Student Enterprises Creation Protocol
Definition and regulations
This protocol aims to regulate the creation of STUDENT ENTERPRISES within the framework of the European COLOURS Alliance, with the purpose of promoting the creation of student associations focused on entrepreneurship, in accordance with the principles of democratic participation and representation, and the absence of profit-making motives.
To be approved as a student project at HKR and benefit from the associated advantages, the project must first be applied for and approved. The project's concept must also be linked or traceable to one of the Co-labs conducted by HKR under the COLOURS project.
In this context, a student project is defined as a non-profit initiative primarily created and driven by students within the alliance, offering services to the community related to their fields of study. Any income generated by the project must be reinvested into the organisation, such as improving infrastructure or organising courses and seminars that complement members’ education. The support of *3000 EUR granted by the local COLOURS management, following a submitted project plan, is distributed as wages to project members for establishing and developing a sustainable project model.
A student is defined as anyone enrolled in an official educational programme within the alliance's universities, including PhD programmes, continuing education courses, or other studies at HKR at the time of application.
At HKR, the local COLOURS management is responsible for approving new student associations/projects, as well as handling applications. COLOURS management is also responsible for renewal, suspension, and termination of the project. COLOURS student staff within the SEC division are responsible for providing advice and support in entrepreneurship.
Criteria for SE-projects
Requirements for Student Projects within COLOURS.
A student project must consist of at least three members, of whom at least 50% must be HKR students. The entrepreneurial purpose and the social issue it aims to address must be clearly stated in the project plan. Founders may request advice from the university’s entrepreneurship and innovation network, such as SEC or Krinova Incubator & Science Park.
The project must specify how management and responsibilities are structured. Projects directly linked to political parties, religious communities, or those that contradict the purpose of these regulations, will be excluded and may be required to return the funding.
The following information must be included in the project plan:
(The SE-project template must be used).
Name of the project
List of project members with their respective responsibilities and roles, including full personal details and study programme.
Name of the project mentor
Purpose and objectives
Plan for meeting structure and documentation
Timeline and plan for implementing a sustainable model
Plan for use of assets upon dissolution (should benefit HKR) After verification and project start approval from the local COLOURS management, the Head of the University Office must approve employment so that salaries can be paid for the hours corresponding to the allocated funding.
HKR provides facilities at Co Space in central Kristianstad, where support resources are available for the project’s operations. If the project requires special facilities, separate arrangements and approval are required.
Project members are obliged to:
- Comply with applicable regulations (taxation, labour law, administration, procurement, etc.) and HKR's internal rules.
- Meet the requirements for SE enterprises
- Maintain proper bookkeeping with accurate financial reporting (if required by the project activities)
- Keep minutes of project meetings
- Income from the project must be used to achieve the project's objectives and must not be distributed to members or their relatives. Any surplus upon dissolution must be allocated to HKR.
The project must not engage in illegal, discriminatory, dangerous, offensive, or environmentally harmful activities.
Each approved project is assigned a mentor. The mentor is the person connected to the identified need the project addresses, or the intended recipient of its results. The mentor is also responsible for supporting and monitoring the project. The mentor has the right to terminate the project and revoke remaining funds in the case of misconduct or unmet responsibilities as outlined in this protocol.
*3000 EUR corresponds to a total of 230 working hours in the project.