OPEN INNOVATION & YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP

LUM University “Giuseppe Degennaro” and CIHEAM Bari are launching the international Master programme in “Open Innovation & Youth Entrepreneurship” with a specific focus on the digitalization of the main economical sectors of the region, in collaboration with LUM Strategy Innovation (spin-off of LUM University specialized in strategy and innovation), Almacube (spin-off of the University of Bologna specialized in open innovation), BUSINESSMED (main representative of the private sector with 25 Confederations of Enterprises from States members of the Union for the Mediterranean), UNIMED (network of Higher Education and Research Institutions in the Euro-Mediterranean region, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and Western Balkans) and with the technical support of the Mediterranean Innovation Partnership (MIP), the Mediterranean Innovation Hub and national and international companies.

Companies involved

Partner companies will be involved in all modules of the Master programme, including project works (open innovation) and internship activities:

Andriani SpA, Greenblu, Planetek Italia, Putignano & Figli, Timac agro-Italia, Tersan.

Objectives

This programme is designed to empower younger generations and improve their employability opportunities by promoting their active involvement in the economic development of their regions.

The Master course aims to train a new generation of innovation managers:

• to enhance the entrepreneurial culture;
• to contribute to the design, development, and implementation of innovative projects within enterprises and organizations (innovation managers);
• to launch new business initiatives (start-ups);
• to provide consultancy services to promote knowledge transfer by introducing business innovation processes and methods (innovation brokers).