RI4C2 bloc marque
Graphic: EC2U | RI4C2This ambitious project marks a collaborative effort among the universities within the EC2U Alliance, uniting their strengths to expand the Alliance’s reach into the area of Research and Innovation (R&I). The project run 2021-2024, funded under the European Commission's Horizon 2020 "Science with & for Society" call.
In this project, included developing a research and innovation agenda and platform, offering workshops on the topic of people empowerment, and investigating which factors promote the development of a functioning knowledge ecosystem.
The University of Jena is spearheading activities in the field of innovation. "In our work package ‘Innovation Sphere‘, we want to create offerings to further bring together the spheres of science, business and urban society," explains Dr. Dana Strauß of JenaVersum. There is a network of the research and transfer institutions of the European partners, discussing the conditions for innovation to succeed and publishing them in a joint cookbook for innovationExternal link. The highlight was the university- and city-wide makeathon "Reinvent the Future", where students, professionals, and citizens worked in teams and contributed to practical solutions.
Learn more about the different results of this project! Take a look at the bookletExternal link
More information and news are available on the EC2U website: https://ec2u.eu/ri4c2/External link
Universitätshauptgebäude, Room 2.66
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena
JenTower, Room 14N09
Leutragraben 1
07743 Jena
JenTower, Room 3.13
Leutragraben 1
07743 Jena
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