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INCO Consortium

A consortium of eight international partners from seven countries has formed, working together on a pilot project in the field of internationalization consulting. This project, called INCO is co-funded by the European Commission under the Leonardo da Vinci programme. In the framework of this project, Austrian, Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Polish and Swedish partners professionally contributed to the creation of a training and qualification system which helps European SMEs in their efforts to appear on international markets. The project team integrates expertise and experience alike in fields of higher education, e-learning, management and legal consulting, curriculum development, and vocational training. With the aim of developing a curriculum employing new learning and teaching materials delivered through state of the art methods the consortium members each contributed significantly to the success of the project and the products developed therein. The significance of the specific composition of the consortium is shown in the collaborative development of the INCO curriculum. The mix between University of Applied Science, Business Schools, e-learning experts, consulting companies and end-users produced results, which employ the best of both worlds, namely of scientific approaches and practical experiences. Furthermore the establishment of the consortium for INCO create the sound basis for interaction between SMEs and consultants. The network strategies employed combine three levels: (i) the networking of consultants or SMEs of different countries, (ii) the networking between consultants and SMEs and (iii) the networking of competent partner institutions for the development and maintenance of an adequate standard. The INCO consortium consists of the following institutions lead by FH JOANNEUM (University of Applied Sciences), Graz, Austria.

FH JOANNEUM is one of Austria's leading Universities of Applied Sciences. In order to maintain and consolidate this status, both our teaching and our applied research and development is modelled on the best colleges and universities in Europe. The varied study programmes on offer at FH JOANNEUM are geared towards the scientific, social, and economic developments of the future. Our didactic philosophy promotes teamwork, work in small groups, the use of modern media, and, most importantly, a spirit of partnership and cooperation between motivated students and teachers with hands-on experience in their field.

bit management consults and supports companies, public institutions and individuals to help them expand their Know-how and to acquire essential key qualifications, in order to strengthen their market position. We accompany our customers personally along a path customised to their individual requirements; from analysis to implementation and concluding evaluation. We offer individual and timely development concepts based on proven, internationally recognised methods and long-term experience. They are implemented together with our team of expert and committed trainers and consultants, in close cooperation with our customers, using state of the art technology. Our guiding principle is always a high regard for people and knowledge of the awesome power of learning.

The Integrated Quality Organizational Development and Consulting Kft, or IQ ConsultinG in the abbreviated form, was established in 1994, then to carry out primarily Organizational Development projects as well as top managers’ consultation connected to these projects. We have created a flexible, internationally competent consulting company, the power of which lies in its strategic alliances both in Hungary and abroad as well as in integrating traditional and the most up-to-date methods in order to create value.

Didagroup S.p.A. is a leading company in the Italian corporative training market, now expanding in the Spanish tongue market, which has a strong experience on the application of technology for distance learning and the design and development of LMS (learning management systems), WBT (web-based training) and collaborative tools for learn & work (e.g. virtual classrooms) according to international standards of training and quality. DIDAGROUP is based in Rome (Italy) and has 4 regional offices in Italy and 1 in Barcelona (Spain).

The House for Polish-German Co-operation (HPGC) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation, a union of associations gathering a number of Polish and German non-profit organisations and institutions. The House derives its existence from the German Friedrich-Ebert Foundation that was active in the region of Upper Silesia since 1992 until the end of 1997. Aiming at constituting the Polish-German cooperation on partnership basis, German and Polish partners decided to found a bilateral, Polish-German organisation.

Since 2002, Euromed Marseille has adopted a development strategy for which the rapidity and ambition are unparalleled in Europe. This, with a single objective in mind: to offer our students the best possible employment prospective in an increasingly complex and uncertain economic environment. The school has acquired the means and enrolled the personnel required in order to position itself as one of the top management schools.

Hasch & Partner, a law firm with offices in Vienna, Linz, Graz, Prague and Ceske Budejovice has extensive experience in the establishment and operation of business and joint ventures in eastern Europe, particularly in the Czech Republic. The primary goal of Hasch & Partner is to offer its clients optimum service and to achieve the desired result while maintaining cost transparency. In particular, the legal team at Hasch & Partner has expertise in general commercial law, banking and financing, liquidation and reorganisation, international distribution law, property transactions, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property and unfair competition.

Stockholm University School of Business is one of the top Nordic business schools. Our primary function is to train the skilled managers, administrators and specialists of the future. We are constantly striving to develop the learning process, with an emphasis on creative thinking and critical reasoning. The School has been awarded the highly acclaimed EQUIS accreditation for educational quality, internationalization a co-operation with the business community.