NUC don work with Germany universities of Koblenz and Erfurt on workshop about entrepreneurship, knowledge transfer and university start-ups. Commission June 15 report describe two-day exchange wey suppose strengthen support Nigerian schools provide when researchers want turn ideas into practical businesses.
Workshop introduce Germany EXIST initiative as model for academic entrepreneurship support. NUC present event as preparation to adapt knowledge-transfer and start-up support inside Nigerian higher education. E no announce individual grants, named student beneficiaries or application deadline for Nigerian EXIST scheme.
NUC connect discussion with curriculum approach, emphasise practical competence, digital skills and critical thinking together with subject knowledge. Ambition wey report describe na closer links with industry, government and investors, so research fit move beyond publication into useful products and services.
Representative of German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD, also discuss funding opportunities and procedures. Participants include university representatives, entrepreneurship-centre directors and academic planners. This combination bring school management and research support into the same discussion.
For research team, turning result into business need different work from finishing academic paper. Questions about users, ownership, production and partnerships need their own support. School programme fit help organise those tasks, while idea itself still need show say e get value.
Workshop establish collaboration and approach to capacity development. Impact go clearer through support structures wey schools create and projects wey dem help move forward. International participation provide way to exchange experience; e alone no prove say new business don succeed.