IISEIE and its members are committed to the development of software entrepreneurs and startups.

For example, two of IISEIE's founding members, Microsoft and Agitavi International, have identified that adding business and entrepreneurial training to a technical curriculum is known to improve the calibre of graduates. However, combining business skills with education programs has long been a challenge for faculties. 

Microsoft has formed partnerships with universities across Europe to bridge the gap between technology education and the development of entrepreneurial skills. To this end, it is running a pilot initiative to encourage the use of a new program called “Software Entrepreneurship for Students.”

Software Entrepreneurship for Students is a university-level training curriculum that is focused on developing the entrepreneurial skills of technology students. It can be adapted quickly for use across a variety of academic settings.

Microsoft developed the programme in partnership with Agitavi, a specialist provider of business research, corporate learning, and management consulting services for the global information and communications technology industry.

The programme offers hands-on workshops that provide technical universities and colleges with a flexible management curriculum for science and software students. This curriculum gives the technical faculty the tools they need to introduce students to real-world management skills. It also helps students develop business competencies that help improve their employment options on graduation...more.