Training Programme for Academic Staff / Researchers
+++ Late entry is possible! Sessions are recorded. +++
Registration open until the last day of courses in Summersemester 2026 (July 17)!
Sustainable, Innovative, and Digital Futures in Academia is designed for academic staff /researchers who wish to strengthen their capacities in sustainability, digital transformation, and innovation performance within higher education. The programme combines strategic perspectives on sustainable business models, patents and trademarks, innovation measurement, and digital innovation for sustainability. Participants will gain practical and conceptual tools to enhance teaching, research, and institutional practices, supporting universities in responding to contemporary challenges related to digitalisation, intellectual property, sustainability, and innovation ecosystems.
Agenda
The programme takes place in summer semester 2026 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 10 minutes each.
Schedule of Sessions:
- Measuring Innovation Performance in the Work of Academic University Staff – 12.03.2026, 09:00 – 11:30 CET, Simona Kustec and Jana Hojnik (University of Primorska, Slovenia) – Online
- Strategic Design of Sustainable Business Models: Theory, Research, and Pedagogical Integration – 23.03.2026, 11:00– 13:30 CET, Javier Martínez Falcó (Alicante University, Spain) – Online
- Digital Innovation for Sustainable Business Models – 24.03.2026, 09:00 – 11:30 CET, Valeriia Podunai (Mariupol State University, Ukraine) – Online
- Protecting Innovation: Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights – 30.03.2026, 09:00 – 11:30 CET, Frank Döbrich (Saarland University, Germany) – Online
For whom?
The programme is open to academic staff from all disciplines. It is particularly suitable for those interested in sustainability, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, innovation. 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 Sustainable, Innovative, and Digital Futures in Academia, you will:
- Strengthen your competences in sustainability, digital transformation, and innovation – key capabilities increasingly required in modern higher education.
- Gain essential knowledge on patents, trademarks, and copyrights to safeguard your research outputs and support effective technology transfer.
- Benefit from insights shared by experienced trainers from Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, and Germany through interactive, practice oriented online sessions.
- Acquire practical tools to design sustainable strategies, measure innovation performance, and integrate digital solutions into your academic work.
- Strengthen your entrepreneurial and managerial competences while learning in an international setting.
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.
Certified Course
Participants who successfully complete the course will receive an official certificate issued by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
Registration open until the last day of courses in Summersemester 2026 (July 17)!
+++ Late entry is possible! Sessions are recorded. +++
