Academic Responsible of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit: Prof. Eugenia Petridou Dean of Faculty of Economic and Political Sciences Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Mission of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit The mission of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit (IEU) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is to cultivate and reinforce students’ positive attitudes towards undertaking innovative entrepreneurship initiatives, enhance their entrepreneurial knowledge and skills, and bring them in contact with the real entrepreneurial world.

IEU Scope The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit (IEU) aims to support the curriculum of 19 AUTh Departments with courses on entrepreneurship and actions which reinforce a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. Within this framework, it provides students with the opportunity to be introduced to the basic concepts of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, to be trained in the preparation of business plans, to participate in open actions (entrepreneurship meetings, workshops, visits to innovative enterprises, conferences), thus stimulating their entrepreneurial activities.

IEU Actions  Introduction of Innovation and Entrepreneurship courses into the curriculum of 19 AUTh Schools/Departments  Workshops on business plan development  Company visits and practitioners seminars  Open actions that connect theory and practice  Development of training material and case studies  Publicity actions for promoting the work of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit

Course structure Seminar courses – 7 weeks Seminar courses provide students with elementary knowledge on establishing, running, financing and managing a business. At the same time, they promote and reinforce positive attitudes towards undertaking innovative entrepreneurship initiatives. Workshops – 4 weeks The workshops train students in the preparation of business plans, using business planning software, and in the development of their own virtual business. In addition, the program connects students with the world of “business”, offering them the opportunity to visit companies, to invite and discuss with businessmen active in their field of interest, to attend relevant entrepreneurship seminars and workshops, and finally to establish networks. Connecting students with the world of business – 2 weeks To achieve a connection with business reality, students have the opportunity to participate in company visits, hold discussions with business people in their field of interest, during a period of two weeks.

The Participating Departments Students’ number Students’ number Students’ number Students’ number Students’ number TOTAL Rural and Surveying Engineering Biology Geology Agriculture Forestry & Natural Environment Mass Media & Journalism Medicine Veterinary Medicine Mechanical Engineering Economics Early Childhood Education Informatics Ecclesiastical and Social Theology Political Sciences Civil Engineering Physical Education & Sport Science Physics Chemistry Chemical Engineering TOTAL

Business plans Business plans per academic year (up to January 2015…) Total

Open actions of IEU Networking with several organizations (13) Workshops (7) Seminars/ International training programs (3) Participating in conferences/events/competitions (15) Award Ceremonies for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Course Business Plans “eyge epiheirein” (3)

Company visits organized by the schools Schools Number of events/visits Rural and Surveying Engineering5 Biology5 Geology2 Agriculture5 Forestry & Natural Environment1 Mass Media & Journalism2 Medicine5 Veterinary Medicine1 Mechanical Engineering3 Early Childhood Education3 Informatics1 Civil Engineering4 Physical Education & Sport Science5 Physics1 Chemistry3 Chemical Engineering2

Networking with several institutions Hellenic Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Welfare (July 2014, Heraklion) Memorandum of Cooperation between AUTH and the Industries’ Association of Northern Greece, December 2010, February 2014 Municipality of Thessaloniki, December 2014, March 2012 UNESCO center, April 2013 Graduate Students’ Association of British Universities (BGS) and with the British Council, November 2014 American College of Thessaloniki, Februrary 2015 Institute of Social Economy, February 2015 Developmental Partnership responsible for the Formation of the Regional Support Mechanism of Central Macedonia’s SCEs, November 2014 Center of Business and Cultural Development, December 2010 «Network Sinergia», April 2012 European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) and British Council, March 2014 Impact Hub Athens, March 2015

Workshops of IEU 1. «Encouraging the Youth Social Entrepreneurship - The Presentation of Social Impact Award», 9 March 2015, ΚΕDEA 2. «The perspectives of development of Social Entrepreneurship in Central Macedonia», 19 November 2014, ΚΕDEA 3. «Social Entrepreneurship: from the idea to implementation», 11 December 2013, ΚΕDEA 4. «Social Entrepreneurship: the new challenge in the entrepreneurship», 10 April 2013, ΚΕDEA 5. «The new products of Athens Stock Market and the Chances of Implementation on Greeks Stock Exchanges», 13 March 2012, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law, Economics and Political Sciences 6. «Exports and Innovation», 15 December 2011, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law, Economics and Political Sciences 7. «Innovation and Entrepreneurship», 9 December 2010, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law, Economics and Political Sciences

Seminars/ International training programs 1. Interactive seminar: "A Pathway to Successful Leadership: the SERVE Model", 30 May 2014, KEDEA 2. COST Training School, «Cultivating Entrepreneurial ideas», July 2013, ΚΕDEA 3. “Startups in Greece – Progressing in Chaos”, 19th March 2012, Bissell Library, American College of Thessaloniki (ACT)

Award Ceremony for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Course Business Plans “eyge epihirin” 1.Award Ceremony for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Course Business Plans “eyge epihirin 2014”, 19 March 2015, Aristotle University Research Dissemination Centre (KEDEA) 2.Award Ceremony for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Course Business Plans “eyge epihirin 2013”, 20 February 2014, Aristotle University Research Dissemination Centre (KEDEA) 3.Award Ceremony for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Course Business Plans “eyge epihirin 2012”, 21 November 2012, Aristotle University Research Dissemination Centre (KEDEA)

Herakleion, June 2014 Students of IEU – AUTH were awarded in International Conference of the Greek Presidency of EU on Social Entrepreneurship Herakleion, June 2014 RankBusiness PlanStudents’ NamesSchool 1η«Άστε–Γη»Ioannis Thanasoulias, Nasia Lapa, Stergios Melissas Agriculture 2η«Μαζί μια Αγκαλιά»Christoforidou Kyriaki, Cechagias Christos Economics 4η«Promo-Greece»Alexandra Kyritsaka, Dimitra Mpitsi Economics

Student of IUE-AUTH was awarded in 17 th National Student Competition «Economia », Αthens, May 2011 Bakogianni Eleni (student from School of Early Childhood Education) business plan topic: “Cultural Tourism as an alternative tourism form in Trikala prefecture”

Students of IEU-AUTH were distinguished in 5 th Conference “Innovation & Development”, organized by ka-business.gr, 2 nd November 2013 Name of Business Plan Students NamesSchool 1«Special trip» Maria Carasouli, Calligianidou Parthena, Symeonidou Maria Economics 2«Shit Happens »Panidis Alexandros, Pegios Nikolaos, Stamatis Christos Chemical Engineering

IEU Actions Evaluation

IEU Actions Evaluation Conditions of Program Implementation

IEU Action’s Evaluation Meeting Expectations – Prospective Benefits

Survey on students attitudes towards entrepreneurial undertaking  Results of survey show that students participation in IEU actions enforcing their personality traits related to potential entrepreneurs personality Academic Year Academic Year Factors (GET test by Caird) Mean Price before participation Mean Price after participation Mean Price before participation Mean Price after participation Calculated Risk- taking 2,592,942,233,12 Creative Tendency3,223,923,273,65 High need for achievement 3,453,563,193,55 High need for autonomy 3,133,253,103,37 Internal locus of control 3,06 3,47 2,71 2,90

Contact Us - Program Coordinators Official website: Prof. Eugenia Petridou Dean of Economics and Political Science Academic Responsible of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece Georgia Mylona IT & Communication Consultant IEU AUTH MSc in Management Naoum Mylonas PhD Candidate in School of Economics External Research of IEU AUTH – Business Plans Consultant Dr Niki Glaveli Teaching Fellow in School of Economics Research Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship Stream