Piemonte Agency is partner of IMPACTWHEEL, project financed by EIT Raw Materials within the programme HEI Higher Education Initiative.

Objectives

IMPACTWHEEL aims at strengthening the entrepreneurial and innovation capacity of higher education institutions (HEIs) across Europe by fostering institutional change, supporting academic commercialization, and embedding universities more deeply into regional innovation ecosystems.

The project brings together a culturally and geographically diverse consortium of 6 HEIs, 2 intermediary organisations, and 2 innovation-focused companies from 7 European countries.
By combining crowdsourcing, mentoring, and regional cooperation, IMPACTWHEEL aims to transform HEIs into key drivers of innovation, economic growth, and societal impact across Europe.

Actions

• Mapping out and transfer of proven entrepreneurial practices using the Value Creation Wheel (VCW) methodology;
• Co-creation and piloting innovation and entrepreneurship training programmes for students, academic and non-academic staff;
• Support in the creation and scaling of start-ups and foster new business partnerships;
• Institutionalization of successful approaches through strategic engagement with HEI leadership;
• Promotion of long-term sustainability through cross-fertilization, policy alignment, and regional ecosystem integration.  

On-going activities

Training for companies: "Choosing foreign markets methodically: strategies for international growth"
[online] 15, 22, 29 October 2026 - 09:00:13:00 [Italian Language]
Flyer
Story telling of the experience on how navigating international expansion with the Value Creation Wheel 

HEIs performance and sustainability assessment: methodology support
Date: 30/01/2026
Document for the use of universities interested in a methodology for evaluating the performance and sustainability of their activities in support of entrepreneurship 

HEIs performance and sustainability assessment: assessment support
Date: 31/07/2026
The report contains the results of the assessment conducted at six European universities during the 2025–26 academic year

Training for companies: "Choosing foreign markets methodically: strategies for international growth" 
[online] 7, 14, 21 November 2025 - 09:00:13:00 [Italian Language]
Flyer

More info on the actions carried ut so far on the project blog: https://impactwheel.eu/blog/    

Countries

Italy, Latvia, North Macedonia, Portugal, Spain, Slovak Republic, United Kingdom

Duration

1st  phase: April – December 2025
2nd phase: January 2026 – April 2027 

Partership

Universidad de Beira Interior - Portugal (lead partner)
Universidad de Navarra (UPNA) Spain
Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE) - Riga
Goce Delcev University (UGD) - North Macedonia
University of St. Andrews (USTAN) - United Kingdom
Universitas Mercatorum (UniMercatorum) - Italy
Ambiom - Slovak Republic
INOVA+ - Portugal
Nova Forum - Portugal
Piemonte Agency - Italy

For more information on the project, visit website  www.impactwheel.eu  

You can watch the project video for quick and engaging overview of IMPACTWHEEL in action

Contact person: 
Piemonte Agency - Elena Dall’Amico
Tel: +39 011 6700640 - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.