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	Autumn School Entrepreneurship and Business Engineering 2013 The first edition of the Autumn School took place in both St. Petersburg and Enschede, in October and December 2013. The main assignment for this edition of the program came from the company Matel Metaal (www.matelmetaal.com) from the town of Vriezenveen, The Netherlands. Participants to this edition of the Autumn school were asked to develop a plan for the company to become active on the Russian market. In two very intensive exchange weeks, the participants developed a plan to help the entrepreneur with his ideas. The Autumn School 2013 took place within the framework of the Dutch - Russian Bilateral year 2013 and was also supported by the Dutch consulate in St. Petersburg as well as the First City Business Incubator of St. Petersburg. The final plans for Matel Metaal were presented at the company in Vriezenveen for the entrepreneur.
	Autumn School Entrepreneurship and Business Engineering 2014 The second edition of the Autumn School took place mainly online, in virtual collaboration, from November 2014 to January 2015. The main assignment for this edition of the program came from the company Fawic (www.fawic.com) from the town of Almelo, The Netherlands. The participants were asked to develop a plan for market entry in Russia, based on three product groups. Participants were working together and presenting their plans by means of virtual collaboration, by email and Skype. The mixed Dutch - Russian teams did not meet each other in person during the course of the project. The final plans for Fawic were presented at the company in Almelo by the Dutch participants, together with the Russian team mates, who presented via Skype. The website and materials can still be viewed under this link.