Projects

These are some examplary and model projects directly related to migrant entrepreneurship and implemented for/by migrants or other disadvantaged people.

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InterLab

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Interra has set up an incubator for migrant entrepreneurs whose role is to: Accompany people by building a tailor-made support path, adapted to the needs of each individual-Provide the resources necessary for the success of the project by s relying on a network of partners-Raise awareness of entrepreneurship and open up the field of possibilities for newcomers.

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INTERRA

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https://interra-asbl.be/interlab

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Papa Demba always dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur. In 2013, he opened his first small African shop in Antwerp, but quickly dreamed of a bigger space. He finds the place too small and the possibilities limited. He then opened a new store in 2017, Sunu Market. Sunu market offers mainly African products but also Asian and Latin American products. Apart from exotic products, it also offers everyday products so that its customers do not have to go too far or go to a big supermarket.

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Microstart

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https://microstart.be/fr/portraits/papa-demba-gerant-de-plusieurs-magasins-a-anvers

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Sirius is a digital social cooperative that aims at generating economic activity and income. The project offers a professional perspective to current learners and professionals who wish to invest in the social economy. The aim of Sirius cooperative is to empower people of foreign origin, young unemployed people, etc. At Sirius, everyone is welcome provided they show a real desire to get trained in web jobs (back-end / front-end / web design), in the field of social economy and show a genuine interest in entrepreneurship.

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Belgium

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https://siriushub.be/

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Interface3 is the Belgian reference in terms of qualifying training promoting women's access to IT professions! Active since 1988 in favor of equal opportunities in the professional world, the ASBL is recognized and supported by many private and institutional partners for the quality and innovative nature of its training. Each year, nearly 400 women job seekers follow for free a short or long, introductory or specialization training course. The integration rate at the end of qualifying training is 70%!

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Belgium

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https://www.interface3.be/fr/interface3

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Programming for better integration. In this perspective, the Powercoders association, which trains refugees settled in Switzerland in computer coding, organises a programming workshops for women. A non-mix chosen to encourage these women to train in the basics of coding.

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Switzerland

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https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/un-atelier-codage-informatique-destination-femmes-migrantes

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KONEXIO is an association, certified training organization and labeled Grande Ecole du Numérique. Its mission is to fight against the exclusion of disadvantaged people, in particular refugees, asylum seekers and young dropouts by making digital access and learning computer skills a lever for social and economic inclusion. beyond any discrimination.

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France

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https://www.maisondesrefugies.paris/Cours-d-informatique_a644.html

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Convivial aims at promoting integration of refugees and newcomers to Belgium in a dynamic of listening and reciprocal commitment. It offers socio-professional guidance which promotes integration through employment, training, recognition and consolidation of skills...

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Belgium

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https://www.convivial.be/

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The Women in the Digital World Project is implemented and managed in cooperation with the Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Commerce Women Entrepreneurs Committee (KTTO KGK) and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey. Some of the objectives of the project are to provide the technological and digital infrastructure necessary for women to participate in economic life and/or to consolidate their position and to organize trainings to create an institutional identity and to provide professional services as a result. These professional services and trainings, which are beyond the budget of many women entrepreneurs, will be provided free of charge to the selected candidates.

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Women at Work Association

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https://www.istekadin.org.tr/tr/proje/3/dijital-dunyada-kadin-girisimciler-projesi.html

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The YME- Young Migrant Entrepreneurs project's coordinated by Boğaziçi University. Young migrants represent an important pool of potential entrepreneurs, but can face, as other more vulnerable groups, specific legal, cultural and linguistic obstacles. To give the right youth work entrepreneurial support equitable to that received by all other entrepreneurial groups is the main goal of the project. It also focuses on: (1)delivering entrepreneurial skills-building support through Youth Workers and Immigration Case Workers, (2)reinforcing links between youth work policy and migrant policy, research, and practice, (3)Promoting better knowledge about the situation of young migrants and youth work and migrant policies, (4)recognition and validation of youth work and informal non-formal entrepreneurial learning at European, national, regional, and local levels, (5)mentoring for young migrants and young migrant would-be entrepreneurs, (6)approaches to the assessment of entrepreneurial competences, (7)developing the competences of youth workers and youth trainers within the EU.

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BOUN (Boğaziçi University)

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https://www.ymeproject.com/

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MIGRAPRENEURS – “Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Mindset Development for Highly Skilled Migrants in Europe” is an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships Project. Human Capital is a key determinant of the innovative performance of regions and countries. Research has found that human capital coming from the migration behaviour of skilled individuals is a significant determinant of innovation in host countries. (https://l24.im/EaAuH2). Skill mismatch, however, can contribute to unemployment and may reduce productivity and competitiveness. It appears in various forms such as skill shortages or skill gaps, but also applies to situations where the qualifications, knowledge, and skills of an individual exceed the requirements of their job. Migrant workers in Europe are more likely to experience over-qualification – where their level of education is higher than the job they are doing. The purpose of this project is designed for utilizing the skills that highly skilled migrants bring into partner countries by fostering an entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial mindset for migrants.

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MAKRO Management Development Consulting Company

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https://makroconsult.com.tr/projects/migrapreneurs/

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The activities of the project titled "E-Entrepreneurship Module for Migrants and Refugees" have been completed within the framework of ERASMUS + Strategic Partnership Program supported by the Turkish National Agency, under the coordination of Erzincan Public Education Center Directorate, in partnership with the Governorship European Union and Foreign Affairs Office, participating organizations from Spain, Slovenia and Romania. Within the scope of the 3-year project, basic language and communication module, digital literacy module, entrepreneurship module, E-Entrepreneurship modules were prepared for migrants and shared with the relevant institutions in the partner countries as dissemination activities. Within the scope of the project, 3 training of trainers (Basic Language and Communication Training, digital literacy training, entrepreneurship and E-Entrepreneurship training) program mobility were carried out.

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The Governorship of Erzincan European Union and Foreign Relations Office

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http://www.erzincanproje.gov.tr/projeler/detay/47/e-entrepreneurship-module-for-migrants-and-refugees.html

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The objective of ENHANCER project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in coordination with the Directorate General of Development Agencies under the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye. It aims (1) to increase entrepreneurial activity of Syrians under Temporary Protection and Host Communities by providing an enabling environment and support in creation of new products and markets (2) to consider local entrepreneurial ecosystems as the most effective and inclusive ecosystems for Host Communities and Syrians under Temporary Protection , (3)to improve the policy making and the coordination of the policy implementation at the national level , (4)to increase employment opportunities of the Syrians under Temporary Protection and local host communities through strengthening the per-formance of the market operators.

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ICMPD and the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye

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https://enhancerproject.com/enhancer-projesi.html

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Up to Youth Project, of which Bahçeşehir University is the coordinator and Governorship of İstanbul is one of the partner institutions, aims to encourage young people (undergraduates, unemployed graduates or young migrants) to develop their skills for digital social entrepreneurship. These certain skills are required to create and develop a digital social enterprise up-to-date and range from those for promoting social inclusion such as life skills, social skills and work skills to support entry in the labour market. The most relevant priority of the project is "YOUTH: Promoting entrepreneurship education and social entrepreneurship among young people". Youth entrepreneurship is a valuable tool to combat youth unemployment and social exclusion as well as stimulating innovation among young people. Lastly, one of the project's priority is linked to open and innovative practices in a digital era.

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Bahçeşehir University

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https://uptoyouth.eu/

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This project is implemented in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to strengthen the economic and social resilience of Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTP) and host communities. On the government side, the overall coordination is ensured by the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Affairs DG International Labour Force. Building skills in line with labour market needs, supporting job creation and supporting labour market governance are the main objectives of the project. The project addresses Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTP) and host communities with an emphasis on youth and women, governmental institutions at central and provincial levels, municipal authorities, and employers’ and workers’ organizations.

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Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Affairs General Directorate of International Labor Force

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https://www.ilo.org/ankara/projects/WCMS_644740/lang--en/index.htm

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We live in the conscious presence of difference and we can be experienced as a profound threat to identity, especially for young people. Religion is one of the great answers to questions of identity. But that is why we face danger too, because identity also divides. The aim of INTREP project is to promote social inclusion and diversity as well as intercultural and inter-religious dialogue by supporting Adult and community teachers and educators to foster social innovation and entrepreneurship in intercultural and interreligious contexts through Adult Community Education (ACE). This project develops an e-Learning Campus, ICT-based, to upskill Adult and community teachers and educators allowing them to create their own e-learning courses and a Instructional Web App,for Adult and community teachers and educators, allowing them to develop customized online Learning Activities.

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Erasmus+

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https://intrep-erasmusplus.eu/

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EntreComp Europe is a dedicated group of practitioners and organisations exploring how to inspire and be inspired to implement EntreComp through strategies and activities in their work and across their communities. These communities are working in a variety of domains: lifelong learning, youthwork, schools, universities, employment support organisations, employers, businesses and with entrepreneurs to build skills for life.

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Cosme Program

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https://entrecompeurope.eu/

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The Fundación Tomillo offers support to people in difficulty who want to start a business: offering them free business advice services, specific training, mentoring and support in the search for financing. With this programme in particular, it offers support to immigrants as a way to obtain their own stable and continuous employment. Funded by the Ministry of Employment and Social Security, the Directorate General for Migration and the European Social Fund, it is aimed at immigrants from outside the European Union who have a work or residence permit in Spain.

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Fundación Tomillo

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https://tomillo.org/que-hacemos/emprendimiento/

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The Missing Entrepreneurs Project aims to build a more inclusive culture towards digital start-ups and support the development of digital and entrepreneurship skills among vulnerable and still under-represented population groups in digital entrepreneurship such as women, immigrants, youth and seniors. You can find on it two EU competence frameworks for digital competences and entrepreneurship, training courses and workshops to test a set of innovative education materials and resources, provided by European Academy on Inclusive Digital Entrepreneurship among other things.

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Erasmus+

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https://themissingentrepreneurs.eu/

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The Go4DiGREEN digital job training program aims to improve the situationof European refugeesby measureably and sustainably increasing the digital and entrepreneurial skills of this target group.

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Erasmus + KA2

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https://www.go4-green-business.eu

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Migrant Business Support is a 2 year project starting in January 2021, aiming to reinforce the launch, stabilisation and growth of non-EU migrants' businesses through personalised business support.

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https://www.ach.org.uk/news-and-features/introducing-our-migrant-business-support-project

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MEGA is a multi-stakeholder MPG-led partnerhsip that helps cities, regions and national actors to strengthen policies that support businesses with a international background.

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http://www.migpolgroup.com

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The DEEP'S main aim is to improve the chances for professional success of VET students with different backgrounds by developming not only their entrepreneurial skills (or knowledge), but also their digital skills. This project contains information about how to develop digital skills for entrepreneurship.

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https://www.project-deep.eu

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The RIDE project aimed to inclide migrant and refugee women in the digital labour market by giving them the possibility to re-skill or up-skill in the digital sector by specially designed courses and training, enabling them to start working.

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https://www.ride-project.eu

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The overall aim of the project is to develop a socially robust understanding of the potential impact of migrant digital entrepreneurship on the regional socioeconomic system/the underlying innovation capacities. Here, we distinguish three vertical dimensions – individual, organization, and region – and three horizontal dimensions – society and culture, economics and finance, and human and knowledge. A transdisciplinary mutual learning process will be applied in collaboration between agents from science and practice (e.g., incl. experts of tecnet/accent but also migrant entrepreneurs) in order to specify the relevant guiding questions and to develop a comprehensive system model.

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University for Continuing Education Krems

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https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/en/research/project/U7_PROJEKT_4294969719

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MAGNET (Migrant Acceleration for Growth - Network for Entrepreneurship Training) brings together European organisaiton active in the field of migrant entrepreneurship support, as well as interested public and private actors. The MAGNET Network promotes the creation, further development and broad dissemination of existing support schemes for migrant entrepreneur on a practical, political as well as the scientific level.

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MAGNET Project

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https://migrantacceleration.eu/

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EU Project: BEST is a project of 7 partners from Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Italy that have the common motivation to improve the effective integration of migrants into the labour market by providing the needed skills to become a entrepreneur.

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Project BEST; EU co-funded

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https://www.facebook.com/project.BEST.amif

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MEGA, the Migrant Entrepreneurship Growth Agenda, helps cities, regions and national actors to strengthen policies that support businesses with an international background. Partner networks in France, Germany, Italy and Spain initiate new support measures and sustainable coalitions for policy change. Collaborating through cross-border know-how exchange, the partnership is at the core of an EU-wide network which advocates for improved support for migrant entrepreneurship on all levels.

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EU COSME Programme

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https://migrant-entrepreneurship.eu/

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MEnt is an innovative and dynamic incubation and mentoring programme which gives migrants and refugees the chance to be supported in the first steps of launching entrepreneurial projects. The project intends to facilitate and foster economic and social integration of migrants supporting them in the development of new business initiatives, via light incubation and mentorship programmes. The relationship with mentors is the core of the project, enabling the improvement of emerging business ideas through the interaction with experts in the given business sector and national context.

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MEnt Project, EU funded

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https://mentproject.eu/#about

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YMCB aims at developing an innovative approach towards creating the appropriate ecosystem to support young migrants entrepreneurship through a combination of education and training, mentoring and access to finance. The approach will be tested in four target countries, Austria, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, with the aim to scaling up and replicating it in other territories.

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YMCB Project, EU funded

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https://ymcb.eu/about/

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iFLY-SLOW (Innovative Financial Literacy For You for a Sustainable Lifestyle of Wealth management). The general objective of the partnership (Norway, Belgium, Austria, Spain and Malta) is capacity development of adults and migrants through making available high quality digital training opportunities for adults financial competency enhancement. Therefore the project IFLY-SLOW priorities focus on promoting essential life skills among adults and migrants in Europe and aspire to provide a manageable solution to credit ridden consumerism of European economy. The primary users of the project: adult education trainers and institutions teaching digital and entrepreneurship and financial competence to adults and migrants; final beneficaries: adult learners and migrants

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iFLY-SLOW Project, EU co-funded

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https://www.iflyslow.com/

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The project will develop a training curriculum and an e-course specifically designed to tackle the educational and training needs of migrants by equipping adult education professionals, trainers and professionals working with migrants with the tools needed for engaging migrants in entrepreneurial initiatives as well as increasing their participation in such activities. The curriculum will increase the capacity of professionals in designing outreach activities to support entrepreneurial activities created by migrants and therefore increase the participation of migrants in the socio-economic life and involvement of migrants in educational programmes.

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MESI, EU funded

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https://mesi-project.eu/

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#MigrantEntrepreneurship; MigrantInclusion

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InterLab

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Papa Demba, manager of several stores in Antwerp

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Sirius School is a digital school that offers a training component in coding and computer graphics.

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Interface 3: computer science for women

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A computer coding workshop for migrant women

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Living and bonding in Belgium

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Women Entrepreneurs in Digital World

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MIGRAPRENEURS – “Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial Mindset Development for Highly Skilled Migrants in Europe”

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