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The second week of the study visit to the United Kingdom began with individual research work on the topic of analyzing the potential for adapting British models of cooperation between academia and business (A2B – Academy to Business) through student internships. On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the CPME team, along with colleagues from Niš, Skopje, and Tirana, visited the University of Liverpool and its innovation centers. We were guided through Liverpool’s innovation ecosystem by Claire Kidman, Head of Partnerships and External Relations at Knowledge Quarter Liverpool. We visited the Digital Innovation Facility (https://digitalinnovationfacility.com/) and LYVA Labs (https://lyvalabs.com/). In the second part of the day, we visited Liverpool Science Park, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (https://www.the-mtc.org/), and the Materials Innovation Factory (https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/materials-innovation-factory/). The day concluded with an „Innovation-related walking tour of Liverpool,“ led by Darren Gilligan.

On Thursday, September 12, 2024, Jennifer Hinsley, Head of Business Innovation Services at the University of Salford (https://www.salford.ac.uk/), organized a campus tour where we were introduced to innovative solutions, such as green smart buildings, smart homes, and autonomous vehicles. In the second part of the day, we visited BBC TV. Our host was Graeme Phillipson from BBC R&D, the lead researcher for artificial intelligence. Graeme organized a tour of the BBC’s TV/radio sector, followed by a visit to the special facilities in their research and development department, and then presented their role in Project Emerald, an EU/UK-funded project focused on artificial intelligence and media. This concluded our visits to institutions within the innovation entrepreneurship ecosystem, and the official end of the study visit was marked on Friday, September 13, 2024, with a two-hour online session facilitated by Iain Bitran, Director of ISPIM, and Prof. John Bessant, to whom we extend our gratitude for the excellently organized study visit to the United Kingdom.

The visit was conducted as part of the USE IPM project – „Improving Researchers’ Skills for Sustainable Entrepreneurship Based on Innovation Process Management – USE IPM,“ supported by the European Union (HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-03-01).

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