Work on your skills & entrepreneurial knowledge: CREO has developed programmes for students and early-career researchers who want to get a taste of entrepreneurship and develop their entrepreneurial skills.
- Discover our offer for students below
- Discover our offer for early-career researchers below
For students
Programmes
Ideation bootcamp
Do you want to strengthen your entrepreneurial skills? Do you have an early-stage idea and want to know whether it’s feasible? Then the Ideation Bootcamp is for you. The bootcamp consists of three workshops (evening sessions) in which we will work on, among other things: spotting different opportunities, screening and validating ideas, building a prototype, translating your idea into a pitch, ...
The sessions take place on 12, 19 and 26 February 2026 on the City Campus from 17:30 to 20:30. At the end of the programme, you’ll receive a certificate of participation.
Interested? Register here.
Supporting tools
- Blackboard course: A toolkit for entrepreneurial minds: the basics of In the basics of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Valorisation
- Entrepreneurial Dial Survey
For early-career researchers
Programmes
1. The Company+
Are you a doctoral researcher, postdoctoral fellow or early-career researcher with a curiosity for entrepreneurship? Would you like to strengthen your entrepreneurial skills, whether or not your idea is connected to your research domain?
The Company+ is a unique, practice-oriented training programme running annually from February to November 2026. You will work in an interdisciplinary team, guided by experienced coaches and mentors. Through workshops and team challenges, you will develop both your entrepreneurial competencies and your soft skills.
What can you expect?
- Collaborating within a diverse and interdisciplinary team
- Transforming an idea into a concrete value proposition
- Gaining insight into the basics of intellectual property, legislation, finance and sales
- Pitching your idea to a professional jury
- Strengthening your entrepreneurial and personal skills
You can participate with your own idea or join a team challenge in one of the following themes: Sustainable Cities · Sustainable Chemistry · Sustainable Transport & Logistics · Health & Wellbeing
When? February – November 2026 · 30 contact hours + additional personal work
➡️ You can find more detailed information about the programme sessions in the brochure available here.
➡️Register here for the information session on 16 January.
➡️Apply here for The Company+ 2026 programme.
2. Offer from Research, Innovation & Valorisation Antwerp (RIVA)
Research, Innovation & Valorisation Antwerp (RIVA) organises various information sessions and training courses.
➡️ You can find them here.
3. Offer from Antwerp Doctoral School (ADS)
ADS supports doctoral students in successfully completing their PhD and prepares them for their future career, within or outside academia.
➡️ The basics of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
4. Training programme “Deep Dive into Business” for emerging spin-off teams
➡️ Deep Dive into Business is a 7-day intensive training programme aimed at turning a business idea into a solid business case.