Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution has launched the international Erasmus+ project ‘Cultivating Entrepreneurial Mindset for Employment via Entrepreneurial Pedagogy in Higher Education (CEME)’, aimed at strengthening the culture of entrepreneurship and promoting innovative teaching methods in higher education. On November 6–7, the Faculty of Business at Kauno kolegija HEI hosted the first project partners’ meeting, which brought together representatives of higher education institutions from Lithuania, Belgium, Finland, Latvia, and Romania.

During the two-day meeting, partners discussed the project’s objectives, expected outcomes, and activity plan. Discussions focused on the distribution of responsibilities across work packages (WP1–WP5), communication and quality assurance strategies, as well as dissemination plans. Considerable attention was given to the application of inclusion principles, the integration of innovative teaching methods, and the sustainability of project results beyond its completion.

The meeting marked the beginning of a joint mission — to create a learning environment that fosters students’ entrepreneurship, creativity, and adaptability to the changing labour market.

About the project

The project is implemented under the Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnerships action (Project No. 2025-1-LT01-KA220-HED-000361857) and runs from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2027. The aim of the CEME project is to stimulate innovation in teaching and curriculum design so as to develop the entrepreneurial mindset/skills of students for employment.

Project objectives:

    1. Build the capacity of HEIs to created/upgrade curricular that incorporate entrepreneurial pedagogies;
    2. Enable HEIs to measure the impact of their education from entrepreneurial point of view;
    3. Enable students to develop comprehensive entrepreneurial mindset/skills based on EntreComp model.

Project partners:

    • Kauno kolegija (Lithuania) – Project coordinator;
    • Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași (Romania);
    • Thomas More University of Applied Sciences (Belgium);
    • Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Latvia);
    • Tampere University of Applied Sciences (Finland).

Planned activities include:

    • Creation of a Framework for integrating entrepreneurial pedagogy into curricular (including a handbook of activities);
    • Creation of a Train-the-teachers/staff responsible for curriculum development (including the development of a training manual for replicability);
    • Creation of a tool for entrepreneurial education impact measurement;
    • Testing on students (business field) during an intensive programme;
    • Training teachers and curriculum designers on inclusion of entrepreneurial pedagogies.

 Expected results by the end of the project:

    • Framework for integrating entrepreneurial pedagogy into curricular (including a handbook);
    • Train-the-teachers/staff responsible for curriculum development (including the development of a training manual for replicability): target value: 1 manual + 175 staff members trained;
    • Creation of tool/instrument for entrepreneurial education impact.

Funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission