OREN Course on Rural Entrepreneurship
Level up your rural business!
Free course!
The courses will be officially available in April 2024
What is the OREN Course about?
- Are you passionate about sustainable rural development?
- Do you have a rural business and you are eager to boost it?
- Maybe you have a new business idea but are unsure how to develop it?
Our comprehensive, free course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools to drive positive change in rural communities. Throughout the course you will learn how to leverage the opportunities of your local multi stakeholder environment.
What you can expect:
- Discover European and National Policies: Explore the policy landscape shaping sustainable rural development, from European-level strategies to national initiatives in Spain, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, and Greece.
- Master Business Management Skills: Learn the fundamentals of building and evaluating successful business models, while delving into real-world rural business success stories across various sectors.
- Foster Sustainable Innovation: Gain insights on integrating sustainability principles into rural business models and explore the concept of Open Innovation for staying competitive in today’s dynamic world.
- Unlock Impactful Communication and Skills Mastery: Sharpen your communication finesse and soft skills to amplify business influence, champion sustainability, foster systemic thinking, and forge enduring networks.
- Collect Dynamic Insights and Innovation with OREN’s Modeling and Simulation: Embark on a journey through System Dynamics modeling and simulation, scrutinize your business model’s resilience, and craft your unique path to strategic excellence within the OREN platform.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
Duration
25 hours of total course, divided in 5 different modules
Subjects
Sustainable Rural Development, Multi-Stakeholder Approach, Rural Business Opportunities, Business Prototyping
Course type
Self-learning online lectures and related assessment tests
Choose your language
You will be able to follow the course in one of the OREN languages: English, Bulgarian, German, Italian, Greek and Spanish.
Price
Totally free of charge
Target
Existing and aspiring rural entrepreneurs in the fields of tourism, agrifood, sustainable energy and forestry
How to enroll
By providing the required information, you will receive an email with your course access credentials (login and password) to the Moodle Platform.
Accessing with your credentials, you will then be able to start the course, at the end of which you will be asked to answer a final evaluation survey.
You can immediately enroll for the OREN Course by clicking the button below
The courses will be officially available in April 2024
Course structure
Join us on this educational journey to empower rural communities and enhance your skills for a sustainable future!
Our course material is designed to make your learning experience straightforward and user friendly.
We are committed to delivering top-notch course material, including PowerPoint slides and multiple-choice questions tailored to the class duration.
Supporting Slide Decks: Each hour of class is supported by self explanatory and comprehensive slides, paired with helpful infographics to provide essential coverage of the topic.
Dive into External Insights: We understand the value of diverse perspectives. Exploring external sources and insights. We provide links to scientific papers, videos, and more.
Test Your Knowledge: After your learning journey, dedicate 5 minutes to complete a test on the class topics.
Get ready to dive into a world
of knowledge and discovery!
The courses will be officially available in
April 2024