Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (ViA) invites academic, business, and municipal representatives to the E³UDRES² Stakeholders’ Forum, taking place on 17 October 2025, from 9:00 to 15:00 (GMT+3) in Valmiera.

Programme highlights of the event include:

09:00 | Introduction to the Vidzeme Open Innovation Hub

09:30–12:30 | Stakeholders’ Management Workshop

12:30–13:30 | Networking lunch for training and leadership discussion participants

13:30–15:00 | Business and university leadership roundtable on the impact of future education, research, and innovation

Stakeholders’ Management Workshop

As part of the event, Vidzeme UAS is organizing a Stakeholders' Management Workshop. The workshop is organized by ViA in cooperation with the University Industry Innovation Network (UIIN, the Netherlands), the world’s leading organization for fostering university–business collaboration.

For universities, the workshop offers professional development to enhance partnership-building capacity, encourage knowledge exchange, and showcase international best practices in university–industry cooperation. For companies, it provides a structured dialogue with academia, opening new opportunities for innovation, collaboration, and long-term partnerships. For municipalities, the workshop supports their role as facilitators in regional innovation ecosystems, equipping them with tools to promote entrepreneurship, attract talent, and foster cross-sector cooperation.

This interactive training is aimed at E³UDRES² universities’ academic and administrative staff, industry partners, municipal representatives, chambers of commerce, and business development agencies who are eager to strengthen cooperation with higher education and regional innovation hubs.

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