Initial situation

There are over 180,000 science students in Europe. Europe needs scientists who not only discover and invent new things, but also use their discoveries for social and entrepreneurial purposes. Especially in Southern Europe, the share of founders in the natural sciences is low.

Target groups and their benefits

The SCIENT project was aimed at graduates and doctoral students in science, engineering and mathematics. With the help of a systematic programme and in cooperation with selected science and technology start-up centres, their entrepreneurial skills were to be promoted.

Project goal

The SCIENCE project aimed to raise awareness of career options among PhD students and graduates so that they not only consider an academic career, but are also aware of the opportunities to use their research results and start their own business. To this end, good practices from the northern countries of the European Union have been transferred and a high quality training programme for PhD STEM students has been developed.

Role of ISOB

ISOB led the internal quality assurance and coordinated the data collection and analysis of user feedback.