MIT Bootcamp Zagreb is an intensive training program on innovation and entrepreneurship management, being held for the first time ever here in Europe. The first MIT Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Europe was presented on Friday in the Croatian capital.
As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marta Duic writes on the 1st of December, 2019, this is an intensive training program on innovation and entrepreneurship management, which will be held for the first time in Europe, more precisely in Zagreb, with the cooperation of Algebra, FER and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It is MIT’s first collaboration with Croatian institutions, and the project is significant not only at the educational level, but for the entire economy as well, as was highlighted at a media conference.
More than 1000 applications are expected, of which 140 participants will participate in MIT Bootcamp Zagreb and 20 seats will be secured for Croatian candidates.
“In six days, key knowledge in a variety of fields, from leadership, innovation, new product and service development, marketing components, etc, will be summarised, and participants have a ”pitch” in front of investors.
We aim to keep some of these ideas here in Croatia. The MIT Innovation & Entrepreneurship Bootcamp has so far seen 1,200 students pass through it, who then went on to set up around 100 companies and raise more than 70 million dollars, “said Mislav Balković, dean of the Algebra College in Zagreb.
Hrvoje Džapo, the leader of FER’s career centre notes that this project is an opportunity to learn from the best about commercialising innovation, because that is exactly what Croatia lacks.
“This is just the beginning of this story, which we want to strengthen the collaboration of academia and institutions with, and we’re planning our 10 counsellors who will go through the camp to learn how to identify people with entrepreneurial spirit and potential on the ground, and later we’ll transfer this knowledge to regional development agencies and chambers,” explained Ante Lončar, director of the Croatian Employment Service.
Marija Knežević Kajari, assistant minister of labour, said that the only education left is to activate the existing and future workforce.
“Additional importance lies in the fact that the camp is being held at a time of the rotation of the EU presidency, and we can show Europe that yes, we can,” stated Knežević Kajari.
Hrvoje Josip Balen, Member of the Board of Algebra who is also working on the project, notes that this is an opportunity for all businessmen and institutions and that they expect to continue cooperation with one of the world’s leading universities in the future.
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