European Academic Network for Open Innovation (EU COST)

Time of realization: 2013-2016
Financing: EU COST (542203-LLP-1-2013-1-FI-ERASMUS-ENW, 3200_ÚP320024)
Description: The European Academic Network for Open Innovation (OI-Net) is an EU co-financed project designed to promote cooperation on open innovation (OI) topics in European Higher Education curricula and institutes for the benefit of EU competitiveness. The aim is to facilitate European cooperation by outlining and exchanging up-to-date concepts, and good practices in open innovation and open innovation education. It will identify the needs, challenges, and obstacles of public and private sectors in the exploitation of open innovation. 52 partners from 35 countries participate in this project.
Main coordinator: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finsko
Coordinator at UEP: doc. Ing. Jitka Srpová, CSc.
Other participants from the Department of Entrepreneurship: doc. Ing. Miroslav Špaček, Ph.D.