Olha BERESTOK, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages of SNAU, and Maryna BILOTSERKOVETS, Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages of SNAU, took part in the training program “Enhancing Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Strategies for Green Transition and Organisational Resilience for Academic Staff”, organized by the Universities of Alicante (Spain), Saarland (Germany), Primorska (Slovenia), Mariupol State University (Ukraine), META Group Srl and CESIE ETS (Italy), and the Balkan Eco-Innovation Association (Serbia) within the framework of the international project BIKE-HEI (“Boosting Innovative and Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship of HEIs”).
The program, developed by European experts, provides tools for implementing the principles of sustainable development and entrepreneurship into teaching, research, and institutional activities.
The program trainers were:
- Milena Valeva, Professor of Nonprofit Management & Sustainable Regional Development at Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld, Trier University;
- Antonio Jesús Antón Baeza, Associate Professor at the Department of Management and Business Organisation at the University of Alicante;
- Jana Hojnik, Associate Professor at the Department of Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Management (University of Primorska);
- Simona Kustec, Full Professor at the Department of Political Science, Sociology, Communication, Ethics and Cultural Studies in Management at the Faculty of Management (University of Primorska);
- Valeriia Podunai, Associate Professor at the Department of Labor Economics at Mariupol State University;
- Inna Arakelova, Associate Professor at the Department of Marketing & Tourism at Mariupol State University.
The program consisted of four interactive modules:
- “Innovation ecosystem stakeholders and processes”;
- “Teaming up for green: team management and conflict resolution”;
- “Sustainable behaviour guideline for conferences and meetings”;
- “Green and Digital Transition for Organizational Resilience”.
During the training, Olha BERESTOK and Maryna BILOTSERKOVETS gained practical skills to support innovation, sustainable development, and resilience in their university, academic, and research work. The training participants learned to understand and engage with innovation ecosystems; they developed leadership skills, the ability to work effectively in interdisciplinary teams, plan and execute environmentally friendly meetings, conferences, and events, and utilize digital and green strategies to enhance research practices.
