Spinnovation Plus
Spinnovationplus is a collaborative project between Reutlingen University, Aalen University and Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart, funded by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts. It complements the Spinnovation project with the following sub-projects
- Social Entrepreneurship (led by Reutlingen University)
- Individual forms of validation (led by Aalen University)
- Building networks and making them accessible to founders (led by HdM Stuttgart)
The aim:
The aim of Spinnovation Plus is to improve the quality and scope of start-up support for students.
The milestones
The milestones in the sub-project "Building networks and making them accessible to start-up founders", which is being implemented by the Hochschule der Medien, include:
- Design of an interdisciplinary compulsory elective module on networking
- Development of an entrepreneurship events calendar for the Stuttgart region
- Development of a network compass providing an overview of all relevant players in the Stuttgart start-up ecosystem
- Design and launch of the TeamUp networking event, where team members or co-founders can be found
- Establishment of a roundtable on entrepreneurship to promote the exchange of views and information between the Startup Centre and academic staff and professors
- Setting up a networking fund to enable students to attend fee-based networking events
- Development of a marketing toolbox for start-ups
The partners
Hochschule der Medien, Department of Building Networks and Making Them Accessible to Start-ups
Reutlingen University, Department of Social Entrepreneurship
Aalen University, Individual Forms of Validation
Spinnovation Plus received funding of €499,800 from the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.