Establishment of a "Center for Startup Activities" and "Market Research Lab" for Sustainability and Energy Projects

The project “Founding Meets the City” is designed to spark new ideas and action beyond the university, enrich the city center, and contribute to the economic, social, and sustainable development of Oldenburg and the surrounding region. To achieve this, the University of Oldenburg (UOL) is expanding the existing GIZ and Innovation Campus infrastructure with a new downtown location, thereby forming an "innovation triangle." 

(from Infographic) "Innovation Triangle:"  1) Problem Identification 2) Solution development 3) Protoyping 4) Market Research 5) Progress Measurement 6) Learn from Feedback → sustainable innovations

The Schlaues Haus Oldenburg provides a central entrepreneurial space with eight workstations for founders, offices for startup consulting, and a market research lab. The center makes innovation and startup activities, particularly in sustainability and energy, visible and accessible to both experts and the wider public. By engaging the community early and encouraging active participation, the project fosters innovation that responds to real needs and supports the creation of more startups and new businesses in the region.
 

The expansion of the infrastructure is complemented by systematic innovation scouting within the university. By raising awareness of innovation and entrepreneurship in research and teaching, the use of this infrastructure is encouraged, strengthening startup and innovation activity at the UOL.

 

The project “Founding Meets the City” is is supported by various regional partners:

• City of Oldenburg
• The Schlaues Haus Oldenburg gGmbH
• the Jade University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth
• EWE AG
• Oldenburg Energy Cluster OLEC e.V.