ACTIVITIES UNDER WORK PACKAGE 1 - INCREASING THE INNOVATION CAPACITY OF THE FORESTRY UNIVERSITY IN REGARDS TO ENVIRONMENTALLY-ORIENTED ENTREPRENEURSHIP, CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES
First phase of project innovation laboratories for climate action – ILCA at LTU – Sofia, Bulgaria
Successfully accomplished trainings and mentoring at the University of Forestry – Sofia, Bulgaria
Training and mentoring of students, academic staff and non-academic staff were successfully conducted at the Forestry University – Sofia. The courses were in all scientific directions of the project, namely:
– Strategic thinking and decision-making in the context of green innovations
– Circular economy for sustainable use of natural resources
– Eco entrepreneurship
There was a lot of interest in the trainings – 67 students, 21 academic staff and 15 non-academic staff members participated. Participants gained knowledge about entrepreneurship in the modern world and climate challenges, green innovation and strategic orientations in start-up and growing enterprises. The thematic direction within the circular economy course focused on home composting was a great success. With the help of trainings within the framework of the ILCA project, an active campaign to create a culture focused on the environment and innovative
The courses were used as an effective communication channel to promote ILCA project among students academic and non-academic staff. The students and academic staff, who got acquainted with the goals and tasks of the project, expressed their desire to participate in Phase 2 and in the newly created Laboratory of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
