beneficiary HEIs
Institutional change is led by UAQ, SU, UREG and LUAS.
Innovation Vision Action Plan
Turning project activity into lasting institutional change.
The STEMMING IVAP connects evidence, leadership, curriculum, digital infrastructure, entrepreneurship support and external partnerships across four beneficiary HEIs and three associated adopter HEIs.
IVAPEvidence-led institutional change
1Evidence2Action3Adoption4Legacy
CurriculaServicesPartnershipsVentures
associated adopters
WUST, USAL and the University of Florence test transfer and replication.
action lines
The selected EIT HEI Actions connect leadership, education, partnerships, venture support and knowledge sharing.
implementation phases
Design, pilot, scale and institutionalisation over 24 months.
Evidence before action
HEInnovate profiles shaped the IVAP priorities.
The four beneficiary HEIs completed the HEInnovate self-assessment during proposal preparation. The comparative profiles highlighted shared needs around entrepreneurship teaching at scale, venture support, organisational incentives and impact measurement, while also revealing different institutional strengths to build on.
Leadership and governance
Organisational capacity, incentives and resources
Entrepreneurial teaching and learning
Preparing and supporting entrepreneurs
Digital transformation and capability
Entrepreneurial ecosystem and networks
The internationalised institution
Impact of the entrepreneurial HEI
Differentiated institutional emphasis
Each HEI leads from its strengths and addresses a specific gap.
Institutionalisation anchor
University of L’Aquila
Uses strengths in digital capability, internationalisation and entrepreneurial teaching to turn tested practices into recurrent university services.
Framework and quality leader
Sorbonne University
Combines deep-tech excellence with targeted strengthening of organisational support, entrepreneurship routines and impact evidence.
Agentic-learning and software quality lead
University of Regensburg
Builds on software-engineering and entrepreneurship-support capacity while expanding entrepreneurial teaching and impact measurement.
Applied engineering pilot site
Landshut University of Applied Sciences
Uses a strong teaching profile to scale Digital Twin Studio practice, cross-border mentoring and venture-support interfaces.
Six mutually reinforcing components
The IVAP connects six levers for lasting institutional change.
Learning design, infrastructure, venture support, inclusion and knowledge sharing reinforce one another across the project.
Competence framework and mini-credentials
A shared Green Digital STEM Entrepreneurship Framework, eight assessed mini-credentials and reusable teaching and assessment packs.
AI-enabled learning and mentoring
Privacy-aware tutoring, venture coaching, ticketing and expert escalation through the Green STEM Educational Agent Lab.
Digital Twin Studios and challenge learning
Authentic smart-PV, energy, photonics and quantum-secure scenarios using open, synthetic or controlled data.
Venture building and knowledge transfer
IP clinics, KTO/TTO strengthening, internships, customer discovery and support for research-to-market pathways.
Diversity, inclusion and regional ecosystems
Accessible learning design, targeted outreach, inclusive mentoring and links to regional skills and Smart Specialisation priorities.
Knowledge sharing and EIT HEI Community
Success stories, open replication assets, adoption clinics and active contribution to joint EIT HEI learning activities.
Selected EIT HEI Actions
Eight action lines connect strategy to delivery.
The action portfolio connects leadership, infrastructure, partnerships, venture creation, curriculum, mentoring and knowledge sharing.
A1Impact Domain 1
Leadership and institutional engagement
Maintain top-management ownership of the IVAP, adoption decisions, staff incentives and post-project service responsibility.
A2Impact Domain 1
Interdisciplinary support and digital infrastructure
Create the Agent Lab, Digital Twin Studios, shared toolchains and support structures that make innovation activity repeatable.
A3Impact Domain 2
External collaboration
Deepen university-industry cooperation through challenges, datasets, expert participation, internships and regional partnerships.
A4Impact Domain 3
Business creation and technology transfer
Strengthen venture-building, IP support, KTO/TTO practice, investor readiness and routes from prototype to market.
A5Impact Domain 4
Innovation and entrepreneurship curricula
Embed the shared competence framework and mini-credentials into STEM teaching, staff development and challenge formats.
A6Impact Domain 4
Training and mentoring for staff and students
Deliver challenge-based learning, train-the-trainer activity and AI-assisted, human-reviewed mentoring at scale.
A7Impact Domain 5
Success stories and lessons learned
Document evidence, publish reusable cases and share what works with institutions beyond the consortium.
A8Impact Domain 5
EIT HEI Community engagement
Contribute to joint workshops, peer learning, roundtables and replication support across the wider EIT HEI community.
From baseline to legacy
Four phases over 24 months
Each phase converts evidence into progressively more durable curricula, services, partnerships and institutional commitments.
- 01
M1–M6
Design and set-up
Governance, HEInnovate baseline, competence framework v1 and the first technical foundations. - 02
M7–M12
Pilot and deploy
First mini-credentials, Agent Lab MVP and initial Digital Twin Studio pilots move into use. - 03
M13–M18
Scale and venture building
Delivery expands alongside mentoring, internships, innovation studios and start-up support. - 04
M19–M24
Institutionalise and hand over
Replication packs, quality evidence, sustainability commitments and long-term service ownership are secured.
Decision-making and assurance
Governance places responsibility at the right level.
Strategic ownership, operational delivery, ethics, assessment quality and external validation are separated but connected through a common reporting and escalation model.
General Assembly
Strategic decisions, major project changes and overall accountability.
Steering Board
Rectorate, dean-level and partner leadership decisions on institutionalisation, incentives and sustainability.
Executive Management Team
Monthly delivery coordination, KPI tracking, dependency management and corrective action.
Ethics and AI Governance Panel
Privacy, security, responsible AI, human oversight and escalation practice.
Exam and Credentialing Board
Assessment integrity, moderation, appeals, standards mapping and verifiable credential procedures.
External Advisory Board
Market relevance, standards, investment, regional-policy and diversity perspectives.
Legacy horizons
Designed to continue beyond the funded period.
The IVAP moves from project delivery to recurrent offers, permanent services and external replication through the STEMMING-in-a-box toolkit.
Operational by project end
Eight mini-credentials, Agent Lab nodes, Digital Twin Studio pilots, venture pathways and evidence-led quality procedures.
Recurrent consortium services
Regular mini-credential offers, maintained scenario libraries, sustained industry pipelines and active alumni and mentor networks.
External European replication
STEMMING-in-a-box supports adoption by external HEIs and workforce-upskilling ecosystems, including RIS and widening regions.
Institutional change in practice
Connect the IVAP to a course, service or partnership.
Explore how STEMMING can support curriculum adoption, challenge collaboration or a wider institutional-change pathway.