Research and Innovation Thinking

Dates & Timetable:

Application for this micro-credential is open until 12/03/2025.

Description:

This micro-credential provides participants with essential skills in the areas of research and innovation, enabling them to manage the complexity of generating new knowledge and translating it into effective solutions. In recent years, rapid technological advances and changing societal needs have increased the demand for innovative approaches in various sectors, including the blue economy. These micro-credentials provide a foundation for understanding research methods, fostering creativity and driving innovation processes, empowering students to become agents of change in a rapidly evolving world.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify different types of innovations (product, process and business model innovations), assess their relevance for the blue economy sector and communicate these findings in a structured and target group-orientated way.
2. Use creative methods such as brainstorming and SCAMPER to develop solutions to complex challenges and present them in a structured and convincing way.

Sustainable development goals:

• SDG8. Decent work and economic growth
• SDG9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
• SDG13. Climate action
• SDG14. Life below water

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