On 29–30 September 2025, the ENTER-CBL consortium met in Leuven, Belgium, for the EnterCBL Final Conference - the project’s closing multiplier event hosted in the Businet community setting. (entercbl.eu) This two-day gathering marked the culmination of an international collaboration focused on one simple goal: helping students build an entrepreneurial mindset through Challenge-Based Learning (CBL).
From “final meeting” to “final conference”
Just before the conference, partners held a final in-person Transnational Project Management Meeting (26–27 September). The consortium reviewed the full set of completed activities, checked the quality and completeness of developed materials, and aligned responsibilities and timelines for the Final Project Report. (Akademia WSB) With the last operational details agreed, the team moved into the conference phase - ready to share results, lessons learned, and practical takeaways with a wider audience.
What happened during the conference
The final conference was designed to feel practical and accessible - not “project-heavy.” Instead of focusing on formal reporting, it showcased what ENTER-CBL produced and how educators and institutions can actually use it.
Participants explored:
- how CBL can turn entrepreneurship education into a real-world, team-based learning experience,
- how the ENTER-CBL resources support both educators and learners,
- what works (and what needs refining) when scaling CBL across different institutional contexts.
The story behind the results: making CBL easy to adopt
A recurring theme across discussions was “lowering the barrier to entry.” In many universities, good teaching ideas fail not because they are weak, but because they are hard to implement at scale. ENTER-CBL addressed this by building a simple, connected platform ecosystem designed for usability, openness, and scalability. (Akademia WSB)
In practice, the platform works as three connected layers:
- the project website (visibility and dissemination),
- the Gate (fast onboarding “front door”),
- and the Hub (the Moodle-based learning environment).
This architecture helps different users find what they need quickly - whether they are educators looking for ready-to-use teaching assets or learners building skills through short, structured microlearnings.
More than a closing event: a “Synergy Space” for what comes next
While the conference celebrated what was achieved, it also served as a starting point for future collaboration. A dedicated Synergy Space was used to generate and refine new project ideas, and one of the most visible directions was the potential complementarity with Start’Ship: ENTER-CBL focusing strongly on educators and teaching capacity, and Start’Ship focusing more on students. The conversations also highlighted common obstacles to scaling innovation in entrepreneurship education - and the value of continuing cooperation through the wider international network.