OPERA SDC - Islands of Student entrepreneurship and Eco-Social Innovation for Sustainable Development of Split-Dalmatia County

About this project

<p>The project deals with the problem of lack of competencies of teachers for effective inclusion of student entrepreneurship and active citizenship in educational programs of primary schools in Croatia, especially in the target areas of three islands: Šolta, Hvar and Vis. The aim of the project is to develop skills, programs, content and tools crucial for the introduction of quality and sustainable informal programs of student entrepreneurship and active citizenship in primary schools. The target groups of the project are present and future teachers and other educators who will gain skills important for professional, social and economic well-being and impact for themselves, students, schools and the community in which they operate.</p>

Bilateral cooperation results

• Through bilateral partnership and project collaboration with Vinco Innovation AS from Norway, there was a transfer of relevant knowledge, experiences, learning models, and examples of good practice from Norway regarding the topic of student entrepreneurship. This benefited members of the project consortium and project team, as well as the target groups of teachers and educational staff from the involved primary schools, which was highlighted as a fundamental goal of the bilateral cooperation in the project proposal. • The main results of the bilateral cooperation include: conducting research and reviewing Norwegian practices and examples related to teaching entrepreneurship and developing entrepreneurial skills in children within the Norwegian education system, which was incorporated into the research report. Additionally, four demonstration lectures were conducted on best practices and teaching models for entrepreneurship and integrated active citizenship themes for the educational staff of the involved schools, along with the promotion of the project and project activities through the partner's communication channels. • If adequate conditions are established, including the availability of grants for financing project activities.

Project partners

• Vinco Innovation AS Donor project partner· Norway
• Centre of Excelence of Split-Dalmatia County Project partner· Croatia