Strategies for Green Transition and Organisational Resilience for Academic Staff
Enhancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a certified interdisciplinary training programme designed to equip academic staff with practical skills to foster innovation, sustainability, and resilience within their institutions and research environments. Conducted entirely in English, the course comprises four modules, each delivered online by a different European partner university.
Participants will explore the dynamics of innovation ecosystems, develop leadership and conflict resolution skills for interdisciplinary collaboration, learn to organise sustainable academic events, and apply digital and green strategies to enhance organisational resilience. The programme emphasizes actionable knowledge and strategic thinking, empowering participants to lead change and promote responsible innovation in academic and policy contexts.
Agenda
The programme takes place in the winter semester 2025/26 and is structured into four online modules, each consisting of interactive block sessions and follow-up short quizzes. The total workload comprises 10 hours of workshop sessions (4x 2,5 hrs), complemented by brief quizzes requiring around 15 minutes each.
Schedule of Sessions:
- Innovation Ecosystem Stakeholders and Processes – 27.10.2025, 09:00 – 11:30, Prof. Dr. Simona Kustec (University of Primorska, Slovenia) – Online
- Teaming Up for Green: Team Management and Conflict Resolution – 28.10.2025, 11:00 – 13:30, KOMIT – Competence Centre for People, Innovation and Technology (Saarland University, Germany) – Online
- Sustainable Behaviour Guideline for Conferences and Meetings – 10.11.2025, 11:00 – 13:30, Antonio Jesús Baeza (University of Alicante, Spain) – Online
- Green and Digital Transition for Organisational Resilience – 24.11.2025, 16:00 – 18:30, Valeriia Podunai (Mariupol State University, Ukraine) – Online
For whom?
The programme is open to academic staff from all disciplines. It is particularly suitable for those interested in sustainability, entrepreneurship, international collaboration and resilience. No prior subject-specific knowledge is required – curiosity, motivation, and an openness to interdisciplinary perspectives are the main prerequisites.
Why you should join in
By joining Enhancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship, you will:
- Understand what an innovation ecosystem is, differentiate it from an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and identify the key actors, institutions, and processes that drive innovation.
- Develop leadership, team management, communication and conflict resolution skills for interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration, particularly in sustainability-focused projects.
- Plan and lead sustainable academic events, meetings, and projects using eco-friendly practices.
- Foster collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement to support inclusive, responsible, and adaptable approaches in academic and organisational settings.
This programme not only equips you with future-oriented skills highly valued in academics, business, politics, and society, but also allows you to actively contribute to shaping a responsible and sustainable future.
Register here. +++ Late entry is possible! Sessions are recorded. +++