Innovation, education and entrepreneurship meet at EU Innovation Centre Cahul – Inotek, launched during Europe Day
On 17 May, the launch of the Inotek – Cahul EU Innovation Centre took place, an innovation Centre that comes with countless opportunities for the development and valorisation of human capital in the region, as well as supporting local SMEs and start-ups.
It includes 295 square meters of renovated spaces within the “Bogdan Petriceicu Hașdeu” State University in Cahul, five rooms, all adapted to activities that increase creativity, inclusion and equitable access to development opportunities for boys and girls.
“We are at a long-awaited first step and we have high hopes for it. It will change the image of Cahul, of the region, and maybe from here the digitization of the Republic of Moldova will start. At the same time, I hope that our country will become a digitization hub of Eastern Europe. We want to attract as many students as possible in the IT field, we want to digitize the processes in our university“, said Sergiu Cornea, rector of the “Bogdan Petriceicu Hașdeu” State University in Cahul.
Created as part of the EU4Moldova: Startup City Cahul project, in partnership with the “Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu” State University in Cahul, Inotek will be a modern and friendly space that will provide access to the latest technologies and digital tools, as well as programs of appropriate training and instruction.
“I am happy to be present at the launch of the Inotek – Cahul EU Innovation Centre. It is a piece of a puzzle that the colleagues from the EU and Sweden Delegation, together with local partners ATIC, the Municipality of Cahul and the State University “Bogdan Petriceicu Hașdeu” from Cahul, created to respond to the needs of the people Republic of Moldova, to stimulate innovation, to increase talents and to develop startups“, said Jānis Mažeiks, the Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova.
The Inotek Innovation Centre will be a meeting place for young innovators, entrepreneurs and specialists in the field of information and communication technology. The headquarters of the Centre will be equipped with modern equipment and adapted to the current conditions in the field of education and entrepreneurship.
EU Innovation Centre Cahul – Inotek will be managed by the “EU4Moldova: Startup City Cahul” project team and later by the Inotek Foundation, which will set up economic development projects in the Southern region. These projects will aim to support economic development through innovation and entrepreneurship, create new jobs and improve the quality of life in the community.
The Inotek Centre was launched in partnership with the “Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu” State University in Cahul by EU4Moldova: Startup City Cahul, a project implemented by ATIC and financed by the European Union through the Swedish.