Type and Duration
ERASMUS, September 2020 until August 2023 (finished)Coordinator
Chair of Entrepreneurship and LeadershipMain Research
Growth and ComplexityField of Research
EnterpriseDescription
The spirit of entrepreneurship had been behind several European nations' economic surges during the two previous decades, with several individuals having developed innovative solutions to emerging problems. Inspiring entrepreneurship among the youth had become an essential component of several nations that had made it part of their growth plans. The ERASMUS project's objective was to inspire and develop entrepreneurial skills among high school and university students by teaching them mindfulness-based self-leadership skills. The University of Liechtenstein undertook the project with considerable input from its partner institutions across Albania, Finland, and Croatia. The participating establishments developed, implemented, and tested the training program. The initial phase involved developing a course manual that outlined the foundation of the theoretical concepts and the methods outlined in rolling out practical exercises among the students. The manual was then applied to develop an online video course that engaged the students through a multi-sensory approach. All the partner organizations then conducted an assessment of their students to determine their entrepreneurship proficiency and the extent to which they had acquired other complementing skills. The project was innovative, as it was one of the few projects aimed at enhancing students' entrepreneurial mindset by integrating mindfulness, social skills, and self-leadership. As observed over time, entrepreneurship had resulted in advancements across various industries. Not all the advancements had been positive, with individuals and the environment having been affected on a significant scale. Cultivating entrepreneurship facilitated through mindfulness-based self-leadership among the younger generation would present a wealth of benefits to them while further influencing their communities. Integrating mindfulness and self-leadership would ensure that their businesses were sustainable for the future. This was because mindfulness altered the manner in which students attended to their surroundings while self-leadership encouraged them to face the pressing challenges of society.
Principal Investigator
Publications
Bogdanova, O., Brusila-Meltovaara, K., Moder, S., Tenschert, J., Stojcic, N., & Vojvodic, K. (2022). Developing an entrepreneurial self-leadership and mindfulness-based course in international collaboration. Paper presented at the Cross-Cultural Business Conference, Steyr, Austria.
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