Blended Intensive Programme ID
2025-1-PT01-KA131-HED-000338460-7
BIP StartupXperience is a Blended Intensive Program developed under the Erasmus+ program, which aims to promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and international collaboration among higher education students. Through online and in-person sessions, workshops, company visits, practical challenges, and specialized mentoring, participants work in multicultural teams to develop innovative business ideas and address real-world market challenges. The program encourages creativity, critical thinking, teamwork, intercultural communication, and the use of digital tools in the development of entrepreneurial projects. The main objective of StartupXperience is to equip students with entrepreneurial and innovation skills, providing a practical and international experience that contributes to the development of sustainable, viable, and future-oriented solutions. The program culminates in the presentation of the developed projects before a panel of experts, in a format inspired by Dragon’s Den. The program is aimed at undergraduate and master’s students from partner institutions who are particularly interested in entrepreneurship, management, innovation, technology, and business development, while simultaneously promoting inclusion, diversity, and European cooperation.
Official Schedule (GMT)
Monday, September 21 - 1st online session
- 03:00 pm -03:45 pm Kick-off meeting. General introduction to the program, contents, and assessment. Practical information
- 03:45 pm – 04:30 pm Group presentation. Initial perspectives about entrepreneurship, business models, and discussion of some topics
Sunday, October 4
- 06:30 pm – 07:00 pm Check-in
07:00 pm – 07:15 pm Official Kick-Off
07:15 pm – 07:30 pm Cook Pressure Setup Review
07:30 – 10:00 pm Dinner and Networking - Real Cervejaria
10:00 pm – 11:00 pm Continued Networking
Monday, October 5
- 09:00 am – 12:00 pm Company Visits & Workshops - Confirmar se Inova Gaia está aberta
12:30 pm – 01:30 pm Lunch Break
01:30 pm – 03:30 pm Entrepreneurial Street Challenge
04:00 pm – 07:00 pm Social Visits - Boat trip & WOW
Tuesday, October 6
- 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Working Session with Mentors
12:30 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch Break
02:00 pm – 04:00 pm Workshop: What a VC wants from a founder - Facilitator: Thiago Vieira
Wednesday, October 7
- 10:00 am – 13:00 pm Working Session with Mentors
13:00 pm – 02:30 pm Lunch Break
02:30 pm – 04:00 pm Project Pitching Sessions with Toastmasters - Facilitator: Sergio Aguia
Thursday, October 8
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Project Development, Finalization and Preparation
12:00 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch Break at ISLA cafeteria
02:00 pm – 04:30 pm Dragon’s Den – Startup & Scaleup Presentations
04:30 pm – 05:00 pm Awarding Ceremony & Closing Speech Overview of key takeaways and highlights from the competition
07:30 pm – 11:00 pm Farewell Dinner
Lunch for staff, mentors and dragons at Quinta da Boeira
Monday, October 19 - 2nd online session
- 03:00 pm - 03:30 pm Recap and feedback session
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm Mindset Behaviour Analysis
