Transversal skills (critical thinking, taking initiative, problem solving and work collaboratively) and entrepreneurship skills are not sufficiently developed on Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Research shows also that companies seek those competences in Higher Education (HE) students, but they are many gaps they still have. By motivating HE students to become entrepreneur and help them to acquire transversal skills, CRAYON’s project intends to improve the alarming unemployment rates, especially amongst young persons. The main aim of the CRAYON's project is to motivate HEI students and recent graduates, and to stimulate their social entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and transversal skills. CRAYON’s objectives are: 1. To motivate the first entrepreneurial step in European youngsters by using creative methodologies 2. To develop a training program (methodology + training course + Massive Open Online Course, MOOC + training videos) based on present and future market requirements, focused on entrepreneurship, creativity, innovation and soft skills. 3. To establish and pilot a strategic partnership between Universities, Business Incubators, Entrepreneur centres and businesses to support student’s entrepreneurial spirit and exchange best practices in the field 4. To engage HEI teachers and trainers, as well as diverse educational and employment authorities in the promotion, adoption and use of these innovative learning practices The activities of the CRAYON’s project include: 1. Development of an INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY including Motivation 3.0, a recent theory currently used in the USA whose object is generating entrepreneur behaviours fed by intrinsic wants (based on three driving forces: autonomy, mastery and purpose); Creativity, Gamification, LEGO® Serious Play® and Business Model YOU 2. Development of a TRAINING COURSE integrating the CRAYON’s methodology developed, as well as Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility. The training course will motivate HEI students and will help them to develop their creativity, innovation and entrepreneur skills from. It will help them to generate business ideas and develop and implement them, especially focusing in the form of the social companies 3. Development of a MOOC, to be published at the Greek partners’ e-learning platform. 4. Preparation of TRAINING VIDEOS including interviews with useful advices from real entrepreneurs and relevant stakeholders, providing useful advices 5. Testing the training materials in an INTENSIVE STUDY PROGRAMME and at national level 6. Virtual mentoring of business ideas generated by students during the project 7. Dissemination events, including seminars with relevant stakeholders, workshops with teachers and a closure conference 8. Other activities related to Quality Assurance, Evaluation, Exploitation and Sustainability of CRAYON’s outcomes Project partners represent the three pillars of the knowledge triangle (education + research + business), including: 2 HEIs, 1 foundation, 1 business incubator, 1 entrepreneur centre and 1 SME. Cooperation has been already established to develop the project proposal and the tasks and activities have been distributed according to each partner’s expertise. CRAYON’s outputs (training program package) are mainly addressed to HEIs and their teachers, but also Higher Education Institutions will be reached by CRAYON’s. The direct beneficiaries of this project are Higher Education students, who will boost their motivation, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and transversal skills thanks to the CRAYON’s training. CRAYON’s results include: - Developed training materials (methodology + training course + MOOC + training videos) - Over 100 HEI motivated students and recent graduates who have developed their creativity, entrepreneur and transversal skills - Over 25 HEI teachers trained in CRAYON’s methodology and course - Over 25 students trained through the CRAYON’s MOOC - At least 5 business models defined by students Overall, it is estimated that over 1300 HEI students, 300 HEI teachers and 150 HEIs will be impacted during the project lifetime. Also, other relevant stakeholders such as Chambers of Commerce, Business Associations, Business Incubators, Entrepreneur Centres, policy-makers, etc. will be invited to participate in various project activities. CRAYON’s will increase quality in Higher Education by teaching updated skills, adapted to the labour market requirements. CRAYON’s training materials provide a unique combination of skills and motivation from a multidisciplinary perspective that will enable HE students to become 100% ready to start an entrepreneur experience and fully integrate into the labour market and the society. Students will not only gain experience in the process of business creation, but they will acquire skills they will use during their whole life and the international perspective of CRAYON’s will contribute to increase the European citizenship.