UNIVERISTY OF THESSALY

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

INNOVATION AND ENTEPRENEURSHIP UNIT

PRESS RELEASE

On Thursday, June 22 2017, at 3 pm, at the Building of the Department of Economics of the

University of Thessaly, the Closure Conference of the European Program of Creativity in

Action to promote YOung enteprerNeurShip (CRAYON'S) was organized, along with the

Workshop of Business Idea Development using LEGO® Serious Play®. The CRAYON'S

program was carried out within the framework of the ERASMUS + program, with the

participation of 5 countries, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Spain and FYROM. Greece was

represented by the Department of Economics and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit

of the University of Thessaly. More than 80 participants from 12 different countries

(participants from the 5 countries of the consortium as well as from Turkey, Slovenia, Italy,

France, Norway, India and Russia) took part in the closure conference and the workshop. The

conference’s chairman was: Professor Zoumboulakis Michel, Head of the Department of

Economics, who presented the work and history of the Department of Economics, and the

Assistant Professor, Mr. Stamboulis Yeoryios, who is responsible for the entrepreneurship

classes in the University of Thessaly. He presented the projects and actions of the Innovation

and Entrepreneurship Unit. The invited speaker was Mr. Kokkinos Michalis, member of the

Entrepreneurship Academy and founder of the tourism technology company Moptil Inc.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commissioncannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commissioncannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commissioncannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commissioncannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.