On March 24, 2025, the final sessions of the English-language course “Innovative Entrepreneurship and Startup Management: The Experience of Ukraine and the EU” took place for groups DIPS2-201an, DIPU1-101, and DIPU1-102, consisting of international students from China. During the final sessions, students presented their startup ideas and received valuable feedback from startup management experts Bohdan Kovalov and Oleksandr Kubatko. They are the leader and a team member of the Jean Monnet Module project ” Youth & Business: EU Practices for cooperation” (101126538 — YouthBEU — ERASMUS-JMO-2023-HEI-TCH-RSCH) (2023-2026). https://econ.biem.sumdu.edu.ua/en/jean-monnet-module-youth-business
The students’ startup projects covered a variety of fields, including:
- Development of personalized educational applications;
- Platforms to support a healthy lifestyle;
- Tools for international trade;
- Solutions in the field of the circular economy.
Many projects are based on the use of modern digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, aligning with current innovation trends, particularly within the EU.
A total of 35 master’s students from the “Economics,” “Management” (Business Administration Program), and “Journalism” specialties successfully completed the course. Throughout the course, students thoroughly studied European experiences in innovative entrepreneurship and startup management. Some projects were dedicated to enhancing cooperation between the EU and Ukraine.
We congratulate the students on successfully completing the course and wish them further success in implementing their innovative ideas!
The course is implemented as part of the Jean Monnet Chair project «Strengthening EU Leadership and Capacity in Science and Innovation» (101175767—EU_STRENGHTS—ERASMUS-JMO-2024-HEI-TCH-RSCH) 2024-2027. The project is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
