Seminar Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change Spring 2017
An international online seminar offered by a European partnership of universities and NGOs
Introduction
The second online seminar was offered by the SELC Consortium from March to May 2017. This page documents the processes, assignments and outcomes of this first learning activity.
Presentation
- Download the 2017 course PPT presentation.
- Download the 2017 course PPT poster.
Video Documentation 2016
What was this course 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.
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.
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 programme also offers students the possibility to receive a grant to attend a 10-day workshop in the Netherlands (Arnhem), hosted by VHL Larenstein from May 5 - 14, 2017.
Course Content
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 thematic elements of the course are 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
Course Schedule
- Online lectures will take place from 21.03. – 02.05.2017, with two weekly sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 16 00 – 17 30 pm CET.
- The intensive study programme in Arnhem/Netherlands is scheduled for May 5 - 14, 2017
- Find more details on the seminar schedule
Assignments
- Active participants will complete three assignments both individually and in their international team.
- Find more detaila on the seminar assignments page
Conditions for participation and credits
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 7 ECTS:
- up to 5 ECTS for the online seminar (active participation)
- up to 7 ECTS for those who attend both the online course and the intensive programme
- Students need to seek individually for academic recognition at their respective universities
- there is usually at least one recognition opportunity at each university of the SELC partnership
Preconditions for attending the Arnhem Workshop
Successful participation in the online part is a requirement for participating in the intensive programme in Arnhem (NL). 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.
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.
Active participation includes:
- registration before 15th of March 2017
- 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:
- registration can be done any time, but preferably before the first session on March 29
- visitation of online seminar sessions either in real time or through video recordings;
- no academic recognition granted
Registration Arnhem Workshop
Participation in the Arnhem 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 Arnhem workshop registration deadline was 15th of March 2017
- Registration for active participation has closed now. If you still wish to join in as a passive participant please send an email to info (at) localchange.eu
Key dates
Online course
- Online lectures will take place from 21.03. – 02.05.2017, with two weekly sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 16 00 – 17 30 pm CET
- Parallel group work in international teams
Arnhem workshop
- 05.-14.05.2017 at VHL Larenstein, Arnhem, the Netherlands
Further information
ERASMUS+ Programme
