Strategic Leadership in Green Business – SLGB
The Strategic Leadership in Green Businesses program supports the transition to sustainable production models in Latin America, aligning with the European Green Deal. It equips students and entrepreneurs with the skills to drive a greener economy by developing innovative business solutions that address sustainable development and decarbonization challenges.
Overall project objective
The SLGB project aims to increase the specific knowledge and, therefore, the capacity of Latin American students to become effective leaders and entrepreneurs to address the challenges of the future sustainable prosperity of Latin America and the transition of productive sectors towards decarbonisation as part of the European Green Deal.
Budget
Total budget 736 084€
Objectives
Facilitating knowledge exchange and co-creation
Strategic Leadership for Green Businesses fosters collaboration between leading universities in Europe and Latin America in the fields of sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainability studies.
Empowering teachers with innovative methodologies
The project develops new educational content for the Strategic Leadership in Green Business course, integrating interdisciplinary approaches that connect higher education with innovation and the business world. It also promotes blended learning, transdisciplinary content design, and gamification principles.
Strengthening synergies between universities and business support systems in Latin America and Europe
Strategic Leadership for Green Businesses aims to bridge academia and the business sector, fostering collaboration between universities, entrepreneurs, and business support networks. This will help create knowledge-sharing networks and resources to support the development of sustainable and resilient business models in Latin America.
About the project
Project period
- 2025-11-01–2026-10-31
Project Leader
- Local Project Leader: Deycy Sanchez, Senior Lecturer, Halmstad University
- Main Project Leader: Israel Griol Barres, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Collaboration partners
- University of Vaasa
- Warm Argentina Civil Association
- Universidad Nacional del Sur
- Universidad Nacional de San Martin
- Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
- Universidad de la Costa
- Universidad Estatal de Bolivar
- Universidad Politecnica Estatal del Carchi
- Latam Connect
Financier
- European Union – Erasmus+