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Fostering Entrepreneurship in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (FESTEM) is a project funded by the European Union. It aims is to help university students develop entrepreneurship in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programmes (STEM) and implement it within the Palestinian start-up ecosystem in order to associate between the enterprise network and academia, decrease the levels of graduate unemployment and eventually lead to economic growth.

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The faculties of Engineering & Technology and Science in Birzeit University have launched on Wednesday 26 th of September 2018, the Fostering Entrepreneurship in STEM topics Conference in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education Dr. Sabri Saidam, the president of Birzeit University Dr. Abdul Latif Abu Hajleh, and the president of the higher Council for Innovation and Excellence Eng. Adnan Samara. In addition, a number of European and local experts, university members and students, and guests from the public and private sectors have joined the conference as well.

Dr. Abu Hijleh said “the conference aims to discuss the methods of fostering and enhancing entrepreneurship and innovation concepts in STEM topics in the higher education in Palestine. This is because the higher education institutions are now moving towards learning and teaching innovation and excellence that helps empowering entrepreneurship, leads to economic growth and reduces unemployment rates in Palestine.” On the other hand, Dr. Saidam shed light on the importance of boosting the business and entrepreneurship sector and of the importance of research. He also confirmed the significance of investing in the entrepreneurial innovative ideas and how the ministry focus on the importance of the research since they have signed an agreement of 20 million ILS to support Academic Research in universities.s

The conference had 3 lectures that carried out different topics by international and local experts. Additionally, Dr. Iyad Tumar ended the conference saying: “we are looking forward to implement this conference’s recommendation on learning and teaching in the near future in our Palestinian Universities and in the Palestinian Higher Education.”

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Birzeit University is honored to invite you to attend and participate in the Fostering Entrepreneurship in Learning & Education Conference held by European experts and academics.

The conference consists of a variety of lectures

The registration starts at 9:30 am.

You are all welcome to join us.

Date: 26/9/2018

Time : 10:00-16:00

Place: Said Khoury building for development studies (conference room 104)

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Middlesex university is carrying out a trainng/ meeting in London to all partners to work on the following tasks in the project:

D2.1 Create an entrepreneurship strategy inside HE

D2.2 Staff capacity development in entrepreneurship (All Partners- Mid Progress Report in April, so we need all info by beginning of March Financial Issues, staff cost and IMRs upload them to the BSCW

- Training in London, MDX, UCPH, USIGEN, topics that will be covered in the training

- Suggestion for Palestinian partners for the topics as well

D2.3 Develop 4 courses and 4 tutorials in latest trends in STEM - Development procedure

D2.4 Entrepreneurship oriented course design

D2.5 Develop access to finance tool-kit

D2.6 Demo day to present students’ projects to investors, this task will be end of the project.