{"id":14217,"date":"2025-08-26T13:33:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/?page_id=14217"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:36:45","slug":"ias-business-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/en\/ias-business-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"IAS Business Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14217\" class=\"elementor elementor-14217 elementor-14209\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4e412 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f4e412\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43b7aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e43b7aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IAS Business Academy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d870d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76d870d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e9d2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2e9d2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0ffc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b0ffc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/centralbaltic.eu\/project\/ias-business-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IAS Business Academy <\/a>is an international cooperation project led by Tartu Science Park in collaboration with partners from Finland and Sweden. The program aims to help innovative drone and aerial service companies (Innovative Aerial Services \u2013 IAS) scale and internationalize by providing knowledge, networks, and practical opportunities. <\/p><p>Companies from Estonia, Finland, and Sweden that have operated for up to 10 years in the drone and aerial services sector, have market-ready solutions, and want to expand internationally are eligible to apply. Applicants are expected to have a motivated team and commit to active participation throughout the 12-month program.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3779ba elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b3779ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tartuteaduspark.typeform.com\/to\/Ivj7FEh8?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply by November 19 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591d6d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"591d6d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b637dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b637dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IAS-Business-Academy_CMYK_JPG-1024x519.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14213\" alt=\"IAS Business Academy is an international cooperation project implemented by Tartu Science Park in collaboration with partners from Finland and Sweden.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IAS-Business-Academy_CMYK_JPG-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IAS-Business-Academy_CMYK_JPG-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IAS-Business-Academy_CMYK_JPG-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IAS-Business-Academy_CMYK_JPG-1536x778.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IAS-Business-Academy_CMYK_JPG.jpg 1899w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bbf69 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21bbf69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba5f46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba5f46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"143\"><strong><br>What is the program?<\/strong><\/h5><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"143\">Tailored 12-month growth programme for Estonian, Finnish and Swedish companies of innovative aerial services (IAS).<\/p><h5 data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"217\"> <\/h5><h5 data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"217\"><strong>What do we offer?<\/strong><\/h5><p data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"217\">Academy program (January to December 2027) consisting of:<\/p><ul data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"625\"><li data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"287\"><p data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"287\">implementation of cross-border demo projects in cooperation with end-users;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"374\"><p data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"374\">1:1 business development and IAS expert support from international experts;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"375\" data-end=\"433\"><p data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"433\">study and trade missions in Sweden, Finland and Estonia;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"497\"><p data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"497\">participation at IAS industry events and fairs in Europe;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"539\"><p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"539\">online thematic workshops;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"625\"><p data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"625\">networking between Finnish, Swedish and Estonian IAS companies and stake-holders.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"739\">The program will support the growth of each participating company with up to 15000 EUR. <\/p><h5 data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"790\"> <\/h5><h5 data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"790\"><strong>Who can apply?<\/strong><\/h5><p data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"790\">IAS companies, which:<\/p><ul data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"1380\"><li data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"849\"><p data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"849\">Are registered in area of the Central Baltic <a href=\"https:\/\/centralbaltic.eu\/programme\/about-the-programme\/programme-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Programme in Estonia, Finland or Sweden<\/a> *<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"945\"><p data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"945\">Are preferably founded in 2019 or later, in exceptional cases in 2016 or later ** <\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"995\"><p data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"995\">Operate in the IAS sector<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1055\"><p data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1055\">Focus on civil or dual-use solutions<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1084\"><p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1084\">Are in the start-up or scale-up phase<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1120\"><p data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1120\">Have market-ready solutions<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1171\"><p data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1171\">Aim to expand to international markets<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1223\"><p data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1223\">Are ready to commit themselves to the 12-month programme<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1380\"><p data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1380\">Are ready to cover up to 20% of their direct costs (1:1 expert support, implementation of demo projects, participation at international events and study trips).<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1441\">* In exceptional cases SMEs with legal address in Finland or Sweden, but outside Central Baltic programme area, can apply. More information is asked from such companies in the application form. <br>**10% of the Academy participants can be older than 7 years.<\/p><h5 data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1465\"> <\/h5><h5 data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1465\"><strong>Call timeline<\/strong><\/h5><ul data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1693\"><li data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1511\"><p data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1511\">Application deadline: 19 November 2026 <\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1512\" data-end=\"1579\"><p data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1579\">Interviews with potential candidates: 30 November to 9 December 2026  <\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1580\" data-end=\"1649\"><p data-start=\"1582\" data-end=\"1649\">Announcement of selected companies: 15 December 2026 <\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1650\" data-end=\"1693\"><p data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1693\">Start of the Academy (Batch 2): January 2027<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h5 data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1798\"> <\/h5><h5 data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1798\"><strong>Academy calendar 2027 <\/strong><\/h5><p data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1798\"><br data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1728\">The participating companies can use their support funding for the following.<\/p><ul data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"2247\"><li data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1882\"><p data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1882\">study trips to Finland (February), Estonia (March) and Sweden (October);<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"2103\"><p data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"2103\">participation at fairs and IAS industry events, such as <strong>Amsterdam Drone Week<\/strong> (March), <strong>UAS Forum Sweden<\/strong> (May) and International Drone Show (Denmark, June);<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2196\"><p data-start=\"2106\" data-end=\"2196\">cross-border demo projects in Estonia, Finland, Sweden or elsewhere: throughout the year;<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2197\" data-end=\"2247\"><p data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2247\">Receiving 1:1 expert support: throughout the year.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d5864 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6d5864\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc44e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5dc44e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"574\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ias-pilt.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14489\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ias-pilt.png 574w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ias-pilt-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f153fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f153fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The Academy is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the Central Baltic Programme.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a1897 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30a1897\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea31122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea31122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Whole program structure<\/strong><\/h5><p>IAS Business Academy will be carried out as two one-year programs:<\/p><ul><li>Batch 1: January to December 2026 <\/li><li>Batch 2: January to December 2027 <\/li><\/ul><p>In total, around 50 companies will receive support from the program. In addition, around 40 companies can join the program\u2019s open events, such as online training sessions and seminars. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29972d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a29972d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b8d12 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"67b8d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tartuteaduspark.typeform.com\/to\/Ivj7FEh8?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply by November 19 <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d0657 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30d0657\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49b09f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e49b09f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c0b18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16c0b18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a865b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a865b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9894c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e9894c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Peeter-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9809\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Peeter-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Peeter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Peeter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/teaduspark.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Peeter.jpg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afec7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9afec7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04fb8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a04fb8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Peeter Unt<\/strong><\/p><p>Senior Project Manager<br \/>peeter.unt@teaduspark.ee<br><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d2376 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88d2376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IAS Business Academy IAS Business Academy is an international cooperation project led by Tartu Science Park in collaboration with partners from Finland and Sweden. 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