In November 2024, a dynamic team of young people from the StartUp HUB Association represented Romania in the “Around Europe – Culture Swap” youth exchange held in Podhájska, Slovakia, organized by ADEL Slovakia. The project brought together 30 young people from 6 countries – Portugal, Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Estonia, and Romania – to discover and celebrate the cultural diversity of Europe together.

With the strong involvement of Puskás Tivadar Vocational School from Sfântu Gheorghe and the active contribution of StartUp HUB and Budapest Mobility, the third professional meeting of the Erasmus+ project “Empowering the Future: A Game-Changing Entrepreneurship Program for VET Students” was held between March 18–22, 2025, in Lőrinci, Hungary.

InnoEdu, operating within the StartUp HUB, is engaged in a new Erasmus+ project dedicated to advancing sustainable agriculture knowledge and digital innovation in adult education. The project launched with a kickoff meeting on January 30-31, 2025, in Kastamonu, Turkey, where our team collaborated with Turkish and Italian partners to establish priorities and mapped out the next steps for implementation.

The international Erasmus+ project “Unity Against Hate”, organised by StartUp HUB, took place from 2 to 8 December at the European Studies Centre in Arcuș. The event was attended by 42 young people from 10 different countries – Italy, Romania, Portugal, Turkey, Hungary, Greece, Slovakia, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Poland.

Sfântu Gheorghe hosted the second meeting of the Erasmus+ project “Empowering the Future: A Game-Changing Entrepreneurship Program for VET Students,” focused on enhancing entrepreneurial education for vocational and technical education students. The project is implemented in collaboration between Puskás Tivadar Technical College, StartUp HUB, Heves County SZC Márciua 15 Vocational School, and Budapest Mobility. The meeting was attended by 24 representatives of the partners, who worked together to achieve the project’s objectives.

From November 3 to 12, the city of Sfântu Gheorghe hosted the international Erasmus+ training program titled “Say NO to Racism,” organized by the Association for Innovation in Adult Education. This program brought together 66 young people aged 18 to 30 from 11 countries: Georgia, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Moldova, the Czech Republic, Armenia, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Romania, and Hungary. The StartUp HUB team provided logistical support for the project.

From the 15th to the 24th of September, the European Centre of Studies in Arcuș will host the Skills4Future programme, organised by StartUp HUB within the Erasmus+ initiative, which brings together young people from nine countries. Participants come from Romania, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria. The programme focuses on promoting social inclusion and identifying opportunities for rural youth.

The “Empowering the Future: A Game-Changing Entrepreneurship Program for VET Students” project has begun, aiming to enhance entrepreneurial education for students in vocational training. The project kickoff meeting took place in Budapest from May 20 to 24, organized by Budapest Mobility Ltd. During the five-day event, each partner was represented by six delegates who introduced themselves and explained their roles in the project.

From 17-24 June, at the European Study Centre in Arkosi, InnoEdu – Innovation in Adult Education was organized by the