On 31 October 2025, the RE-FEM (Upskilling Pathways for Resiliency in the Post-Covid Era for Female Entrepreneurs) Erasmus+ project, coordinated by the HÉTFA Research Institute, was successfully completed. Throughout the past three years, the project partners created innovative training materials tailored both to female entrepreneurs and to the professionals who educate and support them.
The implementation of RE-FEM consisted of several interlinked activities in order to provide efficient entrepreneurial development for women through research, needs-based, high-quality training materials, e-learning modules and establishing an international network group for all the target groups involved in the project. The project results are the following:
● The partnership first conducted a comparative research to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges women entrepreneurs faced in the post-pandemic era.
● Based on the research results, partners’ expertise and knowledge in developing adult education, the partnership developed an inclusive and accessible Training Manual containing training materials and methodologies, and an Open Education Platform with an online course for training entrepreneurs. The training materials were introduced to the wider public through pilot training and public stakeholder events in all partner countries.
● During the projects lifetime, the partnership lay the foundation for an international network, where women entrepreneurs, associated partners and consortium members had the opportunity to connect, build relationships, and learn from each other.
● RE-FEM formulated policy recommendations to define directions for adult education, entrepreneurship, and the labour market to support women entrepreneurs in building and managing resilient businesses in the age of digital transformation. The recommendations are summarised in the RE-FEM ‘Policy Study’.
We provide a detailed overview of the results achieved during the final six months of the project in our final newsletter, which is available to the public by clicking here. Articles about the main milestones reached within the project can be accessed by clicking here.