Ryan Malley: “EIA was everything I could have hoped for”
In 2017, Ryan Malley from California, US, joined our 3 week EIA program in Cascais, Portugal. Before graduating from college, he wanted one last challenge and found it in abroad,…
Harold Wright: “Entrepreneurship may not be love at first sight”
Professor Harold Wright from the University of Alabama is one of the many faculty members who joined the EIA program in the summer. Over the past 2 years, the University…
Next stop: EIA Hong Kong
Are you ready for a thrilling cultural exchange in one of the most vibrant and beautiful metropolis in the world? So, you should join us this summer. Yes! The European…
The world’s largest collection of startup ideas
Over the past 5 years, we’ve been lucky to work with driven, passionate and innovative young entrepreneurs from all over the world. We’ve seen how an idea has turned into…
Success Stories from EIA: Scoro
We are excited to share news about Scoro. One of the many success stories of startups that have their origins within the European Innovation Academy. What is Scoro? Fred Krieger…
Top Teams from Arab Innovation Academy 2019
The Arab Innovation Academy is proud to present the top teams of the 2019 program. Seeing students developing the skills and confidence needed to develop startups ideas from scratch and…
Harvard Business Review: Qatar Is Building Its Own Version of Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley has become a global byword for high technology and the archetype of a tech innovation ecosystem that supplies everything a startup can’t succeed without. So, the fact is…
Meet Sharifa Al-Barami – Angel Investor at AIA | #mentorsofAIA
Sharifa Al-Barami is an Angel Investor at Arab Innovation Academy. During the program, we have the chance to interview her and talk about her role during the program. So, if…
Meet Rodrigo Alvarenga – Chief Mentor at AIA | #mentorsofaia
Rodrigo de Alvarenga is a startup grinder, angel investor, mentor, board member, entrepreneur, professor and passionate about leadership, startups and social & tech-based entrepreneurship. He has founded and invested on…
Hayfa Al-Abdulla: The Chief Mentor at AIA | #mentorsofAIA
Hayfa Al-Abdulla is the Chief Mentor at the Arab Innovation Academy. In this interview, the tech-entrepreneur shares his background, experience and explain more about the innovation ecosystem in Qatar. Hayfa…
Dario Olivero: Design Mentor at AIA | #mentorsofAIA
Dario Olivero is the Design Mentor at Arab Innovation Academy. In this interview, Olivero shares a bit about his career, the experience as a mentor and all you wanted to…
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 –…