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
Team Etena
Coordination hub

Gregory Hebinger
Head of the Centre
ghebinger@unistra.fr

Giovanna Laterza
Coordinator of Activities
giovanna.laterza@unistra.fr

Elia Weller
Communications Officer
eweller@unistra.fr

Danielle Hoffarth
Manager Admin. & Financial
hoffarth@unistra.fr

Hassania Sebti
Head of Partnerships
hsebti@unistra.fr
Accompaniment unit

Jelly Noemia
Project leader Support
jelly@unistra.fr

Léna Eberhardt
Project Manager Support
lena.eberhardt@unistra.fr

Andrea Ingusci
Project Manager Support
aingusci@unistra.fr

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

Marine Stoll
Project Leader Awareness
marinestoll@unistra.fr

Anaïs Joudiou
Project Manager Outreach
a.joudiou@unistra.fr

Céline Thong
Educational Engineer
celine.thong@uha.fr
Training area

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

Thomas Garcia
Project Manager
Innovation Lab
garciat@unistra.fr

Fany Longo
Project Manager
Innovation Lab
fany.longo@unistra.fr
International hub

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

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

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
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€

















