ECOOPE, a project co-funded by the European Union that intends to spread cooperative entrepreneurship as a viable tool for European youth, is proud to present the "Ecoope Toolkit", an online library of guides and resources on cooperative entrepreneurship teaching developed by the ECOOPE consortium. The pack will prove...
Santander, June 26 2018. - The ECOOPE Co-operative Entrepreneurship Experience project was wrapped up with a final dissemination event in Santander (Spain) last June 21 and 22. The aim of the two-day conference, entitled: "Co-operative Entrepreneurship: a tool for a sustainable, viable future" was to present the documents...
Santander, June 4 2018. - The Co-operative Entrepreneurship Experience - ECOOPE - project, which recently launched its good practice guide of Co-operative Entrepreneurship Education programmes, is getting ready for its final dissemination event in Santander (northern Spain) next June 21 and 22. The two-day conference, entitled: "Co-operative...
The guide features both School and Higher Education Co-operative Entrepreneurship Programmes in different European countries selected out of the nearly 200 pre-identified initiatives. The document is available for download on the ECOOPE website. Santander, May 28 2018. - The Co-operative Entrepreneurship Experience - ECOOPE -...
The first "Share the Experience" dissemination session of the ECOOPE Pilot Programme for Secondary Schools was held at Colégio Bonança, at the end of February, with the presence of the students and teachers from both Portuguese schools that had participated in the programme. This activity...
“Cooperatives are enterprises with souls” - José Pérez, Deputy Director, Espriu Foundation Weeks 3 and 4 of the #ecoopepilots have been intense: not only have our teams worked on their prototypes, but they have also presented them at the co-operatives and have even participated in a seminar...
After spending one month at different European co-operatives, the students have pitched their solutions to the companies. The initiative is part of the EU co-funded ECOOPE project, which fosters the generation of new business models based on social economy. Santander, March 23 2018.– Today the University...
“Whenever one has to deal with a complex situation, it is very important to work as a team and trust others. With the team you may go slowlier, but you get further”. - Leire Ahedo Our "eco-opers" worked on creating ideas and different approaches to a feasible...
"I have learned to think “H2H”, human to human: to take my time when talking with people and stakeholders. This is key to open the door towards new knowledge and a better, more empathetic business".- Samuele Verucchi Our participants in the ECOOPE pilots, all from very...
We are pleased to announce that next Monday, March 19 2018, a seminar on co-operative entrepreneurship will be taking place in Porto, addressed to anyone teaching, involved or interested in social economy and the co-operatives world. We would like to thank our Portuguese partners -Universidade de...
