Are you interested in innovation and entrepreneurship?
Do you want inspiration and tools to help you develop your entrepreneurial ideas? Then join Circle U.’s online spring track ”From Potential to Power”, which concludes with a Summer School in Belgium. The application deadline for the Summer School is 30 April.
This spring, all students and staff can join the Circle U. webinar series "From Potential to Power" Spring Track and get inspiration for how to develop their innovative ideas and entrepreneurial competences while becoming part of an international network.
Three phases – from idea to action
The track is organised as a three-phase progressive journey designed to take you from idea to action.
Participants may choose to attend individual online sessions, follow the full online track, or apply for the full track including the Summer School in Belgium.
Please note that to be considered for the Summer School, you must participate in the three webinars in phase b.
Phase a: Inspiration (April – May) – webinars
In this webinar series, you will meet female entrepreneurs and innovators from all over Europe who will share their entrepreneurial journey, challenges encountered and experiences gained.
- 4 May (17-18.30): Beyond the Entrepreneur Stereotype: Finding Your Own Path
- 12 May (18-19.30): Building Your Own Way: Women Founders, Resilience, and the Courage to Take Space
- 18 May (12.30-14): Voices, Barriers, and Breakthroughs: Building Your Path Against the Odds
Phase b: Skill-building (May – June) – online workshops
Here you can participate in three interactive workshops designed to develop your voice, your agency and your leadership capacity. You will get specific tools and also share experiences with the other participants.
- 20 May (12-14): Build your Self-confidence
- 4 June (16.30-18): Become a leader
- 15 June (16-18): Topic will be announced soon
Read more about the entire track and the individual webinars and workshops
Phase c: From idea to action (22-26 June) – onsite Summer School
Here you can apply to join a Summer School in Louvain-la-Neuve where you get to develop your project and work intensively on your idea together with the other participants. Please note that you must have attended all three workshops in phase b to be considered for the Summer School.
How to apply
You can already register for the individual webinars via this link. Please note that registration ends one day before the specific webinar.
If you wish to apply to the Summer School, you must do so before 30 April. By applying you also commit yourself to attending the three workshops in phase b as completing all three workshops is a prerequisite for participation in the Summer School.
What is Circle U.?
- The university alliance Circle U. consists of nine universities (including AU) who work to make mobility easier and more accessible for students and staff. > Read more about Circle U.
- One of Circle U.'s focus areas is innovation and entrepreneurship anchored in the Incubator Hub. The hub includes the Female Founders Network, who has organised the “From Potential to Power” spring track.
- Students and staff at AU have access to various online and onsite offers at the alliance universities > See current offers