University of La Laguna is a partner in IDEATION, a European-funded project dedicated to strengthening entrepreneurship in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) through various training programs. These programs focus on pre-incubation of start-ups, crowdfunding, mentoring, and support actions for entrepreneurship and innovation. A group of students from the University of La Laguna, achieved success in the Hunger4Innovation competition in the Canary Islands.  

The competition presented an innovation challenge: how to recruit young talent for these companies and retain them. Participants had the chance to work in a modern business environment alongside large companies, showcase their skills, learn innovative work methodologies (design thinking, agile, lean, etc.), build high-potential contacts, and collaborate on entrepreneurial projects with their peers and the support of these large companies. 

Figure 1 – The winning students, from the left: Daniel Reyes (Economics), Elisabet González (Labour Relations), Esther M. Quintero, Idaira Reina (Computer Engineering), and Helena Gutiérrez (Computer Science) 

The winning students — Daniel Reyes (Economics), Elisabet González (Labour Relations), Esther M. Quintero, Idaira Reina (Computer Engineering), and Helena Gutiérrez (Computer Science) — excelled in this competition held at the Scientific and Technological Park of Tenerife.  

Clece, specializing in providing services to companies and institutions, and CWP Global, focusing on renewable energy development, sponsored the event in the Canary Islands. 

What is hunger4innovation? 

Hunger4Innovation is an organization that develops customized open innovation strategies, plans, and programs for leading companies.  

For further information visit: Estudiantes de la ULL ganan el Hunger4innovation Canarias.