PODUZMI - Effectively Active Teaching and Learning on Entrepreneurship in Economically Underdeveloped and Rural Areas
INOVAcija - The Institution for Development of Competence, Innovation and Specialisation of Zadar County ·Croatia
About this project
<p>Project PODUZMI aims to develop a teaching model based on raising creativity and entrepreneurial thinking in the context of the rural community and in the sustainable use of local resources for entrepreneurial purposes with raising awareness of scarce resources and climate change. Rural areas (Gračac municipality) have greater challenges than city centers in relation to educational development due to socio-economic and institutional structures. The project will encourage creativity, and entrepreneurship awareness and create sustainable jobs in rural areas in the long run by increasing the entrepreneurial potential of the deprived, local communities at the same time contributing to reducing the gap and helping to ensure the rural-urban balance.</p>
Bilateral cooperation results
The Norwegian project partner (Vinco Innovation AS) organized the programme during the study visit to Oslo and facilitated meetings with representatives of relevant Norwegian institutions. This served as a valuable opportunity to observe examples of best practices in Norway and to exchange knowledge and experiences with Croatian partners on entrepreneurship education. During the study trip, inter-institutional cooperation was established with representatives from Norwegian institutions, including JA Norway – Ungt Entrepreneurskap, SpareBank 1, and Vika High School. Declarations regarding potential future cooperation were also signed. As part of the Creativity Camp in Zadar, the Norwegian partner presented a Norwegian practice example, the Økonomiglede program or "Joy of Finance". This programme, developed by the organization Econa, offers a teaching model for children to learn about personal finance. Økonomiglede comprises well-developed teaching materials based on practical examples.
Project partners
- Vinco Innovation AS Donor project partner· Norway
- Primary School Nikole Tesle Project partner· Croatia
- University of Zadar Project partner· Croatia