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.

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  

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.