UIIN Podcasts

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  Leadership | How to build the university that didn’t exist: Lessons from CODE University 21.09.2026 31min

  In this episode, Manuel Dolderer, Co-founder and President of CODE University of Applied Sciences, shares how personal missions, project-based learning, open spaces, faculty coaching, and co-creation can prepare students for an unpredictable future.
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  Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurial leadership in higher education: How leaders can drive change 15.09.2026 38min

  How can higher education leaders turn innovative ambition into lasting institutional change?In this episode, Cameron McCoy, Founder & Chief Adapting Officer, The Adaptive Group, and Chris Howard, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Arizona State University, discuss how higher education leaders can turn public purpose into institutional change. Drawing on his cross-sector career and Arizona State University’s model, he explores how flexible structures, aligned incentives, root-cause thinking, and continuous learning can expand access and improve outcomes.
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  Partnerships | The role of trust in building better partnerships 09.09.2026 28min

  Trust is difficult to capture in a conventional KPI, but it still leaves evidence.In this episode, we spoke with Sebastian Husein, Impact Development Manager at the University of Twente, about how responsiveness, reciprocal questions, resource commitments, and openness about risk can reveal relationship maturity. He also shares practical approaches for understanding stakeholder motivation and strengthening trust across complex consortia.
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  Impact | Building an impact-literate university 07.09.2026 27min

  How can universities embed societal impact into research practice without reducing it to metrics or placing the full burden on researchers?In this episode, Esther de Smet, Senior Research Policy Advisor at Ghent University’s Central Research Department, explores how shared language, responsible assessment, tailored support, and stronger institutional connectivity can build impact literacy.
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  Entrepreneurship | The university as a catalyst: Knowledge, ecosystems and impact 01.09.2026 26min

  What makes a university genuinely entrepreneurial?Marcelo Tedesco, Founder and Executive Director of Global Ecosystem Dynamics and Director of Research in Economics & Society at the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology, argues for putting knowledge before venture counts.In this episode, he explores how transdisciplinary learning, purposeful collaboration, and ecosystem responsibility allow universities to create wider societal value.
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  Impact | When research excellence isn’t enough: Communicating value beyond academia 26.08.2026 27min

  Why does excellent research sometimes fail to attract the engagement and investment it deserves? In this episode, Kylie Ahern, Founder and CEO of STEM Matters, explains how universities can replace fragmented announcements with audience-led narratives, connect communication to funding priorities, and use AI responsibly to scale research storytelling.
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  Future | How to make a university future-ready: Leadership lessons from Santiago Iñiguez 18.08.2026 32min

  How can universities become more agile without losing the values that give education its purpose?In this episode of our podcast, Santiago Iñiguez, President of IE University, shares lessons on entrepreneurial governance, internationalisation, faculty development, and lifelong learning. He also explains why the rise of AI makes human judgement, character, and personal relationships even more central to higher education.
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  Entrepreneurship | Building an entrepreneurial university community at the University of Auckland 12.08.2026 26min

  How can university entrepreneurship reach people who do not already identify as entrepreneurs?In this episode, Naomi Bradshaw, Engagement Manager at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the University of Auckland, explains how inclusive language, audience-specific stories, community-led design, and reciprocal partnerships have helped the centre broaden participation across students and staff.
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  Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurial leadership in higher education: How to build a more innovative university 10.08.2026 36min

  An ambitious university strategy only matters when it changes how the institution works.For this episode, we invited Pascale Quester, Vice-Chancellor and President of Swinburne University of Technology, to talk about how strategic focus, co-creation, innovation time, and industry-led research can turn institutional vision into action.Drawing on Swinburne’s transformation, she shows why lasting change depends on aligning a distinctive vision with the institution’s everyday choices and systems.
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  Entrepreneurship | Building the entrepreneurial university: Leadership lessons from Aalto’s Founding President 04.08.2026 32min

  How can university leaders encourage entrepreneurship without trying to control it from the top?For this episode, we spoke with Tuula Teeri, Professor of Biotechnology and former President of Aalto University, about how Aalto supported bottom-up entrepreneurship through strategic investment, participatory leadership, visible recognition, and long-term commitment. Her experience offers practical lessons for leaders seeking to turn academic autonomy into institutional momentum.
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  Future | What if we designed the university from scratch? Lessons from Minerva 28.07.2026 36min

  What would a university look like if every element were designed around what graduates should be able to do?For this episode, we invited Ben Nelson, Founder and CEO of Minerva Project and Founder of Minerva University, to explain how Minerva designed a university around transferable learning, shared assessment, and graduates’ ability to act wisely in unfamiliar situations. We also delved into why institutional purpose, community participation, and sustained commitment are essential to meaningful reform across established universities.
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  Entrepreneurship | The AI-enabled entrepreneurial university: How GenAI could transform venture creation 21.07.2026 30min

  For this episode, we sat down with Scott Shane, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and a professor of economics at Case Western Reserve University, to explore how generative AI could reshape university research, teaching, venture creation, governance, and institutional productivity at scale.
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  Future of Universities | What if universities led the future? Insights from Dubai Future Foundation 09.06.2026 31min

  In this episode, we examine how universities can move beyond reacting to disruption and become institutions that actively shape the future with Heba Chehade, Head of Foresight Research at Dubai Future Foundation.We unpack how universities can use foresight to rethink their value proposition, strengthen partnerships, and design more resilient approaches to learning, research, policy, and public value. From AI and funding pressures to lifelong learning, modular education, and future-focused collaboration, the conversation explores how universities can become more intentional engines of progress in a rapidly changing world.
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  Entrepreneurship | Edinburgh’s Innovation Career Pathway: Building an entrepreneurial culture 02.06.2026 27min

  In this episode, we explore how academic innovation can be recognised, rewarded and embedded in university career structures with Kirsty Collinge, Head of Research Strategy at the University of Edinburgh.We unpack how the University of Edinburgh is rethinking academic career structures to recognise and reward innovation more explicitly. From developing an innovation career pathway across recruitment, promotion and learning development to creating a shared language for innovation across disciplines, the conversation examines how universities can move beyond rhetorical support for entrepreneurship toward a more embedded, equitable and institution-wide model for academic innovation.
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  Partnerships | Inside Macquarie’s External Engagement Strategy: Research, Innovation and Enterprise in Practice 19.05.2026 28min

  In this episode, we explore what it takes to make external engagement more strategic, coordinated and impactful with Professor Dan Johnson, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Enterprise at Macquarie University.We unpack how Macquarie’s history, location within the Macquarie Park Innovation District and strong industry-facing culture have shaped its approach to partnerships. From building “sticky” relationships with multiple connection points to aligning research, innovation, commercialisation, entrepreneurship and enterprise under one portfolio, the conversation examines how universities can move beyond fragmented engagement activity toward a more joined-up, partner-friendly model.
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  Entrepreneurship | Rewiring tech transfer: How UTSA is building a commercialisation pipeline 12.05.2026 36min

  In this episode, we explore what it takes to rethink technology transfer for real-world impact with Anthony Francis, Associate Vice President of Innovation, Commercialisation, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at San Antonio.We unpack why traditional, IP-first approaches continue to limit the flow of innovation from universities into society, how institutions can move beyond linear, patent-driven models, and what it means to build a true commercialisation pipeline. From reframing the “valley of death” to working backwards from market demand, the conversation examines how universities can shift from fragmented processes to more intentional, market-aligned systems that unlock the full value of research.
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  Partnerships | Building a corporate engagement office: Insights from Georgia Tech and beyond 05.05.2026 28min

  In this episode, we explore what it takes to build a corporate engagement function that truly works across the whole university with Mark Nolan, Associate Vice President of Corporate Engagement at the Georgia Institute of Technology.We unpack why fragmented structures and siloed interactions with industry often lead to missed opportunities, how universities can move beyond disconnected touch points, and what it means to create a coordinated, institution-wide approach to corporate partnerships. From rethinking relationship ownership to designing processes that expand engagement across multiple channels, we examine how institutions can shift from transactional interactions to more strategic, resilient collaborations.
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  Future | From quick fixes to adaptive evolution: Rethinking university transformation 28.04.2026 32min

  In this episode, we spoke with Cameron McCoy, founder of the Adaptive Group, about why many transformation efforts in higher education fall short and what it really takes to create lasting change.We unpacked the idea of adaptive evolution: Moving beyond quick fixes to address root causes, rethink core systems, and build institutions that are truly change-ready, learner-centred, and capable of evolving in a rapidly shifting world.
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  Entrepreneurship | The entrepreneurial PhD: A new paradigm for higher education 31.03.2026 28min

  In this episode, we dive into the future of doctoral education with Hélène de Burgh-Woodman, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Training at the University of Western Australia.Drawing on her work on entrepreneurial doctorates and her contribution to our latest Future of Universities Thoughbook, we explore why the traditional PhD model is under pressure, how universities can better prepare researchers for complex, real-world challenges, and what it takes to expand doctoral pathways without compromising rigor or the core principle of original knowledge.
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  Entrepreneurship | How Wageningen redefines impact: From patent to purpose 24.03.2026 24min

  For this episode, we spoke with Sebastiaan Berendsen, Director of Value Creation and Impact at Wageningen University & Research, about how universities can move beyond traditional measures like patents and spinouts to focus on real societal outcomes.Drawing on his contribution to the Future of Universities Thoughtbook | Entrepreneurial Edition, we explored what it takes to build mission-driven partnerships, how co-creation with stakeholders shapes research and innovation, and why long-term, trust-based collaboration is key to creating impact that truly moves the needle in society.