MKU Staff attend AHEAD Training of trainers in Birmingham, UK

The AHEAD train the trainers workshop took place between 21^st and 24^th of May 2019 in Birmingham, United Kingdom and was hosted by Birmingham City University.

Delegates who attended the AHEAD project meeting at Birmingham City University, UK pose for a group photo

The aim of the joint training event was to ensure the transfer-ability and multiplication of the AHEAD open educational recourses (OERs) by preparing faculty members and researches from the PC universities to teach and/or train in the area of innovation management and inclusive innovations, as well as entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship education.

Around 35 representatives from the AHEAD partnership among them DVC – ARA, Dr. Bibianne Waiganjo-Aidi and Director, Foundation and Endowments, Dr. Peter Kirira participated in the training and had the chance to discuss the topics including:

1. Delivery of entrepreneurship teaching/ training; Human-centered Design, Design Thinking and Social innovation,
2. customer development process;
3. Innovation systems;
4. Types of innovations; Technological learning, technological catch-up, technological leapfrogging; Inclusive and Grassroots innovation.