Nullam diam nulla, pharetra eget ornare eget, dictum in urna. Donec adipiscing lacinia quam, quis euismod lorem molestie nec. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse semper suscipit augue eu tempor. Pellentesque imperdiet libero ac sem blandit id fermentum purus mollis. Nullam vel magna libero, sed iaculis odio. Nam ac leo metus, tempor luctus leo. Phasellus faucibus turpis ut nisi adipiscing quis egestas nisl fermentum. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Fusce mollis adipiscing leo a gravida. The workshop appreciated the fact that collaboration between universities and non-academic partners is considered to be the key to successful innovation but sort to answer the questions: what is the nature of successful collaboration? Does everybody gain? If so, we are doing well but if not, can we limit the ‘drain’ of financial investment or human capital? Do we know each other well enough to make the most of this collaboration and how good are our ‘best practices’?

Similarly, the workshop addressed the question of innovation: if innovation is more than technological development, how do we define this ‘more than’? If innovation also involves new processes to improve our quality of life and to address the ‘big questions’ such as climate change, sustainable development, energy demands or demographic changes, what is the role of micro-innovation? And how can universities improve their service to society?

The workshop was opened by the UWC Rector, Prof. Brian O’Connell. Some of the speakers included Dr. Nico Cloete, Center for Higher Education Transformation, South Africa; Dr. Nancy Terryn, Ghent University, Belgium; Dr. Mtikheni Gondwe, NUFFIC, the Netherlands; Tunde Fatunde, Lagos State University, Nigeria and Nan Warner, UCT, South Africa, among others.

To view the workshop presentations, click on the following link http://innovate.global-connections.nl/