Project outcomes

1. “Guidance to internationalization” teaching material

Multi-media compilation of teaching material relevant for internationalization of SMEs

2. “Concrete Steps of internationalization” teaching material

Multi-media compilation of teaching material relevant for internationalization of SMEs are produced and comments of partners are included before the pilot run

3. INTENSE Tool kit for SMEs

Collection/gathering/linking/adapting of relevant information for SMES about International Entrepreneurship

4. INTENSE Module Description/Teaching Manual

Development of a virtual teaching manual with a module description of the course, including evaluation of recommended ECTS points, for universities to include this course in their curricular

5. Publication on the INTENSE learning model

Several academic article(s) on the teaching concept of the project are drafted, published in relevant magazines and presented in conferences etc.

6. Measuring innovation competences in international business context

This project will redevelop the existing INCODE Barometer that consists of three dimensions of capacities and skills:

  • individual (behaviors or skills that allow a person to innovate in the personal execution of tasks: students from different study fields, teachers and other HEI staff, SME entrepreneurs/managers),
  • interpersonal (individual ability to innovate through the interaction with the team and represents the behaviors or skills that make others move towards the objective: the INTENSE teams which consist of multidisciplinary students, teachers, and SME entrepreneur/manager) and
  • networking (represents the behaviors and skills that enable the mutual teams to find appropriate solutions in the process of complementing tasks in cooperation with all stakeholders that are needed to internationalize SMEs)

7. INTENSE Recommendations catalogue

Policy recommendations derived from lessons learned through project activities, discussed with relevant stakeholders will be published