HEI-TRAIN: Transformation of Higher Education Institutions for Entrepreneurship and AI-Driven Innovation. Project (KAVA) Number 250749
Implemented under the EIT HEI Initiative Call for Proposals 2024 – Strand A
Implementation period: April 2025 – April 2027
Project goal
Institutional transformation of universities into regional innovation hubs through the development of entrepreneurship and digital skills, the introduction of AI, and support for vulnerable groups (women, IDPs, migrants).
Key components
- AI Mindset in Entrepreneurial Spaces – program for instructors
- AI-Powered Entrepreneurship and Innovations – course for students
- International Freelancer School (IFS) – focus on freelancing and women’s entrepreneurship
- Partner Networking Platform – online knowledge-sharing platform
- Mentorship & Start-up Support – mentoring and start-up support
- StudAI Festival – international start-up festival
Target groups
- Students (especially vulnerable groups)
- Academic staff
- Women, IDPs, migrants
- Business partners and start-ups
Partners
- Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania, coordinator)
- Pryazovskyi State Technical University (Ukraine)
- Tavria State Agrotechnological University named after Dmytro Motornyi (Ukraine)
- ISMA University of Applied Sciences (Latvia)
- Center for Advanced Internet Studies gGmbH (Germany)
- Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine (Ukraine)
- Techfin, UAB (Lithuania)
- Prom-Life, LLC (Ukraine)
- Alessio Parrino (Germany)
- BBH Investments LLC (Latvia)
Associated partners:
- Mariupol City Council (temporarily in Dnipro)
- Executive Committee of the Melitopol City Council (temporarily in Zaporizhzhia)
Expected results by 2027
- More than 800 people trained
- Over 12 start-ups supported
- IFS established at each partner HEI
- Networking platform launched
- Micro-certificates issued to participants
- International festivals and competitions organized