Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative (IIES) of the consortium that brings together NOVA University Lisbon, Casa do Impacto (Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa), and the Universidade Católica Portuguesa through the YUNUS Social Innovation Center in the creation of innovative solutions for major environmental and social challenges.
By 2027, NOVA University Lisbon will promote six editions of these programs, each focused on a different thematic area:
Join us. Seize this opportunity and be part of the response to social and territorial innovation challenges.
The first edition will take place from June 26 to July 17. Check the participation conditions.
Applications:
This is a programme focused on analyzing and anticipating challenges and opportunities within each thematic area.
The first edition, dedicated to Housing, Habitat, and Mobility, will be mentored by Gonçalo Antunes (professor and researcher at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, NOVA University Lisbon) and José Carlos Ferreira (professor and researcher at the NOVA School of Science and Technology).
Programme Overview:
Location: NOVA Innovation Camp; Analytics Lab / NOVA IMS (Campolide Campus)
Date: June 26, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
This is a programme that promotes the development of exploratory projects and new possibilities for experimentation.
The first edition, focused on Housing, Habitat, and Mobility, will be mentored by Guilherme Victorino (professor and researcher at NOVA IMS – NOVA Information Management School).
Programme Overview:
Location: NOVA Innovation Camp; Analytics Lab / NOVA IMS (Campolide Campus)
Dates: July 3, 10, and 11 (10:00 am – 6:00 pm)
Final Pitches: July 17
The programmes are open to professionals, researchers, faculty members, and students interested in deepening their knowledge and testing ideas and innovation potential in key areas of social and territorial development.
No. Although the programmes are part of an innovation cycle, they are independent from one another
All participants will have access to:
Yes. CONNECT – Turning Knowledge into Impact offers training, acceleration, and incubation programmes across six domains of social and territorial innovation. These programmes are promoted by the partners: NOVA University Lisbon, Universidade Católica Portuguesa / YUNUS Social Innovation Center, and Casa do Impacto (Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa).
Yes, there will be more editions of the OPEN and IDEA programmes covering the other thematic areas that make up the CONNECT consortium. As a reminder, there are six domains:
Send all your questions to: connect@unl.pt
