Enactus Unipd
Talent, entrepreneurship and impact: from learning to action
Since 2020 Unipd has been collaborating with Enactus to offer students an international hands-on learning experience in impact entrepreneurship and skills development.
Through the Team Enactus Unipd, students from different disciplines can work together to transform real problems and opportunities into entrepreneurial projects capable of generating social and environmental impact.
What is Enactus?
Enactus is an international network that connects students, universities, ITSs, lecturers, mentors and professionals through entrepreneurship and experiential learning.
The programme supports students throughout the academic year on a learning by doing journey: from identifying a problem to designing a solution, from teamwork to engaging with mentors and professionals, through to presenting the results achieved.
The experience makes it possible not only to develop projects, but also to recognise and put one’s own talent to the test, gaining greater awareness of one’s skills and of possible personal and professional paths.
By becoming part of the Team Enactus, students can:
- develop entrepreneurial and transferable skills, strengthening creativity, initiative, collaboration, leadership, problem solving, communication and planning skills;
- work on real problems, applying academic knowledge in a multidisciplinary, action-oriented context;
- learn by doing, through planning, training, experimentation and the gradual assumption of responsibility;
- engage with mentors and professionals, receiving feedback and expanding their network;
- meet the professional world, exploring organisations, sectors and possible career prospects;
- join an international community, engaging with students and professionals united by the desire to create change through entrepreneurial action.
It is not necessary to already have a project or to study economics: multidisciplinarity is an essential part of the Enactus model.
The programme
Selected students form a multidisciplinary team led by the Team Leader and develop one or more projects during the year, taking part in the training, mentoring and networking activities provided for by the programme.
The annual journey culminates in the Enactus National Competition, during which teams from the participating University and ITSs present their projects before juries made up of professionals and experts and meet the other key players in the Enactus ecosystem.
The team that stands out at national level may represent Italy at the Enactus World Cup, coming into contact with students, universities and professionals from all over the world.
How to apply
All Unipd students interested in entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainability, skills development, or simply wishing to challenge themselves through a practical and multidisciplinary experience, are invited to find out more about the programme.
To learn more Enactus and apply to your local team, visit the Enactus Italy website: https://www.enactusitaly.org/become-an-enactus-student
Applications for the academic year 2026/2027 will be open until 18 October 2026.
Knowledge valorisation and academic entrepreneurship
Technology Transfer Sector
via Martiri della Libertà 8, 35137 Padua
tel 049 8271862
email: enactuspadova@unipd.it