The business incubator & innovation hub for setting up new businesses
Students, graduates, teachers and researchers
Business incubation programmes for start-ups and spin-offs
Candidatures generally open in August
A maker space prototyping laboratory and co-working space
Students, teachers, start-ups and spin-offs (see above)
Team working, creating prototypes, accessing training and support
From Monday to Friday, with set times
Financing of research results with potential market impact
University of Bologna researchers, structured and unstructured
Supporting scouting and boosting business development
APRIL
A way of taking part in the organisation of the StartUp Day
Students and graduates
Offer your support, get involved in the activities
January
A programme for developing a sustainable market for mature projects
Teachers, permanent researchers and fixed-term assistant professors
Offering funding to cover the costs of business development
Sept/ Oct
A call to join a team selected by the Call for StartUp
Individuals both inside and outside the University of Bologna
To contribute to emerging ideas selected by the Call for StartUp
April 2025
A call for projects enhancing market research activities
Teachers and researchers
Provides grants and subsidies for business development
The call is published between December and February
It’s the call to develop your entrepreneurial project
Students, fresh graduates (no more than 3 years)
To select emerging ideas and established start-ups
2 December 2024, 10 February 2025 (POSTPONED)
An international programme supporting innovative ideas
Second and Single cycle students, researchers and businesses
Developing ideas and facilitating creation of interdisciplinary teams
Candidatures from July to September. Project from October to March
A program to create new relationships between technologies and people
Second-cycle/master students:Bologna,Modena e Reggio Emilia,Ferrara
Using creativity and competences to serve people
from February to June
A business incubator and accelerator for web & new media businesses
Teams of aspiring entrepreneurs, preferably aged 18 to 35
Offering spaces, equipment, mentorships and coaching to young teams
The call is always open. The incubator project lasts for 9 months
An activity in Useful Italian for the world of work (4 credits)
Students
Providing knowledge on the innovative value of the cooperative model
Follow the course at the times indicated in the course unit programme
A programme for creation and development of new cooperative businesses
Teams or individuals meeting the requirements laid down in the call
Providing training, tutoring and acceleration for new cooperatives
The call for applications is usually open from May to October
For the creation and development of cooperatives with innovative ideas
Teams, new cooperatives meeting the requirements laid down in the call
Providing training, tutoring and acceleration for new cooperatives
The call for applications is usually open from May to October
Business workshop and co-working facility creating opportunities
Students
Sharing projects, experimenting and put yourself to the test
Opportunities all year round
An activity in Useful English for the world of work (3 credits)
Students
Developing competences in creative thought and cognitive modelling
Follow the course at the times indicated in the course unit programme
Entrepreneurship Training Programme
Academic and non-academic community at Unibo
Key tools and skills to develop your own business idea
25 March - 6 June
An activity in Useful Italian for the world of work (3 credits)
Students
Developing practical guidance for launching a business activity
Follow the course at the times indicated in the course unit programme
An activity in Useful English for the world of work (3 credits)
Students
Developing competences needed to create approach to entrepreneurship
Follow the course at the times indicated in the course unit programme
Co-funded programme for spending time abroad working for entrepreneurs
New entrepreneurs and expert host entrepreneurs
On-the-job training for starting and/or managing a business in Europe
The call opens in June. The programme lasts from 1 to 6 months
An activity in Useful English for the world of work (3 credits)
Students
Developing competences to create approach to entrepreneurship
Follow the course at the times indicated in the course unit programme
Advanced incubation program on a regional scale
Early stage startups and spin-offs; Teams yet to be established
Services, networks and expertise for business development
Deadline: October 18, 2024. Timeline: February-December 2025
A form for submitting your application to take part as an expert
Teachers and researchers, businesses
Proposing your services to run activities or take part as a supervisor
You may complete the form at any time
A free advisory service at your disposal
Students, teachers, businesses
Guiding you, suggesting opportunities and helping you to find a team
The service is always available
A project for growth in the cultural and recreation sector
Students
Assigning spaces, offering services and workshops, creating networks
Register by 8 October 2020
Is an activity in useful Italian (3 credits) for the world of work
Students
Supporting the passage from concept to project to prototype
Follow the course at the times indicated in the course unit programme
Call for Access to Makerspace Laboratory Prototyping Services
Open to students enrolled in the Academic Year 2024/2025
Prototype Development for Entrepreneurial Projects
Open until funds are exhausted
Training program that accelerates the path of business ideas
Projects selected by Call for Startup
Acquire skills to develop your business project
March - May
Careers guidance meetings, for increasing competences
PhD students at the Romagna campus
Offering food for thought on the innovation ecosystem
February – September
A program supporting the entrepreneurial development of PoC projects
Winners of the “Almavalue” call
Provide skills and network for the entrepreneurial project
Oct 2023 – Oct 2024
An activity in Useful English for the world of work (3 credits)
Students
Developing the competences required to become a project manager
Follow the course at the times indicated in the course unit programme
A project promoting innovative businesses in Rimini
Students, start-uppers, entrepreneurs, researchers, makers
Offering space for connecting business ideas & opportunities
The initiatives are run on various times during the year
Final event of a cycle of activities devoted to innovative ideas
Students, graduates, researchers, teachers, entrepreneurs
Presenting an idea or finding a work team
May
A programme that invests in business ideas for development in Africa
Students and graduates (in the last 2 years max)
Presenting an idea or finding a work team
Every year between December and January, in relation to StartUp Day
Training programme for business ideas for Africa
Teams selected from the Call for Startups, StudENT for Africa category
Developing your business project targeting African markets
March-June
A programme that develops innovative ideas using Design Thinking •
Second cycle or single-cycle students, organizations
Identifying solutions to the challenges launched by companies
Candidatures from July to September. Project from October to June
Hackathon for a campaign against online hate speech
Students
Changing words to change the world
May
An open innovation project for cooperatives and young talents
Under-40s studying or working in the agri-food sector
Making your professional profile known to sector businesses
Call4ideas in September 2020, call4talents permanently
Accompanying pathway for projects started as research products
Unibo researchers with a project idea to be funded
Supporting and promoting research
May
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