Overview

PROMETHEUS project is an initiative of Universities, Research Centres and Enterprises from Greece, the Netherlands, Italy, Romania and North Macedonia, with a vision to develop and share their innovation and entrepreneurship support capabilities in the area of digital transformation related to circular economy, climate change and sustainable development. The main scope of PROMETHEUS relates to fostering institutional engagement and change to develop innovative and sustainable services and programs to impact ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Circular Economy’, along the following axes: - Impact-driven partnerships between higher education institutions (HEIs), research organizations, business, NGOs and government institutions - High-quality education programs on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Circular Economy - Innovation and business support services on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Circular Economy The project aims to reach the following targets: - enhance the services provided to students and faculty to assist them in entrepreneurship and innovation activities - develop multi-disciplinary facilities and structures to foster innovation - collaborate with EITs (Digital, InnoEnergy, Climate-KIC and Manufacturing) - create structures and conditions for innovation-driven research in the collaborating HEIs - develop and use idea creation and assessment structures in the areas of digital transformation and circular economy - enhance the innovation and entrepreneurial teaching curricula using both formal and informal education - develop innovation and entrepreneurial training programmes and mentoring schemes for staff and students PROMETHEUS project partners are: - University of the Aegean - University of Twente - Sapienza University of Rome - University of Patras - Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje - Crowdpolicy - European Regional Framework for Co-operation - National Research & Development Institute for Food Bioresources Funded under EIT.