Junior Enterprises Austria fosters Junior Enterpreneurship through supporting, representing, and connecting
existing and future Junior Enterprises in Austria among each other as well as external stakeholders.
Ensure an entrepreneurial spirit among Austrian students and Austria’s institutions.
The Junior Enterprise Concept originated in Europe and refers to non-profit civil associations formed and managed exclusively by undergraduate and postgraduate students. These organisations operate like real companies and provide services to actual clients, often in areas like Management, Consulting, Technology, and Engineering, among others.
The main goals of Junior Enterprises include:
Professional Development: They offer students a hands-on experience in running a business, managing projects, and delivering to clients. This is a unique opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge from university in a practical setting.
Bridging the Gap: They serve as a bridge between the academic world and the professional world, ensuring that students are better prepared for their future careers.
Promoting Entrepreneurship: By running their own enterprise, students cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset, learning about the challenges and rewards of starting and managing a business. Many countries have national confederations or movements that support and promote the Junior Enterprise concept. In Europe, for instance, the European Confederation of Junior Enterprises (JEE) plays a central role in promoting the concept and networking among different Junior Enterprises, as does the Global Network, headed by Junior Enterprises Global (JEG). JE Austria is a national confederation to JE Europe.
JE Austria is a national confederation of JE Europe and acts as the umbrella organization representing, integrating and supporting the network of all Junior Enterprises in Austria
The main goal of Junior Enterprises is enabling students to gain practical experience, amend their education and expand their personal networks
A Junior Enterprise is an organization which is formed and managed by students, providing services for companies and institutions
In 1991 the foundation for our network was set. Since then we have grown organically to our current size of Junior Enterprises in Austria. And many more is expected to come!
JE Europe is the Junior Enterprise organisation on an european level, consisting of 9 confederations and 7 consultative members that are collaborating to strengthen the Junior Enterprise Network.
JE Europe exists to ensure the development and growth of the Network in Europe. They are an umbrella organization that represents, supports and integrates the European Network of Junior Enterprises. JE Europe is enhancing the network since 1992.
The Junior Enterprises Global Organization ("JE Global") is the International Organization that represents the Junior Enterprise Network Worldwide.
Since 2016, we exist to strengthen the Junior Enterprise Global Network towards delivering more impact.
Our role is to enlarge the network, by working and partnering for the creation of JEs & confederations in new countries, and to develop it, through support & connection initiatives.
Junior Enterprises are present in more than
41 countries
Worldwide we count more than
51 000 JE's
Currently we are enlarging heavily in Asia, creating JEs in Mexico, Chile and Colombia
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