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INGENIUM Founders HUB

The INGENIUM Founders Hub is a student-led entrepreneurship network that connects students across European universities within the INGENIUM alliance. It serves as a collaborative space where students can find co-founders, mentors, and opportunities to develop their entrepreneurial ideas in a supportive and international environment.

Through a mix of local and cross-border activities, such as networking events, mentoring sessions, and community-building initiatives, the Founders Hub empowers students to transform their ideas into real projects. The initiative promotes inclusivity, collaboration, and creativity, ensuring that every student interested in entrepreneurship can access resources, connections, and inspiration beyond their own university. In the long term, the Founders Hub aims to grow into a sustainable European network linking students, alumni, mentors, and startups across borders.

The Team & How It All Began

The INGENIUM Founders Hub began with a simple shared observation among students: there were plenty of great ideas around, but not enough spaces where people felt seen, supported, or connected beyond their own campuses. Inspired by the INGENIUM alliance and built through collaboration between students from four different countries, the project reflects their shared passion for creativity, teamwork, and real opportunities.

These are the people behind the Founders Hub, the team turning a simple idea into a growing international community:

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Clarissa Anabel

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Michelle O’Keeffe

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Hansu Ojapelto

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Loredana Ciucă

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Project Objectives

Build a Cross-Border Community
Create a network of entrepreneurial students across INGENIUM universities.

Co-Develop Outreach Tools
Design a landing page, social media templates, visual identity, and event formats.

Host Local Kickoff Events
Validate interest and identify the founding members of the Hub.

Lay the Foundation for Growth
Set up collaboration, mentoring, and visibility activities within INGENIUM.

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What We’ve Achieved So Far

The INGENIUM Founders Hub team recently completed its first in-person working session in Finland, a key milestone for the project. Over three days, they met with local entrepreneurship associations, learned how student engagement works in different contexts, and co-designed a questionnaire to better understand what attracts students to entrepreneurial activities.

The highlight was a small but impactful student event, where participants shared ideas over coffee, received branded Founders Hub patches, and helped shape the early vision of the community. This first step brought the team closer together, strengthened their collaboration, and set the foundation for future local initiatives.

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“We’re building the first student-led entrepreneurship network that connects students across INGENIUM universities, helping them find co-founders, mentors, and opportunities, all in one shared community.”

What’s Next

Next, each of us will bring this energy home and host our own local Kickoff Event this autumn. These events will help us test our tools, grow our first local communities, and invite students to join the INGENIUM Founders Hub from the very beginning.

Find out more

Kick Off Presentation at Kotka

Project Presentation