FutureFounders

Project ENLIGHT FutureFounders

Project Title: Empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs across ENLIGHT six flagship areas

Call: ENLIGHT Incubator Grants
Duration: 1 November 2025 – 30 June 2027 (20 months)

Principal Investigator for the Faculty of Management, Comenius University: Ing. Lenka Bednárová, PhD.

Involved team members: 
Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Marian Holienka, PhD.
prof. Ing. Anna Pilková, PhD., MBA
Mgr. Juraj Mikuš, PhD.
Mgr. Miloš Mrva, PhD.

Description:
The ENLIGHT FutureFounders project is carried out in cooperation with the University of Galway. The aim of the project is to provide students and employees of the partner universities within the ENLIGHT alliance with knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship through an online educational course. This knowledge should help them develop an entrepreneurial mindset for sustainable business.

The online course focuses on entrepreneurship in connection with the six flagship areas of the ENLIGHT alliance:

1. Health and Well-being
2. Digitalization
3. Climate Change
4. Energy and Circular Economy
5. Equity
6. Culture and Creativity

The course will consist of four theoretical topics delivered by colleagues from partner universities who teach in these domains, and six practical topics presented by industry experts.

Upon completing the course, participants will be able to obtain a certificate and make use of incubation programs offered by the project partners institutions.

Coordinator:
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Management

Project Partner:
University of Galway