NextGen Entrepreneurs
May 17, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Porto

NextGen Entrepreneurs

The programme equips students with entrepreneurial skills through interactive workshops, personalized mentorship, and international collaborative projects — fostering innovation, creativity, and sustainable development in line with the EU Green Deal.

Digital competence is enhanced through online learning modules. Inclusivity is a core value, actively targeting underrepresented groups to build a diverse and equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Participants develop practical skills in strategic thinking, teamwork, digital literacy, and business planning through real-world challenges and pitch competitions.

Students working together

The programme is designed around three fundamental objectives:

Pedagogical & Educational Excellence

Structured learning with real-world entrepreneurial application

Business Strategy & Planning

Build inclusive, scalable, investor-ready business models

Financial Mastery

Understand financial statements, evaluate investments, negotiate effectively

A transformative experience that equips participants with the skills to ensure startup survival and achieve rapid, scalable growth in global markets.

Methods & Outcomes

Interactive sessions combining theory and practice, learning-by-doing, real business challenges, guest entrepreneurs, and project-based work. All materials are shared via Google Drive.

Why You Should Join

  • Collaborate across Europe with international teams
  • Compete with real innovative ideas
  • Develop a global entrepreneurial mindset
  • Pitch in an international Dragons' Den format

We Welcome

Separate pitching tracks for different stages:

  • Students with validated ideas (past problem-solution fit)
  • Early-stage startups
  • Scaleups ready for global growth
Entrepreneurship

Coordinating & Host Institution

Isla Gaia

Full Partners

Thomas More
Avans

Schedule

1 Participants

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