Young entrepreneurs and education

On 27-28 September in Tallinn UBC Commission on Education held its meeting„Young entrepreneurs and education".The theme of the meeting was inspired by the Baltic Sea Strategy flagship project 8.1.„Promote young entrepreneurs", in which the Commission is involved as representative of UBC.

Kärt Maurus presenting Estonian entrepreneurship policy

The first day was devoted to the theme„Young entrepreneurs and vocational education".

Wolfgang Schmidt, Chairman of UBC Commission on Business Cooperation, presented projects of the commission and ideas on how to develop collaboration between two commissions.

Kärt Maurus from Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications presented en-trepreneurship policy of Estonia and activities directed at young people. Anders Olander from Norrtälje spoke about network of vocational education in the Baltic Sea Region. The examples were delivered on how entrepreneur-ship for young people could be I promoted.

The participants were also divided into workgroups for brain-storming, searching for new ideas. Workgroup of Kärt Maurus discussed the necessity of a website, which could include all information about entrepreneurship of young people. Second workgroup, led by Anders Olander discussed the possible vocational education network.

The theme of the second day was „Young entrepreneurs and environmental education". Made Kirtsi from Archimedes Foundation introduced the program Comenius Regio.This is a program, where two local governments from different countries can collaborate, including into a project local schools and NGOs. Such program could also be used for developing the entrepreneurship of young people.

Annely Veevo, Head of the Commission's Secretariat gave brief overview of education survey, which has been made this year. The survey includes EU education policy and education systems of Baltic Sea countries (structures, age of students, length of different learning steps, certificates, description of education levels). Before the uploading to UBC webpage the participants could read the survey and make remarks and suggestions. Kadri Randma from Kärdla Government spoke about Internet-based youth environmental project, which will start in beginning of 2011. Finally, Kurt Pettersson, the Chairman of Commission, presented two projects - Nature schools and Erken Laboratory Research School.