The EU 2020 strategy for “smart, sustainable, and inclusive” growth has recognized blue growth as one of the key pillars
Author: Habtamu Diriba
A Compelling Case as to Why Businesses Should Partner with Universities: Evidence from Australia
Habtamu DiribaUniversities Australia’s report “Clever Collaborations: The Strong Business Case for Partnering with Universities” is out. The aim of the report
Telecom Italia Redefines Knowledge and Technology Transfer Through Joint Open Labs
Richard Woolley and Habtamu DiribaThe collaboration between Telecom Italia (TIM) and Italian universities represents an ideal UBC environment where all collaborating parties are given
Audi Hungaria Zrt. and Széchenyi István University Collaboration Epitomizes UBC at Its Best
Habtamu DiribaThe collaboration between Audi Hungaria Zrt. and Széchenyi István University (SZE) is like no other. A conducive regional innovation policy,
How a Liberal Arts University Embraces Entrepreneurship as an Educational Culture: the Case of Vytautas Magnus University
Habtamu Diriba and Hacer TercanliThe ongoing transition to an increasingly knowledge-intensive economy has sparked entrepreneurial transformation across several regions, and Lithuania is no different.
How the University of Aveiro Is Unleashing the Entrepreneurial Capacities of Its Students
Habtamu Diriba, Richard Woolley and Hacer TercanliAs the university-business cooperation in the form of educational activities gains momentum across Europe, more innovative models of joint programmes
ASTER: Driving Innovation in The Wider Emilia-Romagna Region
Habtamu Diriba, Richard Woolley and Hacer TercanliSurrounded by a river on one side and Apennine mountains on the other, the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy is widely
How the Latvian Glass Producer Reaches Global Markets: the Transparent Case of GroGlass
Habtamu Diriba and Hacer TercanliRarely would you think about the technology behind the ‘invisible’ glasses if you ever looked through the shop windows of
The South Moravian Innovation Centre Spurs Regional Innovation in Czech Republic
Habtamu Diriba and Hacer TercanliIn 2002, the South Moravian Region and the statutory city of Brno introduced the Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS) with the
How Malta Nurtures Start-ups Through Early Stage Crowdfunding
Habtamu Diriba, Richard Woolley and Hacer TercanliLabelled as “potentially the most disruptive of all the new models of finance” by Goldman Sachs, crowdfunding has now appeared