Education Programs

We support all stages of solutions development in an integrated way - from early-stage youth ideas and research ideas from scientists to MVP-ready start-ups and mature SMEs and NGOs. Our hybrid methods of learning offer blended education through 1:1 mentorship, self-paced digital materials, workshops, and peer-to-peer learning.

Our incubators & transformation programs have supported hundreds of entrepreneurs and youth in Central and Eastern Europe to develop tech & non-tech solutions, to understand sustainable business-making practices and to receive investment, mentorship, and a strong network for the future. We worked with start-ups 1-2 years old in our CEE Future Makers incubator offering mentorship, 20K euro awards & investment opportunities. Starting with 2021, we also work with more mature SMEs (3-4 years old) in their quest to become more sustainable and future-oriented in our Transformator program present in 4 countries: Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Croatia and more recently through the ESG Lab program.

The Sustainability Academy is a large SIS project that provides educational content to thousands of SMEs interested in learning more about sustainability and developing an integrated sustainability strategy. The Academy has scaled in 2024 to 4 Central and Eastern European countries, offering sustainability education to thousands of regional SMEs. An Academy will also be open in Slovenia, starting 2025.

We also support young researchers in Romania to become better prepared to present their research and develop a more robust network through public speaking workshops in 8 universities and financial support through Games of Science.