Projects to solve brain drain are named Best Practice by the EU

The three-year Erasmus+ project ENDORSE has created the Stopthebraindrain.eu site where universities around the world can download free, modular teaching materials specifically designed to help universities integrate entrepreneurship education into their curricula. 

"By collaborating across borders in the ENDORSE project, we have created a transnational network where we learn from each other. In times of increased polarization, it is important to create an understanding of similarities and differences between different countries' conditions," says project member Cecilia Dalborg, senior lecturer in business administration at Mid Sweden University.

In the ERASMUS project ENDORSE (Enhancing development of entrepreneurial strategies at university locations affected by brain drain), Mid Sweden University collaborated with universities from Austria, Germany, Poland, Greece and Latvia. The project started in 2022 and ended in December 2024.

"We have been successful in developing digital and flexible education modules, which make it easier for universities to adapt entrepreneurship courses to local needs. The fact that our project receives the Best Practice award means that the project will be showcased and disseminated across EU platforms. It is an award that is awarded to projects that are considered of high quality, both in terms of implementation and results," says project member Yvonne von Friedrichs, Professor of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship at Mid Sweden University.

A unique feature of the platform developed by the project is a battery of questions that help universities identify their region's entrepreneurial profile and allow the course coordinator to choose the most relevant business models and teaching methods for their region.

"Areas affected by brain drain must ensure that collaboration between universities and local stakeholders works to create an entrepreneurial environment for students, entrepreneurs and academics to operate in. The announcement from the EU is a recognition of all the hard work, creativity and spirit of collaboration that we have all put into this project," says Alina Schoenberg, professor at IMC Fachhochschule Krems and project manager for ENDORSE.

Contact person:

Cecilia Dalborg, Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at Mid Sweden University and project member of ENDORSE, 010-142 81 94, cecilia.dalborg@miun.se