In the "Building Virtual Identity" workshop of the "Network IQ Alliance" project, academic staff learns to promote the internationalization of universities

On April 24, during the "International Academic Week 2024" taking place at the EKA University of Applied Sciences (EKA), the workshop "Building Virtual Identity" of the "Network IQ Alliance" project took place, during which the participants, under the leadership of the founder and Head of "Tataj Innovation", professor Daria Golebiowska-Tataj, and the EKA rector, associate professor Oksana Lentjusenkova, got acquainted with various ways and tools to internationalize the universities and built multiple international research collaborations.

Special attention was paid to the importance of the virtual identity of higher education institutions and its formation. During the seminar, there was a creative activity about the essence and processes of networks and networking. It was possible to get acquainted in detail with the Network IQ methodology and its success stories.

"Network IQ Alliance", of which EKA is also a partner, is one of the projects of the Higher Education Initiative (HEI) program of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Strengthening the innovation capacity of higher education is one of the main priorities of the EIT in its new strategy "EIT Strategic Innovation Program 2021–2027.". It aims to support higher education institutions with knowledge and training, as well as access to the EIT′s innovation ecosystem and funding, enabling them to develop innovation action plans that complement their individual needs.