Eppas (Czech Republic)
Eppas z.s. is a Czech company dedicated to providing work experience for young people. Its goals include supporting international cooperation in culture, arts, education, and research, and simplifying career starts for youth. Eppas facilitates professional training, enhances employability, and promotes quality and innovation in education systems. With over a decade of experience, Eppas organizes around 200 internships annually across various sectors and runs teacher training programs. They collaborate with schools and organizations in Europe, offering opportunities in Western Europe and Estonia in fields such as tourism, fashion, and automotive. Eppas is a member of EFVET and emphasizes digital training.
Logopsycom (Belgium)
Logopsycom was founded to focus on skills development, professional training, and inclusion for young people with disabilities and learning disorders, particularly “Dys” conditions like Dyspraxia, Dysphasia, and Dyslexia. Over the years, Logopsycom has evolved into an education innovation center, developing alternative methods and tools, both digital and non-digital. They specialize in creating inclusive resources and interactive tools in education and entrepreneurship, with a strong emphasis on gamification, such as using escape rooms for teaching. They collaborate with educational institutions in Belgium and Europe, ensuring accessibility and inclusiveness through a team of specialists including researchers, teachers, and speech therapists.
Materahub (Italy)
Materahub is a strategic design hub promoting local development through entrepreneurship, innovation, and networking, focusing on culture, creative sectors, tourism, and social innovation. Their efforts include capacity building, R&D, and innovation pilot projects, emphasizing cross-fertilization between sectors. Over the past decade, Materahub has coordinated and partnered in EU-funded projects like Erasmus+, COSME, and H2020. With a team of 20 professionals across project management, communication, R&D, and administration, they develop entrepreneurial and digital competences and foster cross-sector collaboration. Materahub engages in various European networks, promoting creativity and culture, and has initiatives like “Piazza Europa” to highlight EU-funded projects’ local impact.
Visas Iespejas (Latvia)
“Visas Iespējas” (which means “All Opportunities”) is a social enterprise and online youth platform aimed at helping young people (15-30) reach their full potential. Through their digital platform visasiespejas.lv, they connect youth with workplaces, organizations, and opportunities like competitions, exchange programs, and internships. The platform features a job opportunity board, job speed-dating events and “MatchWork” matching system. They offer online training in digital skills and leadership, and run recruitment projects to link companies with young talent. Their mission is to bridge the gap between youth and employers, providing a space for dialogue and cooperation, and addressing the experience gap faced by young job seekers.
YuzuPulse (France)
YuzuPulse’s mission is to bring together technology, games and social and solidarity economy in Europe. They believe in the power of games and technology to engage anyone in a learning process more actively, and encourage collaboration between learners. They participate in European projects to develop digital and game-based tools for education and training. They collaborate with local digital education teachers and stakeholders in the North of France for training and to share project resources.
In addition, they are creating their first commercial video game and can share their experience as a small studio as well as lessons from the French video game ecosystem.