Archive · 18 Sep 2026
ARCH Expands Global Role in Design and Entrepreneurship Education
ARCH College in Jaipur is working with colleges and organisations in Europe and India on a programme called Co-LIFE.
The programme teaches new ways to connect education with entrepreneurship and real-world problems.
ARCH is helping build links between schools, businesses and other organisations.
It also held a workshop for more than 45 teachers and academics from 25 schools.
Participants learned about Impact-Focused Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking.
They studied examples from Jaipur businesses that use creativity, sustainability and traditional knowledge.
The workshop also discussed how schools can make learning more practical and connected to jobs.
ARCH’s founder will travel to Finland in September 2026 to share the college’s work.
ARCH College of Design & Business is India’s partner in Co-LIFE, a three-year Erasmus+ programme funded by the European Union.
The programme connects eight higher education institutions across Belgium, Finland, Denmark and India to develop new approaches to entrepreneurship education.
ARCH leads Work Package 4, building networks among businesses, non-academic organisations, educators and other stakeholders.
ARCH hosted a workshop for more than 45 teachers and academics from 25 schools on impact-focused entrepreneurship, Design Thinking and industry-linked learning.
Founder Archana Surana is scheduled to represent ARCH at academic engagements in Finland on September 21 and 22, 2026.
- Who
- ARCH College of Design & Business, its partners in the Co-LIFE programme, educators and participating entrepreneurs.
- What
- ARCH is expanding its international role in design-led education and impact-focused entrepreneurship through the Erasmus+ Co-LIFE programme.
- When
- The announcement is dated September 18; Archana Surana’s Finland engagements are scheduled for September 21 and 22, 2026.
- Where
- The initiative involves Belgium, Finland, Denmark and India; the workshop was held in Jaipur, and the upcoming engagements will take place in Vantaa and Lahti, Finland.
- Why
- To strengthen connections among education, industry, entrepreneurship and sustainability and develop more practical, impact-focused learning.
- Programme
- Co-LIFE – Co-Designing Learning for Impact-Focused Entrepreneurship
- Funding
- Three-year Erasmus+ programme funded by the European Union
- International partners
- Eight higher education institutions from Belgium, Finland, Denmark and India
- ARCH responsibility
- Leadership of Work Package 4, focused on developing a collaborative stakeholder network
- Workshop participation
- More than 45 teachers and academics from 25 schools
- Workshop themes
- Impact-Focused Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking and industry-linked learning
- Upcoming engagements
- Archana Surana will speak and join a panel at Laurea University of Applied Sciences and participate in engagements at LAB University of Applied Sciences on September 21-22, 2026