Overview

C-ACCELERATE is the proposal of FilmEU, Aalto University (project coordinator), and AaltoES (Aalto Entrepreneurship Society, the most active student-run entrepreneurship society in Europe). C-ACCELERATE will accelerate the role of creative communities through the exploration of entrepreneurial education and radical creativity within European education, through training, capacity building, and the development of new tools and processes. Building on Aalto's experience such as in its leading International Design Business Management Masters, and closely integrated with the work of FilmEU in its Erasmus Mundus postgraduate programmes and a range of entrepreneurial and industry-related projects in the participating institutions, C-ACCELERATE will over two years strengthen the innovation potential of the HEIs, and deepen and develop links with key associated partners, including municipalities, enterprises, and investors. This new project is one of a set of initiatives funded by the EIT, which has as its goal that higher education institutions develop and implement action plans to improve their entrepreneurial and innovation capacity across all institutional levels. The EIT, founded in 2008, brings together leading business, education, and research organisations to form dynamic cross-border partnerships, dedicated to finding solutions to specific global challenges.