GreenSTEM
STEM Entrepreneurship for Green Circular Economy
GreenSTEM strengthens STEM innovation capacity for the green circular economy by embedding entrepreneurship training, micro-credentials, research-to-market pathways, KTO/TTO capacity, and green start-up support under Topic 1.
Selected under Topic 1: EIT-HEI-2025-STEM-CAPACITY-BUILDING, GreenSTEM supports Higher Education Institutions in positioning STEM faculties as engines for the green circular economy. The project focuses on helping students, researchers, staff, and innovation support teams translate circular economy knowledge into practical skills, start-up ideas, and market-facing solutions.
At the centre of GreenSTEM is a Circular Economy Innovation Ecosystem model. This combines challenge-based learning, EntreComp-aligned training, micro-credentials, industry challenges, green technology commercialisation, IP management, and start-up acceleration. Participants will work on real circular economy challenges linked to green business models, biorefinery technologies, agri-food waste valorisation, environmental management accounting, sustainability reporting, and sustainable food systems.
GreenSTEM also strengthens institutional innovation capacity through new cross-faculty and inclusion-focused structures, including circular economy innovation platforms, green STEM innovation labs, bioeconomy training capacity, and support for women in green STEM entrepreneurship. By aligning with EIT RawMaterials, EIT Climate-KIC, and EIT Food, the project aims to connect STEM talent development with European priorities in circular materials, climate-smart business models, agri-food bioeconomy, and sustainable industrial transformation.
Partners on this project
Sakarya University (Lead Partner)
CAMPUS DE EXCELENCIA INTERNACIONAL EN AGROALIMENTACION
Ecohub Kimya ve Biyoteknoloji A.S.
Habitat Derneği
Odessa National Polytechnic University
The Science Park of the Carpathian University
University of Almería
MUSIAD Sakarya Subesi
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