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She Starts Up: Hygerta, Alba, Artemisa Pjeshka – DDA
For an innovation ecosystem to flourish, it is required that there is a support structure [incubation/acceleration programmes] available for start-ups in all stages of development. Tirana-Inc. – Incubator Programme adds to the landscape of start-ups ecosystem actors. Tirana Inc., a multi-university incubator that supports students and recent graduates, but also researchers with innovative ideas to […]
ConnectIT 2.0 _ 2nd Showcase event
On June 13th, the final showcase event of ConnectIT 2.0 took place in the premises of the Polytechnic University of Tirana. In the conference hall crowded with students, small business owners, university professors, government officials, project coordinators and GIZ representatives, seven digital solutions developed by the students for MSMEs, varying from website development and digital […]
EU4Innovation Reloaded – Launch event of the second phase of the project
The European Union, Germany, and Sweden are joining forces as Team Europe, with the Government of Albania, to develop and boost the Albanian Innovation Agenda. Representatives from the Albanian Government, donors, and the most important actors of the innovation ecosystem gathered to launch the second phase of the multi-donor action “EU4Innovation”. The event started with […]
EU4Innovation Workshop with ISOs & Universities
Today, on April 12th, the EU4Innovation project brought together Innovation Support Organizations (ISOs) & Universities in a Workshop with the theme: “The Way Forward”. We started the day with a brief recap from the first phase of the EU for Innovation project and with lessons learnt from our experience within the innovation ecosystem. Afterwards the […]
She Starts Up: Silva Arapi – Cloud68.co
In this edition of the “She Starts-Up” campaign / interview ,the spotlight will be on an inspiring, cause-driven tech woman, active in the Free Software movement since 2015 Silva Arapi. As a Co-founder of Cloud68.co, Silva is working to build a sustainable company that makes the use of open-source digital infrastructure easy and convenient, while […]
ConnectIT 2.0 – call for entrepreneurs MSME managers
Connect IT 2.0, the project that promotes cooperation between universities and the private sector, enabled and supported by the German government through GIZ Albania, the ProSeed 2.0 program and EU4Innovation in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance and Economy; invites all entrepreneurs/ managers of a micro, small or medium enterprise to apply to benefit from […]
We Make Future International Roadshow in Albania
We are happy to have supported and participated at ‘We Make Future’ International Roadshow in Albania, together with inspiring speakers, companies, investors, start-ups and talented professionals and artists. This was a concrete chance for the audience to meet like-minded people and become part of an international entrepreneurial and innovative community. The WMF International Roadshow happens […]
ConnectIT 2.0 Showcase Event
On February 28, we attended the Connect IT 2.0 Showcase Event, at the premises of former Kinoklub “Studenti” / University of Tirana. 10 student teams were selected to present their digital solutions ranging from CRM, optimization of existing websites, e-commerce, digital marketing, etc. Present were other students participating in the Connect IT program, lecturers, media […]
She Starts Up: Aneida Bajraktari Bicja – Balkans Capital
When mapping the entrepreneurial eco-system of Albania, one would for sure come across Start-up Grind Tirana – a global start-up community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs, or Start-up Weekend Tirana – one of the world’ s greatest educational movements for entrepreneurs. We are proud to state that Aneida Bajraktari Bicja, entrepreneur/ 40under40/ advisor/ […]
She Starts Up: Lorena Gjana and Esmerina Hidri – KODO Academy
Back in September 2021, thanks to the support of EU for Innovation and Challenge Fund, Kodo Academy launched a pilot programme by opening first classes for new programmers in three technologies: ReactJS, Node.js and Python. The students attending the academy had an opportunity to develop their knowledge in technologies, which have been identified as the […]
