Duration

01 January 2021 - 31 December 2023

Research Group

1: Social Inequalities and Public Action

Principal Investigator

Cristóvão Margarido

Applicant Entity

IPLeiria

Funding Entity

Compete2020; Portugal2020; União Europeia – FS

Partnerships

Instituto Politécnico de Leria (Líder); Instituto Politécnico de Beja; Instituto Politécnico de Bragança; Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco; Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e Ave; Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra; Instituto Politécnico da Guarda; Instituto Politécnico do Porto; Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre; Instituto Politécnico de Santarém; Instituto Politécnico de Tomar; Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo; Instituto Politécnico de Viseu.

Goals

The Link Me Up Project – 1000 Ideas, aims to stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit through the development of initiatives that boost:

the creation of ideas and business plans;

the co-creation of innovation based on multidisciplinary teams of Young students and /or entrepreneurs of Higher Polytechnic Education in Portugal.

The Project will promote the monitoring of 1000 initiatives linked to the creation of ideas and business plans, and the process of co-creation of innovation that will be developed with local companies/entities, promoting the creation or improvement of products, processes and services that respond to current and future societal challenges. The purpose is to support: 400 business ideas and plans and 600 innovation co-creation projects.