions benefit from EIT Digital’s reach and full range of activities.
For more details and information about this call, download the document:
For questions please contact us via email on venture_program@eitdigital.eu or reach out to our office(s) here.
