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Santander X Global Challenges

Upskilling educators through the Santander X Entrepreneurship Educators’ Programme

Responsive Timeline and Testimonials

Challenge

Our Foundation partnered with Banco Santander on the Santander X Entrepreneurship Educators Challenge to develop a sustainable community of educators who could lead entrepreneurship education among students and academic communities across Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. The aim of the initiative was to improve the impact of entrepreneurship education across academic communities, regardless of their subject of expertise and seniority, within their universities and local innovation ecosystems.

Entrepreneurship education

Approach

We at the Oxentia Foundation developed an intensive, phased training and mentoring programme, sharing current global best practice in innovation and research-led entrepreneurship. The programme supported participants in the development of strategies to increase the impact of entrepreneurship in the own institutions, addressing the idiosyncrasies of their environments and resources.

Programme Delivery

Impact

The Santander X Entrepreneurship Educators’ Programme 2020 saw cohort collaboration through including initial development plans, and new cross-institutional programme delivery. The programme led to developing a highly interactive and sustainable entrepreneurship educator community, who continue to share ideas and collaborate. All strategies developed throughout the programme are now being implemented by participants back in their home institutions.

Entrepreneurial Venture Development