SOCIACT - Social Innovation Hub

01/10/2026

🍂 September is a time for new decisions. Could this be the moment to give your business idea the space to grow?

If you have an idea you want to develop, now is the time to explore how it can turn into action. Test it, gain practical tools, and discover what your next steps could be.🌱

In the 2nd cycle of VentureGarden Patras, you’ll work on your idea through training, mentoring, and collaboration with people on a similar entrepreneurial journey.

Participation is free of charge.

🚀 Join VentureGarden Patras and take the next step with your idea.
💡 VentureGarden Patras
📅 Starting November 4, 2026
👉 Apply by October 8: https://bit.ly/4gStw79

Patras is implemented by AHEAD - Alba Hub for Entrepreneurship and Development and Alba Graduate Business School, in collaboration with SOCIACT - Social Innovation Hub. The programme is supported by its National Donor, Alpha Bank, as part of its commitment to supporting the growth and resilience of small businesses.

21/09/2026

🇮🇹 Last call for Treviso.

Applications for the NQYWC International Workshop are closing soon.

If you're interested in youth work, education, social innovation, youth participation or European projects, this is your opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences with people and organisations from across Europe.

✈️ Travel covered
🏨 Accommodation covered
📍 Treviso, Italy
📅 27–29 October 2026

Applications close: 21/9/2026

➡️ Apply now: https://bit.ly/4xYuRRr

18/09/2026

What can three days in another European city bring back to your own community?

At the NQYWC Workshop in Treviso, participants will meet people from across Europe, explore local youth initiatives, exchange good practices and work together around new approaches to youth participation and local communities.

Your journey is covered. Your perspective matters.

🇮🇹 Treviso, Italy
📅 27–29 October 2026
✈️ Travel + accommodation covered by

➡️ Apply now: https://bit.ly/4xYuRRr

15/09/2026

🇮🇹 Next stop: Treviso.

is looking for participants to join the next international workshop of – Network for Quality Youth Work in Schools and Communities, taking place in , Italy, from 27 to 29 October 2026.

Meet people and organisations from across , discover local initiatives, exchange good practices and explore new approaches to youth work and youth participation.

And your essential participation costs are covered by SOCIACT:

✈️ Flights to/from Italy
🚆 Travel to/from Athens International Airport
🚌 Local transportation in Italy
🏨 Accommodation in Treviso

Interested in youth work, education, social innovation, youth participation or European projects?
We'd like to hear from you.

📅 27-29 October 2026
📍 Treviso, Italy
⏳ Apply by Monday, 21 September 2026

➡️ Apply now: https://bit.ly/4xYuRRr

08/06/2026

The event “Youth in Action: Social Entrepreneurship & Local Impact” brought together municipalities, organisations, young people and stakeholders from 15 European countries to exchange ideas and good practices around youth participation and social entrepreneurship.

A sincere thank you to all local and regional media outlets for their continued support in highlighting initiatives that strengthen youth engagement, social innovation and European cooperation.

📰 Read the full press release below (🇬🇷edition): https://pelop.gr/i-patra-sto-epikentro-tou-evropaikou-dialogou-gia-ti-neaniki-koinoniki-epicheirimatikotita/

Αυτά ήταν μερικά από τα ερωτήματα που βρέθηκαν στο επίκεντρο του ευρωπαϊκού εργαστηρίου «Youth in Action: Social Entrepreneurship & Local Impact», το

04/06/2026

What happens when municipalities, organisations and young people from across Europe come together?

💡 New ideas.
🤝 New partnerships.
🌍 New opportunities for local communities.

More than 90 participants joined the NQYWC workshop “Youth in Action: Social Entrepreneurship & Local Impact” in Patras to exchange experiences and explore how youth participation and social entrepreneurship can create positive impact at local level.

A big thank you to all partners, speakers, stakeholders and participants who contributed to this inspiring European gathering.

28/05/2026

Today in Patras 🇪🇺

“Youth in Action: Social Entrepreneurship & Local Impact” brings together municipalities, universities, organisations and young changemakers from across Europe for a full day of dialogue, collaboration and knowledge exchange around youth social entrepreneurship and local impact.

Today’s agenda includes:
☕ Welcome networking & European best practices
🎯 Roundtable discussions with local authorities and organisations
💶 Funding opportunities for young/social entrepreneurs
🏛️ Youth entrepreneurship policies & local support mechanisms
💡 Interactive World Café Workshop on ideas, finance & support ecosystems
🤝 Networking, collaboration & next steps

A collaborative European initiative organised by SOCIACT in the framework of the NQYWC project.

📍 Patras, Greece

22/05/2026

🌊 Sport should be accessible to everyone.

As a partner of the European project WAVES, Sociact - Social Innovation Hub invites athletes, coaches, organisers, and members of the aquatic sports community to participate in our survey on inclusive and sustainable water sports events.

Your voice can help shape more accessible sports across Europe.

📋 Participate here: https://bit.ly/4drsEov