International collaboration between Coventry University London, ISCAP and Eligent Club
Students from MSc Enterprise and Innovation in the Coventry University London Campus (UK) will collaborate with Eligent Club and ISCAP (Portugal) to create an online coaching session on how to lead and manage a virtual team in the start-up environment. Guests include academics, startup mentors of Eligent Club and students from Coventry University and ISCAP.
Final event will take place on 24th November 2021 where the entrepreneurs of the following European start-ups will join coaching sessions:
The aim of the collaboration programme is to enhance the practical experience for students of Coventry University London on how to engage and help real early-stage companies. Startups from Portugal will get an opportunity to express their virtual teamwork challenges and get real-time advice on how to improve their teamwork performance.
Dr Nan Jiang
Senior Lecturer at the University of Coventry
Senior Lecturer at the University of Coventry
“Coventry University London Campus aims to provide high-standard learning for students and make social impacts by embedding the entrepreneurship learning in the community of practice. Through engaging the students in different institutions and collaborating with startups across Europe in the classroom activities, student learning takes place in the application of knowledge and skills to address the current business challenges. It is a transformative learning as students learn through an experience of helping others improve their study and businesses.”
Marco Lamas
Invited Senior Lecturer at ISCAP-P.Porto
Invited Senior Lecturer at ISCAP-P.Porto
“We are thrilled to have been chosen by the audience as the best startup, given the amazing pitches by the rest of the cohort. The Eligent Club Accelerator has been a great opportunity for the team at Creol, the progress made and the connections gained, have really boosted our approach and opportunities.”
Slava Baranovskiy
Founder of Eligent Club
Founder of Eligent Club
“Distance-based collaboration and virtual team management became the norm and day-to-day practice of the majority of startup teams worldwide. Eligent Club is pleased to facilitate international collaboration between academic bodies and startups to work on real industry challenges. The coaching session focused on real virtual teamwork problems which will be delivered by students of Coventry University London is a great form to support early-stage companies in Portugal.”