The European Bioeconomy Network, Transition2Bio, the European Community of Practice for Bioeconomy Education, BIOSKILLS, BIOBec and the European Bioeconomy University (EBU), will organize the workshop “Paving the way towards Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education”.

This workshop will involve projects and initiatives interested in the intersection of Entrepreneurship Education (EE) and Sustainable Education (SE), with a special focus on circular and sustainable bioeconomy. The aim is to identify how the cross-fertilisation of EE and SE can help design educational curricula and extra-curricular activities for sustainability-minded entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

Format
During the workshop several projects and initiatives will be involved in the presentation of inspirational case studies in order to share good practices and increase knowledge about the topic in a mutual learning activity. Participants will be engaged in an interactive discussion to collect suggestions and inputs in order to generate ideas towards Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education.

The Agenda is available at this link.

Registration
Please register online to the workshop at this link.
There is no registration fee. Participants will receive the link for the virtual meeting by email.
The deadline for the registration is 13 March 2022.

Expected outcomes
Facilitate Mutual Learning and Knowledge Sharing among the 2 domains (EE and SE), with a special focus on circular bioeconomy

• Identify the skills and competences needed by Sustainable Entrepreneurs
• How this affects the existing educational communities
• Provide recommendations for topics, issues and challenges that need to be addressed in future research

Target audience
The organizers encourage the participation of EU funded projects in education, EU policy officers, Ministries of education, Ministries of labour, Ministries of green transition, Educational providers, Industrial clusters, Incubators and accelerators.

Workshop Organising Committee
Susanna Albertini, EuBioNet, Transition2Bio, BIObec
George Sakellaris, European Community of Practice for Bioeconomy Education, BIOEAST
Stefan Lilischkis, BIOSKILLS Tender
Han van Osch, European Community of Practice for Bioeconomy Education
Davide Viaggi, BIObec

 For more information, please contact
Susanna Albertini
Email: albertini@fvaweb.it

The role of Bioeconomy in the Italian initiative “RiGenerazione Scuola” – Involving and educating the new generations

The Round Table about the role of Bioeconomy in the context of the Green Transition will be held on the 15^th of February, from 11:30 to 13:00.  The event is organized by Sen. Floridia, Under Secretary of Education with delegation to Ecological Transition in Schools, in collaboration with the European funded project Transition2Bio.

The main focus will be on the importance of involving and educating the new generations within this transition process, in light of promoting a systemic change towards a more sustainable lifestyle.
The live streaming of the event will be available in Italian from the Chamber of Deputies.

An English version of the event will be available in the @biovoices social media channels after the live event.

The Round Table involves:

• Francesco D’Uva – Commissioner at the Italian Chamber of Deputies
• Barbara Floridia – Under Secretary of Education with delegation to Ecological Transition in Schools
• Roman Brenne – Policy Officer, DG RTD, European Commission, Bioeconomy and Food safety Unit (remote connection)
• Fabio Fava – University of Bologna and “National Coordination Group for Bioeconomy”, CNBBSV, Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers
• Chiara Pocaterra – APRE, Project Coordinator of BIOVOICES and Transition2Bio
• Susanna Albertini – FVA, European Bioeconomy Network, BIObec, LIFT
• Simona Di Matteo – Headmaster of Istituto Comprensivo Guicciardini, Rome. Bioeconomy at school pilot (primary school)
• Nicola Tasco – President of Lazio Innova, Startupper School Academy (secondary school)

After the Round Table, the BioArt Gallery Exhibition will be open to the public until the 17^th of February, raising awareness on the Circular Bioeconomy through pictures, biobased products and practical examples in different everyday life application fields.

Both the Round Table and the BioArt Exhibition will be held at the Italian Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati), Complesso di Vicolo Valdina, Sala del Cenacolo, Piazza in Campo Marzio 42, Rome.

The Round Table is open to the public and can accomodate max. 15 people (due to Covid-19 restrictions): to proceed with registration, please send an email to transition2bio@apre.it

BioArt Gallery Exhibition (open to public) opening hours:

• 15th of February from 14.00 to 19.00
• 16th of February from 11.00 to 19.00
• 17th of February from 11.00 to 15.00

Access to the Sala del Cenacolo is allowed only prior exhibition of “Green Pass rafforzato”. It is mandatory to wear the protective mask (FFP2).

The European Bioeconomy Network now counts 101 projects and initiatives promoting the bioeconomy!

• What is the European Bioeconomy Network?

Promoted initially by the BIOVOICES project and currently animated by the Transition2BIO project, the European Bioeconomy Network (EuBioNet) is, since 2018, a proactive alliance of EU funded projects and initiatives dealing with Bioeconomy promotion, communication and support.

The main goal of the European Bioeconomy Network is to maximise the efforts, increasing the knowledge sharing, networking, mutual learning, coordination of joint activities and events.

This systemic approach consolidated the EuBioNet robust position in stimulating the debate and delivering contents to increase its effectiveness in contributing to the transition towards the circular bioeconomy in Europe.

•  What is the mission of the European Bioeconomy Network?

  – facilitate networking among stakeholders
  – stimulate the debate, knowledge sharing and mutual learning to address bioeconomy related challenges and opportunity
  – increase the awareness of Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy in Europe
  – identify impact-oriented strategies to boost the sustainable circular bioeconomy in Europe
  – strength the role of the European Commission in supporting the sustainable circular bioeconomy uptake

• Who are the European Bioeconomy Network partners?

101 partners and initiatives dealing with bioeconomy promotion and support already joined the network:

The European Bioeconomy Network partners benefit from the mutual promotion of outcomes, new partnerships, joint event planning and knowledge sharing.

More than 200 collaborations were facilitated by EuBioNet and Transition2Bio is continuously implementing activities stimulating the collaborations among EuBioNet partners.

• What are the next steps?

On late spring the annual European Bioeconomy Network partner meeting will take place and the

thematic working group in Bioeconomy Education will organize a workshop in Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education.

• How to be part of the European Bioeconomy Network?

Are you representing a project with strong focus of bioeconomy communication, education and stakeholder engagement? Contact the EuBioNet to join the Network! Together we can share experiences, knowledge and collaborate, to maximise the impact of our activities in the bioeconomy.

The membership is free of charge.

The partners are requested to sign a collaboration framework, declaring their commitment in collaborating proactively with the other partners.

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Please contact:
Susanna Albertini
EuBioNet contact point
albertini@fvaweb.it
www.eubionet.eu

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Registration for the EU Industry Days Pitching contest is now open!

The European Commission is organising an EU Industry Days Pitching contest for all business ideas supporting the transition to a sustainable, digital and resilient economy.

Finals

The finals of the pitching contest will take place on 10 February 2022 in Brussels – four finalists will pitch their business ideas live and get expert feedback from business experts and investors, as well as the audience.

Finalists will get group and individual coaching sessions in advance of the event, travel and accommodation expenses to Brussels covered – and a chance of winning a prize.

Apply

If you would like to showcase your innovative idea, apply before 18 January 2022.