“Person of the year: The Entrepreneur!” CIP’s Training Course, funded by Erasmus+

5 days with lot of activities, discussions, debates, ideas and initiatives about entrepreneurship. The training course “Person of the year: Entrepreneur!” organized successfully by Citizens in Power NGO in Nicosia, Cyprus from 27thof April to 3rd of May.

The training course was held in the Youth Hostel of Cyprus Youth Board and they had participated 20 young people, from Cyprus, Spain, Romania, Latvia, Italy, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Portugal and Hungary.

During the 5 days of the training course the participants had the opportunity to participate in non – formal education activities, including group – building games, simulations, role plays, intercultural and experiential learning and brainstorming activities. In addition, the participants had the opportunity to explore the city center of Nicosia, meet local entrepreneurs and identify good entrepreneurial examples. Furthermore, the participants discussed the possibility for new entrepreneurial projects and training courses.

Some of the objectives of the training course were:  the understanding of the changing and dynamic nature of entrepreneurship, the development of the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of young people, the development of entrepreneurial skills and the promotion of new innovative entrepreneurial ideas.

Testimonials from the participants:

“Entrepreneurship creates working places, contributes to the pioneering spirit of the society, gives opportunities to realize new ideas, and therefore contributes to the growth, welfare and personal development.”

                                                                                                 Daria Paranskaya ( Germany)

 “Entrepreneurship is for me the best way to express ourselves, to make our dreams come true and to do what we love.”

                                                                                       Magdalena Chorąży (Poland)                                                                                                                                                                          “I have learned that if you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you should be fearless”

                                                                                                      Sofia Golod (Germany)

 “Young entrepreneurs can build our economy and address social problems”

                                                                                                    Maria Vittoria Pericu (Italy)

“Good ideas are not enough to be a successful entrepreneur. Education is necessary. It helps young people to realize their dreams”

                                                                                                  Zsuzsanna Kujani (Hungary)

The President of Citizens in Power, Angelos Parmatzias, after considering the final evaluation of participants has mentioned ‘Entrepreneurship is not magic, is not mysterious and it has nothing to do with genes or the origin. Therefore entrepreneurship can be learned, we have witnessed that’

Citizens in Power (CIP) is an independent NGO in Cyprus that addresses the needs and demands of young people through their involvement in civic life. CIP aims at the development of democratic dialogue and entrepreneurship in Cyprus and abroad.

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Written by Athanasia Konstantinou,

Journalist, Citizens in Power