EIA and VCU Challenge the Status Quo of Entrepreneurship Education
For the second consecutive year, EIA welcomed fifteen master’s students in Product Innovation from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). We interviewed Allison Schumacher, Director of Academic Alchemy at VCU’s Da Vinci…
Financial Times: EIA is one of Europe’s 100 digital champions
The European Innovation Academy has been recognized by the Financial Times, Google and leading European policy makers as one of 100 digital pioneers in Europe. The lineup of the 100…
Featured news: Berkeley Method gets students thinking like entrepreneurs
We are proud to work with UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology – SCET to help hundreds of Berkeley students to find their entrepreneurial path at the European…
Top Startups @ Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy 2018
In July 2018 the first edition of Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy was launched in Shenzhen. 3 weeks in the fast phased environment of the makers capital brought together a community of…
Top Startups @ European Innovation Academy Portugal 2018
EIA Portugal 2018 – three weeks of being outside of your comfort zone, meeting like-minded people from across the globe, ups and downs of building your business from zero to…
Top Startups @ European Innovation Academy Italy 2018
In July 2018 more than 500 young startup-minded people from 65 different countries met in Turin, Italy at the 3rd edition of EIA Italy. European Innovation Academy is not just a…
#mentorsofeia – IP Lawyer
On Lu IP Lawyer Nixon Peabody LLP Please write an elevator pitch about yourself Globetrotting tech lawyer with bullet-proof hair. I specialize in helping companies to “monetize” their IP —…
A new story begins – EIA summer 2018
The countdown towards the European Innovation Academy’s summer programs has started! It’s a bit more than two weeks until we start our innovation marathon in Turin, followed by Cascais and…
U.Porto: digital revolution has changed education dramatically
This July the European Innovation Academy is holding its second summer program in Cascais, the Portuguese Riviera. University of Porto is sending 30 of their brightest students to innovate along…
Daimler: It’s not about the best people, it’s about the right people
Dennis Dickmann Lead Product Manager, LAB 1886 GmbH – Daimler AG Dennis, please write an elevator pitch about yourself and LAB 1886 We are the incubator of Daimler AG –…
Building your own startup will not seem impossible after EIA
Lisbon is one of the most promising tech startup ecosystems in Europe. So many new businesses, so much foreign talent, so much attention in the press. International media coverage is…
#mentorsofeia – Pitch Coach
Dirk Lehmann Coach | Dirk Lehmann & Partners Pitch Coach and Chief Mentor Please make an elevator-pitch about yourself Most likely nobody cares about your pitch. Yet. I take startup…
#mentorsofeia – Chief Mentor
Rick Rasmussen Chief of Chief mentors in Asia-Pacific Innovation Academy 2018 Please write an elevator pitch about yourself Hi, I am Rick Rasmussen. I was born and raised in Silicon…
Nova University: “Startups of today are the large companies of tomorrow”
According to the Financial Times, Nova University School of Business and Economics is the best Portuguese business school. During EIA program, Nova University Lisbon is providing the students academic credit…
Meet the #mentorsofeia – Marketing Mentor
Diego D’Aquilio Marketing Mentor in EIA Italy Please write an elevator pitch about yourself My name is Diego D’Aquilio. I have over a decade of expertise in the Marketing, Financial Markets…
“Cascais has been a startup for the past 654 years”
There are many reasons to chat with the Deputy Mayor of Cascais – Miguel Pinto Luz. Other than the fact that European Innovation Academy brought 400 students to the…
Meet Marcos Ribeiro, Head of Santander Universities in Portugal
Santander Universities – what is it? Santander Universities is all about making an impact on society. We are supporting young and highly motivated and highly educated students, so they…
Meet Hannah Xue: Software Mentor at EIA | #mentorsofeia
Hannah Xue is a Software mentor at EIA and a Software Engineer at Airbnb. Find out more about the expert in this interview. Hannah, please write (or program) an elevator pitch…
Meet the #mentorsofeia – Design Mentor
Ditte Hammarström Design Mentor in EIA Founder of Snowfire Design Community Ditte, please share the elevator pitch about yourself I am a life eater and freedom seeker that is passionate…
OSCE Scholarship program for EIA Italy 2018
European Innovation Academy(EIA) is happy to announce a collaboration with Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The scholarship program sponsored by the Italian 2018 OSCE Chairmanship in the…
Meet the #peopleofEIA – Anni
Get to know the fabulous team in EIA! We start by introducing the superpowers of Anni Sinijärv, our CEO. And of course Yoshi Go. I am involved with EIA because……