What is StartUp School?
Haaga-Helia StartUp School was founded in Helsinki in 2012 to support student entrepreneurship. StartUp School combines entrepreneurship studies with learning through experimenting and coaching – and getting results by doing. StartUp School provides an innovative concept to develop entrepreneurship education, new ways of learning and enhance entrepreneurial culture within organizations. The approach supports students in learning skills required in future work life and the ability to establish new businesses and develop existing ones.
Collaborative networks reaching from one continent to another and the latest entrepreneurship research is available for students through several research and development projects, as well as partner organizations. The StartUp School model as a university-linked business incubator gathers interest around the world, and is one of the spearheads of Finnish education export.