Innovation hubs

Ten Universities from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda cooperating within the AHEAD project  established Innovation Hubs – new structures that aim to provide physical working space, consultancy and support for stakeholder collaboration in research and innovation. The objectives of the ...

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Collaboration workshops

The AHEAD project strives to strengthen transnational collaboration among European and African partner organizations in order to ensure the impact, usability and quality of the project deliverables. Three collaboration workshops and one transnational Train the Trainer workshop were carried out ...

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Dissemination events

Final project conference in Nairobi, Kenya The final project conference in Nairobi was hosted by Kenyatta University on September 23 rd , 2021 . It was called “ University-Industry Conference ” or “ Investors Conference ”. It served several purposes: ...

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Virtual gateway

The Virtual Knowledge Gateway is a collaboration platform for university researchers and external stakeholders. The Gateway provides a possibility for the universities to: Share research agendas and issue papers; Post challenges and crowdsource innovative collaboration ideas; ...

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Learning materials

AHEAD partners developed the knowledge and teaching base with a view to creating impetus for improvement of existing policies, approaches and structures for leading and managing Research and Innovation for Development, Inclusive innovation and Grassroots innovation. The learning materials ...

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Trainers toolkits

     AHEAD partners developed two Trainers' Toolkits to aid the delivery of courses based on the open education resources “Innovation Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries” and “Inclusive and Grassroots Innovation”. Each toolkit ...

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Resource pack

            The AHEAD Resource pack provides the evidence base and the necessary background knowledge to allow partner universities from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to devise a suitable framework for developing, organizing and ...

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Research reports

Analysis of National Innovation Systems in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, and Institutional Innovation and Research Capacity Self-Assessment Reports for ten leading Universities from partner countries

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Good practices

AHEAD partners gathered good practices and case studies of higher education institutions’ participation in the knowledge triangle. The selected good practices and cases originate from different countries, including Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia and the United Kingdom. They highlight the ...

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