About

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The purpose of the Pépite Etena is to create entrepreneurial experiences that promote the quality of professional integration by acting on the development of people before projects are successful.

 

Alsatian higher education institutions, surrounded by their partners, have for more than 10 years on the promotion of the spirit of undertaking a collective and co-built approach.

The Pepite Etena is the fruit of this collaboration.

Etena is a universal gateway to entrepreneurship for all Alsatian students. An operational team integrated with the institutions coordinates collective action. It carries out awareness-raising activities for training and support by basing itself on the existing structures of the Alsatian ecosystem.

This centre aims to promote the desire to undertake by enabling everyone to access tools to:
🔍 Discover

Entrepreneurship and the world of startup

🧪 Test

his idea or his
project startup

🛼 Launch

in its project and
become an entrepreneur

📚 Training

on the concepts necessary for the success of his project

🚀 Join

a project
Start-up!

And above all belong to a community of young people who are starting! 

Our impact assessment

76%

students entrepreneurs are satisfied or very satisfied with the accompaniment

Source: Labex study undertake

A confidence rate of

85%

students entrepreneurs

Source: Labex study undertake

69%

of projects
with impact

Source: Étude impact Pépite France

Plant : A national network

Since 2014, the 32 Pepite poles work together to deploy in the territories actions allowing strengthen entrepreneurial culture and innovation in higher education. The network is coordinated by: Plant France.

The nuggets are the only operators authorized to deliver the National Status Student Entrepreneur. This unique status enables beneficiaries to build and develop an entrepreneurial project as part of their student training courses and to benefit from support.

Our activity reports

Balance sheet 2025 - 2026

Balance sheet 2024 - 2025

Balance sheet 2023 - 2024

Balance sheet 2022 - 2023

Balance sheet 2021 - 2022

Team Etena

Coordination hub

Gregory Hebinger

Gregory Hebinger

Head of the Centre
ghebinger@unistra.fr

Giovanna Laterza

Giovanna Laterza

Coordinator of Activities
giovanna.laterza@unistra.fr

Elia Weller

Elia Weller

Communications Officer
eweller@unistra.fr

Danielle Hoffarth

Danielle Hoffarth

Manager Admin. & Financial
hoffarth@unistra.fr

Hassania Sebti

Hassania Sebti

Head of Partnerships
hsebti@unistra.fr

Accompaniment unit

Jelly Noemia

Jelly Noemia

Project leader Support
jelly@unistra.fr

Léna Eberhardt

Léna Eberhardt

Project Manager Support
lena.eberhardt@unistra.fr

Andrea Ingusci

Andrea Ingusci

Project Manager Support
aingusci@unistra.fr

Geoffrey Gourinchas

Geoffrey Gourinchas

Project Manager Entrepreneurship – Support for Technology Projects
ggourinchas@unistra.fr

Education

Marine Stoll

Marine Stoll

Project Leader Awareness
marinestoll@unistra.fr

Anaïs Joudiou

Anaïs Joudiou

Project Manager Outreach
a.joudiou@unistra.fr

Céline Thong

Céline Thong

Educational Engineer
celine.thong@uha.fr

Training area

Ted Rangapanaiken

Ted Rangapanaiken

Project leader Innovation Lab & coordination of Sens§us activities
rangapanaikent@unistra.fr

Thomas Garcia

Thomas Garcia

Project Manager
Innovation Lab

garciat@unistra.fr

Fany Longo

Fany Longo

Project Manager
Innovation Lab

fany.longo@unistra.fr

International hub

Sara Pertile

Sara Pertile

Coordinator of the European Pioneer+ project
sara.pertile@uha.fr

Ocean Mary

Ocean Mary

Project Manager Entrepreneurship Cross-border
oceane.marie@unistra.fr

Charlyne Weiss

Charlyne Weiss

International Mission Officer and Young Researchers
charlyne.weiss@unistra.fr

Our Student Entrepreneurs

They validated their project before a jury this year...

Our support and partners

Establishments carrying Pepite Etena

Associated institutions

Partner institutions

Financial partners

Many thanks to our patrons

We're talking about us.

Pépite Etena received a grant under the Greater East and Massif des Vosges ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) Programme 2021-2027.

Operation description: Develop student entrepreneurship in Alsace.

European grant: 472 000 €
Total cost of operation: 1,085,726.60€