University Industry Innovation Network

UIIN supports a community of higher education institutions to become transformative drivers of change, working toward a world in which academia can effectively collaborate with key societal stakeholders to solve global challenges and create impact. We advance the field through our own in-house research with and for our global community, sharing those insights and networking through our events and published resources. We enable ambitious organisations to become more innovative and better able to foster external collaborations through our training and facilitation of institutional change through our institutional programs and consulting services.

As WP5 leader for DigiFABs, UIIN will conceptualise the boot camps for educators and SMEs, developing and providing the necessary materials for the piloting of the boot camps, ensuring that both educators and SMEs are fully prepared for their participation in the SME Goes Digital Challenge. Additionally, UIIN will participate in the other WPs and lead the implementation of the boot camps in WP6.

MEET THE TEAM

Jose Villagran

Deputy Manager R&D Projects at UIIN

Jose Villagran leads the UIIN team on DIGIFABS, he will be the main representative from UIIN and will ensure that UIIN’s responsibilities and tasks are undertaken on time and to a high quality.

Jose holds a Bachelor’s degree in law and a master’s degree in international trade and economic relations. He works mostly in the management and implementation of Erasmus+-funded projects in the areas of challenge-based learning and university-business collaboration. Jose is interested in internationalisation of higher education, decolonisation of higher education and open innovation at universities.

Along with Jose, other people from UIIN will be taking part in the delivery of specific activities, including Balzhan Orazbayeva (Manager of Strategic Initiatives at UIIN) and Dalila de Filippo (Training Coordinator) among others.