The project URBAN GReen Education for ENTteRprising Agricultural INnovation (URBAN GREEN TRAIN) created an innovative training path in the field of Urban Agriculture (UA) entrepreneurship, based on University-Society-Business Cooperation (USBC).The project was coordinated by the University of Bologna (Dept. of Agricultural Sciences, IT) and the consortium included excellent Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), innovative SMEs and NGOs of high-level expertise on different and complementary fields: UA, education, dissemination, HE, with partners from France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The project lasted 36 months, and created a model of curriculum and course in UA Entrepreneurship structured into five modules and topics:Module 1: Introduction into urban agriculture concept and typesModule 2: Resource use from a challenge perspectiveModule 3: Urban agriculture types/production systems and short food chainsModule 4: Networking and governanceModule 5: World of business and urban demands.The topic areas, provisionally identified during the proposal phase, have been re-designed according to the methodological guidelines presented in IO1 NEW URBAN AGRICULTURE INITIATIVES TOWARD A MINDSET CHANGE. IO1 presents new entrepreneurial models, training opportunities and needs resulting from the work undertaken by partners to update the state of the art of UA entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education, as well as to analyse training needs of the project target groups: SMEs, NGOs, HEIs, PAs. As result of this work, two inventories respectively of business and training opportunities in UA, were created and made available on the project web site at http://www.urbangreentrain.eu/en/?id=UA_Enterprises and http://www.urbangreentrain.eu/en/?id=UA_Enterprises&category=419. The five URBAN GREEN TRAIN MODULES AND RESOURCES (IO2) globally resulted in a training offer of 150 hours, including various types of educational resources, specifically developed by partners or collected among existing ones: presentations, articles, videos, images, eBooks, discussions, etc.The full set of modules was tested in a joint international pilot course, offered both fully online (on Moodle educational platform of the University of Bologna, IT) and in a blended modality (combining face to face and online training) and involving participants from different countries and professional backgrounds.The face to face part of the course was conducted through a 2 weeks intensive course in Bologna (IT), including a blended mobility for adult learners and a joint training staff event, aimed at strengthening knowledge and methodological exchanges.After the testing, the modules and resources were improved and translated in the partner languages (IT, DE, FR and NL) as well as in Portuguese, as additional language. The model of international curriculum developed during the project to serve as prototype for collaborative creation of further courses/curricula in UA entrepreneurship is illustrated in IO3 “MODEL AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A CURRICULUM IN URBAN AGRICULTURE ENTERPRENEURSHIP”. This output addresses non partner-HEIs, other training providers and public / private stakeholders and presents the main training actions and elements that define the URBAN GREEN TRAIN curriculum, accompanied by a set of recommendations. URBAN GREEN TRAIN was accurately disseminated in partner countries and across Europe to raise awareness on UA, and to support the opening of the path for innovative and sustainable cities. Several tools were developed for this purpose: the project web site www.urbangreentrain.eu (available in EN, FR, DE and IT), an e-Newsletter distributed periodically in four languages (IT,DE, FR, EN), a promotional video and a brochure presenting the main results and IO3 recommendations. Four national multiplier events (two in Germany, one in Italy, and one in the Netherlands) and one final international conference (in France), were organised in 2017, to launch the EU Cluster URBAN-AG and present the project results. The EU Cluster URBAN-AG involves more than 80 members from partner and non partner organisations, from several countries in Europe and beyond, representing different key actors and stakeholders in UA, as to promote knowledge and innovation exchange. URBAN GREEN TRAIN had a relevant impact on partner organisations and target groups (HEIs, SMEs, NGOs and PAs) and significantly contributed to strengthen the cooperation among Research, Education and Business and to modernise the HE system, also enhancing its role in building a sustainable economic and social growth. URBAN GREEN TRAIN succeeded in developing and offering a course and a model of curriculum in Urban Agriculture Entrepreneurship which gives a clear and comprehensive overview of the sector and its potentials, as well as a set of policy recommendations, as to serve as prototype for collaborative creation of further courses/curricula in urban agriculture.

MY-WAY aims at enhancing and improving the collaboration and efforts of web entrepreneurship initiatives (hubs, projects, accelerator networks, contests, etc.), web/business experts (accelerators, mentors, etc.), educational actors (business teachers and trainers) and the young adults as the final beneficiaries (through student networks, their alumni and student entrepreneurship centres, the student support centres). This coordination will create synergies and find ways to embed flexible services based on the existing best practices to be sustained by the student support centres in any European country at low cost. The social network of young adults across Europe will enable a wide spread of information, discovery of synergies and linkages between the actors and their services. The active engagement of student support centres and connecting them with business networks within the web entrepreneurship ecosystem and its activities, e.g. the development of the support services (training, mentoring, access to funding, regulation, policy, etc.) will strengthen the ecosystem and will also increase the visibility and impact of the web entrepreneurship initiatives and services. A network of student support centres will act as multipliers and successfully represent the targeted young adults boosting web entrepreneurship in the long term. Primary, secondary as well as emerging web entrepreneurship hubs will be involved across Europe into the project activities. The project partnership contains representatives from across the support chain for web entrepreneurs with adequate expertise and network infrastructure to successfully engage the critical mass of stakeholders. The project will implement support actions boosting the entrepreneurial spirit, especially changing the mindset, confidence and readiness of young people for starting their own business. Special attention will be paid to female web entrepreneurship and social web entrepreneurship support.