“DIFME” project seeks to deliver a curriculum to meet the real needs of entrepreneurs in the areas of financial literacy and digital skills. Through an in-depth analysis of the needs of entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurship programs offered by Higher Education Institutions in the EU (and beyond) it will identify the fundamental competencies required in the two disciplines and the gaps in existing provision. The project will then design and test a curriculum to deliver these skills in a combination of methods including an e-learning platform.
Access to the learning platform and signposts to other valuable information sources will be made available through an online SME HUB, which will assist both micro and larger entrepreneurs to find digitally innovative ways to internationalize their businesses. The partners will collaborate to collect and distribute all useful information (knowledge, government and other relevant assistance programs) on the national and european level.
“DIFME” will develop a high-level, easy to use environment that integrates easy and effective access to learning fundamental concepts for entrepreneurship with access to the e-learning platform. Through its SME Hub, DIFME will support entrepreneurs to seize new business opportunities. The SME Hub will target start-up entrepreneurs and experienced entrepreneurs and foster interaction with academics. It will also encourage greater integration of young people into the entrepreneur market, consequently reducing unemployment and encouraging their business success. It will promote cooperation between education organizations and entrepreneurs with dissemination events to raise awareness and reaching stakeholders across Europe in English, German, Greek, Dutch, Italian and Bulgarian. The project will be concluded with a memorandum of cooperation to further develop a joint qualification program with EU qualifications.
Project Τitle: “DIFME-Digital Internationalization and Financial Literacy Skills for micro entrepreneurs”
Project Duration: 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2021
Project URL: http://www.difme.eu/
Project Framework & Funding:
KA2 – Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices – Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education ( Call for Proposals 2018 – EAC/A05/2017)
Funding: 58.092,00€
Principal Investigator (UNIWA): Dr Georgios Priniotakis, Email: gprin@uniwa.gr, Tel: +30-2105381335
Consortium – Partners:
- University of West Attica, Greece, Department of Industrial and Product Design Engineering, Laboratory of Design and Development of Innovative Knitted Textiles and Garments –DIKNIGA)
- Malta Business Foundation, Malta
- University of Malta, Malta
- Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
- Fab Practice Limited, Ireland
- IDEC S.A. Consulting, Training, High Technology Applications, Greece
- ISOB GmbH- Institute for Socio-Scientific Consultancy, Germany
- Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg, Germany
- Eurocrea Mechant srl, Italy
- University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria
- Inqubator Leeuwarden (Stichting Incubator), Netherland
