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Connecting the European and Japanese Innovation Ecosystems

04/04/2024

EIT Global Outreach programme invites you to apply to this one-of-a-kind, full immersion programme that brings European innovation ecosystem leaders to Tokyo, Japan, for a bootcamp designed to foster organic collaboration between the ecosystems. The programme runs from 23rd to 27th June 2024. The full cost of the programme is 6,000 EUR, however EIT Global Outreach can offer partial funding of participation fee and/or Travel & Accommodation reimbursement (read carefully the financial support criteria).

Who should apply:

  • European experienced senior professionals at management level
  • Belongs to an organization boosting European start-up growth
  • Deals with innovation or business creation
  • Able to contribute knowledge, experience and network to the programme
  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience

(For example: TTO’s, heads of: accelerators, innovation agencies, research centres, labs, incubators or other business creation activities from academia, industry)

The programme is not suited for individual start-ups or consultants.

Learn more and register until 29 April 2024.

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