EXIST Women: TRACES Strengthens Female Entrepreneurship Across the University Network

As part of the EXIST Women funding programme, the universities of the Inspire2Start Hub — the University of Stuttgart, the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences for Technology (HfT Stuttgart), Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, and Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Sciences — are joining forces with the hub "TriAS – Triangle for Academic Startups" to pool their expertise and develop a cross-institutional curriculum for female scholarship holders. The planned elements include a joint kick-off as well as mid-point and final meetings, a coordinated curriculum with qualification and advisory offerings, and mentoring and networking formats that extend beyond individual universities.

The goal is to transform individual initiatives into a dynamic ecosystem that specifically supports women founders, creates high-quality synergies rather than duplicate structures, and accelerates the path from innovation to application — well beyond individual locations.