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# Featured news: Berkeley Method gets students thinking like entrepreneurs
- URL: https://blog.inacademy.eu/featured-news-berkeley-method-gets-students-thinking-like-entrepreneurs/
- Published: 2018-10-29T15:35:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T11:50:35.000Z
- Author: adina@inacademy.eu
- Tags: Innovation Academy, University Spotlight, #Migrated-1790941373356, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-02 11:43

*We are proud to work with* [*UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology - SCET*](https://scet.berkeley.edu/?ref=blog.inacademy.eu) *to help hundreds of Berkeley students to find their entrepreneurial path at the* [*European Innovation Academy (EIA)*](https://blog.inacademy.eu/study-abroad-guide-programs-costs-and-what-to-expect/)*.*

### In October 2018 EIA was featured in Berkeley News.

> *It was a stressor of an assignment for some 400 students at the* [*European Innovation Academy*](https://blog.inacademy.eu/study-abroad-guide-programs-costs-and-what-to-expect/) *(EIA) in Cascais, Portugal: Form diverse teams of five and, in just 15 days, create startups to pitch to a panel of investors, in hopes of launching the next Instagram or Airbnb. A few students, blanching in the face the world’s largest extreme entrepreneurship program, packed for home.* 
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> *The clock began ticking for the rest, and the trendy* [*Estoril Congress Center*](http://www.estorilcc.com/en/?ref=blog.inacademy.eu) *grew chaotic. At the Idea Expo, college students from 70 nations had three hours to shop, speed dating-style, for teammates and real-world problems to solve.*

*The article is about the EIA experience of Berkeley students and The Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship.* [*Read the full article*](http://news.berkeley.edu/2018/10/25/berkeley-method-gets-students-thinking-like-entrepreneurs/?fbclid=IwAR1RE-OFtQxeGO4mqKsFa09yH9QigtTTwcY%5FAWg2j9CynyePvjZZCDzTZ-4&ref=blog.inacademy.eu)*, written by Gretchen Kell.*