Project was based on three pillars: First one;a work based learning was developed (WBL) model for higher education institutions and adapted relevant lectures appropriate to on-job training activities, second one was developed a 'training of facilitator' program to increase efficiency of on-job training activities and the third one was developed an e-platform to use as training mediator and develop materials for e-platform. During first pillar of the project was make a comprehensive research on work based learning models in Europe by searching academic research results, policy papers and also using results of other projects already carried out.Innovative side of the first pillar was to prepare a survey to analyze needs and expectations of students, academicians and firms from internships / on-job training activities. Survey was implemented to over 3600 students, academicians and firm representatives at 6 European countries.A common work based learning model was developed and relevant lectures were adapted by considering cultural, practical and systematic differences of the participating countries according to results of survey and research findings.During second pillar of the project was developed a 'training of facilitator' program both for academicians and for training responsible of firms that were hosting students for on-job trainings. Although 'training of trainers' program had some common elements, and common developing and implementation rules, developing a program for academicians and firms representatives for facilitating on-job training activities to increase quality and efficiency of the HE programs was an innovative approach. It was that such a program helped to strengthen university-industry relationships and increase the quality of science, engineering and technology education by brought all relevant parties together. During third pillar of the project was developed a model based e-platform which allows academicians, firms and students to follow, monitor and assess on-job training activities and lectures related to that on-job training activities.E-platform was develop within the project brought together academy, including both students and academicians, and industry together to contribute higher education's quality, to facilitate transition between school and working life, to increase students and newly graduates employability,and also to support development and competitiveness of enterprises and particularly SMEs.6 national workshops, 2 international conferences, 1 ‘training of facilitators’ program, and on-job training activities were organized within the project. Intellectual outputs of the project was “Work Based Learning Model”, “Training of Facilitators Program” and “e-platform”. It was created awareness on all participants and relevant stakeholders about the importance of collaboration between university and industry to increase the skills and employability of highly trained students.Expected impacts on partner/shareholder universities were increased their education quality and achievements, expanding their Erasmus by signing agreements with partners universities and developed collaboration possibilities for other future projects.As the science parks were regional development zones, project's micro impact was directly to the regions that science parks of the partners serve.Desired impact was increment at the quality and achievements of universities, skills of students, employability of students, and competitiveness of enterprises.The desired national impact, academia and industry have created awareness about co-operation for the education and training of students and the dissemination of the model to be developed under the project in partner countries has been realized.The desired effect at the European level was to spread from e-platform and model Erasmus to universities that had bilateral agreements with each other, and to achieve students' standard education and training qualifications.It was also desirable to launch new collaborations and partnerships between different institutions that met together and find each other in the different activities of the project.Sustainability of the e-platform in the mean of availability was ensured by the coordinator as Mersin Technopark already had its own server.

The project was implemented in the context of the European-wide development of the innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem. Partners include 5 technoparks (mersin technopark, tartu, madan, espaitec, step c) and an entrepreneurship school (IStec brussels)All partners carry out studies to develop the entrepreneurship ecosystem on a national and transnational scale. Entrepreneurs' motivations for the development of mentoring, which is one of the greatest needs in overcoming the difficulties in realizing their ideas, ensured the establishment of this partnership and the emergence and successful execution of the project.The project generally aims to train qualified mentors for young technology entrepreneurs. Achieving this general goal has been possible with the realization of 3 chained goals. These:1. Training experienced business people who have successfully completed their entrepreneurship processes on how to mentor young technology entrepreneurs and bringing new mentors to the ecosystem2. Providing mentoring activities by matching young technology entrepreneurs with mentors3. Raising awareness about mentoringThe project has 3 main groups of participantsTrainer mentors: This group consists of experienced mentors and provided training to mentor candidates.Mentor Candidates: It consists of experienced business people who have been in the industry for at least 5 years, with or without mentoring experience, and who are motivated to mentor.Young Tech Entrepreneurs (Start-Ups): The participants in this group are young entrepreneurs who have just started their business life and need mentor support in various fields (hard or softskills).The definition of young here refers to the entrepreneur's experience in realizing the business idea, not his age.In addition to these main participant profiles, different institutions that are actors of the entrepreneurship ecosystem have been included in the project activities. These:universitiesNGOsInstitutions like Chambers.The project team implemented the activities determined in the proposal in order to achieve the objectives determined in the proposal period, by making improvements when necessary in response to the changes that took place during the project.Accordingly, the general activities of the project are as follows:Conducting needs analysis and reporting to identify the needs of mentors and entrepreneurs regarding the mentoring processesConducting a comparative study of mentoring processes across EuropeOrganizing national Workshops in every countryPreparation of Curriculum for Mentor Training TrainingRealization of the Training ProgramPreparation of project reportsConducting transnational project meetings and post-COVID online project meetingsHolding the Dissemination ConferencePreparation of the e-PlatformMaking mentor-mentee pairingsWith the project, trainer mentors, mentor candidates and start-ups from all partner countries were reached, and the common problems and needs of mentors and mentees were determined. Thanks to the project, the goal of raising awareness about mentoring was achieved. And one of the ultimate goals of the project, raising new mentors, was achieved after the training, and then mentor-mentee matching was ensured, enabling start-ups to reach the support they needed in areas such as realizing their initiatives and commercializing their products, sales and marketing.