BIP StartupXperience | Portugal

BIP StartupXperience is a Blended Intensive Program developed under the Erasmus+ program, which aims to promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and international collaboration among higher education students. Through online and in-person sessions, workshops, company visits, practical challenges, and specialized mentoring, participants work in multicultural teams to develop innovative business ideas and address real-world market challenges. The program encourages creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, intercultural communication, and the use of digital tools in the development of entrepreneurial projects. The main objective of StartupXperience is to equip students with entrepreneurial and innovation skills, providing a practical and international experience that contributes to the development of sustainable, viable, and future-oriented solutions. The program culminates in the presentation of the developed projects before a panel of experts, in a format inspired by Dragon’s Den. The program is aimed at undergraduate and master’s students from partner institutions who are particularly interested in entrepreneurship, management, innovation, technology, and business development, while simultaneously promoting inclusion, diversity, and European cooperation.

We are opening the last spots for the StartupXperience (04th to 08th October), an intensive entrepreneurship programme in Porto designed to equip students and early-stage founders with the skills to make their startups survive and scale globally, aligned with the EU Green Deal.

Registration: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/MYFWLTZztg

Across several intensive days, participants will work in international teams, join interactive workshops, receive personalised mentorship, and tackle real business challenges, culminating in a Dragons’ Den-style pitching session. The programme develops strategic thinking, teamwork, digital skills, business model design and financial literacy, using learning-by-doing and close contact with entrepreneurs and guest experts.

Key points:

• Focus: Entrepreneurial skills, business strategy, financial mastery and sustainable innovation.
• Format: Interactive workshops, mentoring, company/field challenges and international pitch competition.
• Target: Students with validated ideas, early-stage startups and scaleups ready to grow.
• BIP Code: 2025-1-PT01-KA131-HED-000338460-7

More information: https://www.islagaia.pt/pt/agenda-de-eventos/startupxperience

For questions or institutional nominations, please contact: bips@islagaia.pt