*Are you a '''business or economics''' student who cares about social and environmental problems?
*Are you an '''agronomy''' student who wants to make agriculture more beneficial for society and the environment?
*Are you a '''planner, designer or artist''' who wants to learn how to start a business that helps solve social problems in your everyday environment?
*Or are you already a professional?
*Are you curious about other people and their knowledge and want to learn from other Europeans?
*Do you believe in your capability to create something new?
*In short, would you like to become a '''social entrepreneur'''? Then join us this semester, because '''everyone can become an entrepreneur'''!
== What is it about? ==
A social entrepreneur applies business tools for solving social and/or environmental problems. Success in social entrepreneurship is primarily measured by degree of social impact, not only monetary profit.
A social entrepreneur applies business tools for solving social and/or environmental problems. Success in social entrepreneurship is primarily measured by degree of social impact, not only monetary profit.
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'''Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change''' is a programme offered by a [[Project_Partners_'Social_Entrepreneurship_for_Local_Change'|5-University Consortium in cooperation with relevant NGOs]]. The goal is to empower future social entrepreneurs through an interdisciplinary, problem-based learning environment that enhances the innovative competencies needed for addressing social, cultural and environmental challenges in Europe. The programme is funded by the ERASMUS* Programme in the period 2015 - 2018.
'''Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change''' is a programme offered by a [[Project_Partners_'Social_Entrepreneurship_for_Local_Change'|5-University Consortium in cooperation with relevant NGOs]]. The goal is to empower future social entrepreneurs through an interdisciplinary, problem-based learning environment that enhances the innovative competencies needed for addressing social, cultural and environmental challenges in Europe. The programme is funded by the ERASMUS* Programme in the period 2015 - 2018.
Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change includes twelve live sessions on the internet available to the wider global community, as well as interdisciplinary and international group work with students from Romania, Estonia, the Netherlands, and other European countries. The online course is open to anybody interested in the subject.
The Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change online course 2016 included twelve live sessions on the internet available to the wider global community, as well as interdisciplinary and international group work with students from Romania, Estonia, the Netherlands, and other European countries. The online course was open to anybody interested in the subject.
The programme also offers students the possibility to receive a grant to attend a 10-day workshop in Romania, hosted by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies.
The programme also offered students the possibility to receive a grant to attend a 10-day workshop in Romania, hosted by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies.
== Recordings and Resources ==
* All recordings from this first seminar are available as open educational resources
* They can be accessed via the '''[https://ilias.hfwu.de/goto.php?target=cat_14533&client_id=hfwu ILIAS learning platform]''' (no login required)
* Further references and learning materials are available from the [[Resources_and_Literature|Resources and Literature]] page
== Course Content ==
== Course Content ==
[[File:SE for Local Change Seminar Overview 2016.jpg|thumb|500px|right|schematic overview of plenary session, thematic sequence and student activities]]
[[File:SE for Local Change Seminar Overview 2016.jpg|thumb|500px|right|schematic overview of plenary session, thematic sequence and student activities]]
The online module consists of '''twelve 90-minute sessions''' of lectures, reading materials, collaborative group work and other diverse active and passive learning tools.
The online module consisted of '''twelve 90-minute sessions''' of lectures, reading materials, collaborative group work and other diverse active and passive learning tools.
The '''thematic elements''' of the course are designed to give students core knowledge for developing their own start-ups:
The '''thematic elements''' of the course were designed to give students core knowledge for developing their own start-ups:
*Identifying challenges and setting goals
*Identifying challenges and setting goals
*Designing ideas
*Designing ideas
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*Revising and evaluating your model
*Revising and evaluating your model
== Course Schedule ==
== Local Challenges ==
* Online lectures will take place from '''29.03. – 21.06.2016''', with weekly sessions on '''Tuesdays from 15 45 – 17 15''' pm CET.
*The working process started with the participants identifying their local challenges.
*Virtual teams were then formed on the basis of related challenges. The teams designed a business soliton addressing this challenge.
*They further reflected on how the challenge could be addressed by that business model in their respective local context.
*Visit this page for an overview of the [[Social_Entrepreneurship_for_Local_Change_Spring_2016_-_Your_Local_Challenges|local challenges]]
== Course Schedule and Minutes ==
* Online lectures took place from '''29.03. – 21.06.2016''', with weekly sessions on '''Tuesdays from 15 45 – 17 15''' pm CET.
* See the full [[Course_Schedule_Seminar_Social_Entrepreneurship_for_Local_Change_Spring_2016|seminar schedule]] for speakers and topics.
* See the full [[Course_Schedule_Seminar_Social_Entrepreneurship_for_Local_Change_Spring_2016|seminar schedule]] for speakers and topics.
* Each session has been documented, this can be reviewed in the [[Seminar_Minutes_Social_Entrepreneurship_for_Local_Change_Spring_2016|seminar minutes]]
== Assignments ==
== Virtual Teamwork and Collaborative Assignments ==
*Active participants will complete '''three assignments''' both individually and in their international team.
*Active participants completed '''three assignments''' both individually and in their international team.
*Please read more details in the [[Assignments_Seminar_Social_Entrepreneurship_for_Local_Change_Spring_2016|detailed assignment description]].
*Please read more about assignment details in the [[Assignments_Seminar_Social_Entrepreneurship_for_Local_Change_Spring_2016|detailed assignment description]]
*Have a look at the [[Working_Groups_Seminar_Social_Entrepreneurship_for_Local_Change_Spring_2016|working group pages]]
== Conditions for participation and credits ==
*View the [[Outputs_Social_Entrepreneurship_for_Local_Change_Spring_2016|outputs]] of the participant teams
Participation in this course is open to all study programs and free of charge.
'''Academic recognition''' for successful completion will be as follows with a maximum of 10 ECTS:
* up to 5 ECTS for the online seminar (active participation)
* up to 5 ECTS for the Bucharest workshop
'''Preconditions for attending the Bucharest Workshop'''
Successful participation in the online part is a requirement for participating in the Bucharest workshop. However, participation in the workshop is limited. Each participating university can offer seven grants, covering travel and subsistence, and a limited number may participate on a self-paid basis. Students attending the online course but not the workshop will be offered an alternative assignment in order to complete the maximum of 10 ECTS if needed.
'''Participant numbers'''
There is no set limit regarding the number of participants in the online course. Any interested student, graduate or young professional is invited to attend. All participants who successfully complete the assignment will be issued a certificate on behalf of the five academic institutions involved. Passive, listen-only participation in the online course is also possible, but no certificate will be issued for this participation mode.
== Registration conditions and deadlines ==
=== Registration Online Seminar ===
Participation in the online seminar is free and open to students at any institution as well as the general public.
Participation is possible in '''active or passive''' mode.
'''<font color=#ff00ff size=5>--></font>'''<font color=#ff00ff size=5>[http://bit.ly/1OZgu5S Registration and application link]</font>
'''Active participation''' includes:
* registration before '''15th of March 2016'''
*regular attendance of the online class (or working with the seminar recordings in due time)
*completion of the seminar coursework and group assignments
*academic recognition of up to 5 ECTS
'''Passive participation''' includes:
*visitation of online seminar sessions either in real time or through video recordings;
*no academic recognition granted
*passive participants can register any time
=== Registration Bucharest Workshop ===
Participation in the Bucharest Workshop requires personal application. Only students enrolled at the partner universities are eligible.
Applications must include:
*A letter of intent explaining your motivation for participation in the workshop
*CV and current transcript of records
*English language certificate (if available)
*the Bucharest workshop registration deadline is the '''1st of March 2016'''
== Key dates ==
'''Online course'''
*'''29.03. – 21.06.2016''', weekly sessions from '''15 45 – 17 15''' pm CET
*Parallel group work in international teams
'''Bucharest workshop '''
== Intensive Study Programme ==
*'''12.-22.05.2016''' at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
* The on site programme was hostedy by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies
* Read the [[Intensive_Study_Programme_Bucharest_2016|full report of this workshop]]
== Further information ==
== Further information ==
Latest revision as of 15:37, 16 January 2017
The SELC group 2016 in the Maker Space in Bucharest
The first online seminar was offered by the SELC Consortium from March to June 2016.
This page documents the processes, assignments and outcomes of this first learning activity.
A social entrepreneur applies business tools for solving social and/or environmental problems. Success in social entrepreneurship is primarily measured by degree of social impact, not only monetary profit.
Social entrepreneurs are essential for solving Europe’s economic, social, and environmental challenges. According to the Strasbourg Declaration of 2014, “Europe’s economic and social model needs to reinvent itself. We need growth that is fairer, greener and anchored in local communities. A model that values social cohesion as a genuine source of collective wealth.”
It is urgent that students and practitioners from different disciplines across Europe learn from each other to develop entrepreneurial skills and social awareness for a sustainable, local impact.
Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change is a programme offered by a 5-University Consortium in cooperation with relevant NGOs. The goal is to empower future social entrepreneurs through an interdisciplinary, problem-based learning environment that enhances the innovative competencies needed for addressing social, cultural and environmental challenges in Europe. The programme is funded by the ERASMUS* Programme in the period 2015 - 2018.
The Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change online course 2016 included twelve live sessions on the internet available to the wider global community, as well as interdisciplinary and international group work with students from Romania, Estonia, the Netherlands, and other European countries. The online course was open to anybody interested in the subject.
The programme also offered students the possibility to receive a grant to attend a 10-day workshop in Romania, hosted by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies.
Recordings and Resources
All recordings from this first seminar are available as open educational resources
schematic overview of plenary session, thematic sequence and student activities
The online module consisted of twelve 90-minute sessions of lectures, reading materials, collaborative group work and other diverse active and passive learning tools.
The thematic elements of the course were designed to give students core knowledge for developing their own start-ups:
Identifying challenges and setting goals
Designing ideas
Designing your business model
Revising and evaluating your model
Local Challenges
The working process started with the participants identifying their local challenges.
Virtual teams were then formed on the basis of related challenges. The teams designed a business soliton addressing this challenge.
They further reflected on how the challenge could be addressed by that business model in their respective local context.
The LED - Landscape Education for Democracy Project has been (partially) funded by the ERASMUS+ grant program of the European Union under grant no.2015-1-DE01-KA203-002161 Neither the European Commission nor the project's national funding agency are responsible for the content or liable for any losses or damage resulting of the use of these resources.
