Biography

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I am undergraduate student of environmental engineering at the technical university of crete which is in the city of Chania. I am 20 years old, at my sophomore year and I am interested in getting hands-on working experience in the fields of engineering, technology and entrepreneurship. I lived 3 years in Italy ( the first 3 years of primary school) and later in Athens until i graduated school. In high school i participated in a debate club and in a cinematographic club, that taught me critical thinking and attention to detail. I love travelling, reading books, attending events (like ted talks) and watching films. The phrase that inspires me the most is :
' Dream big, start small, but most of all start ' .

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Do you have any experience in similar project?  

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Over the past 2 years as a volunteer in the Youth Entrepreurship Club (YEC), I have been attending meetups and meet founders who have developed their own ventures.
I have participated in the Mindspace Challenge as a member of team with our own idea. Mindspace Challenge is  free 3-day Workshop, where the participants who are accepted work on their project with special instructors and mentors from the field of entrepreneurship and in the end they present their idea to a panel of judges
In addition i have participated in the Engineering Competition 2017 by BEST where i faced and tackled theoretical and practical engineering problems and i cooperated with team to deliver in-depth analysis to provide results.

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What's your motivation in taking part to this TC (Training Course)?

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In our society a simply degree is not the key to find a job. I see so many people, especially young who have a degree but are unemployed, I want to attend this Training Course because i don't want to  end up having a degree without a job. In addition, with the help of Youthnet i want to organize workshops or events to reduce youth unemployment. 

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What are your main expectations regarding your participation in this training course? How do you envisage to incorporate what you have learnt during the TC in your work?

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My mainly purpose from every training course or event, that i attend is to develop my buisness thinking. From thos specific training course i expect to learn how to find and take advantage of entrepreneurial opportunities, how to develop my business thinking and how can i help other people to fight unemployment. In addition, i expect to learn the business environment and model that exists in the other coutries so i could undestand the problems that must be fixed in my coutry and the opportunities that exist in europe.
 i believe after the Training Course i would be more open-minded in the options that i have, i could communicate with other people, that i have met from the training course, to advise me when i am facing crucial problems and i would know more ways to fight unemploymet if i don't work.

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Please describe your knowledge and experience on entrepreneurship.

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I have never worked in a company or a shop. As i said before i have been avolunteer in the Youth Entrepreurship Club and also, i have attended many workshops, events, ted-talks and competitions that are refereed to entrepreneurship.

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