Looking back on five memorable days of creativity, culture and connection in Sofia!
Looking back on five memorable days of creativity, culture and connection in Sofia! From 24 to 28 August 2026, the European Development Foundation had the pleasure of hosting a group of 10 senior learners from Poland for an Erasmus+ group mobility organised in partnership with Fundacja Instytut Re-Integracji Społecznej. The programme combined creative learning, cultural discovery, wellbeing and meaningful interaction. Participants kept personal learning diaries filled with memories from the
EYE4AI: Two Years of Learning, Collaboration and Opportunity
EYE4AI – Empowering Young Entrepreneurs with AI, coordinated by the European Development Foundation (Bulgaria) in partnership with organisations from Ireland, Norway, the Netherlands and Italy, was implemented under the Erasmus+ programme from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026. The main objective of EYE4AI was to support young entrepreneurs in using artificial intelligence in a practical, effective and responsible way — both when developing new business ideas and when strengthening
EYE4AI – Your Guide to Europe’s AI Startup Ecosystem: Hubs, Funding and Open Calls
Your Guide to Europe’s AI Startup Ecosystem: Hubs, Funding and Open Calls Young entrepreneurs searching for “EU funding for AI” often encounter hundreds of calls, acronyms and platforms. The volume creates a false impression that the task is to find the biggest grant. A better starting point is to identify the next milestone and then enter the part of the ecosystem designed to help reach it. A startup trying to
From AI Basics to Business Growth: How to Use the EYE4AI Training Programme
From AI Basics to Business Growth: How to Use the EYE4AI Training Programme Many entrepreneurship courses are completed like a reading list: open the material, absorb several ideas and move on. EYE4AI is most useful when approached differently. Each resource can become part of one practical business experiment, with a concrete output at the end of every learning step. The programme was created to bridge emerging AI technologies and practical
EYE4AI Final Conference in Dublin
🚀 Join us for the EYE4AI Final Conference — in Dublin or online! After two years of exploring how artificial intelligence can support young entrepreneurs, the EYE4AI – Empowering Young Entrepreneurs with AI project is reaching its final milestone. 📅 Tuesday, 15 September 2026📍 Dublin, Ireland + live online via Zoom🎟️ Participation is free – registration required At “Shaping the Future of Business: The EYE4AI Final Conference”, we will bring