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UIIN 120 Episodes Aug 18, 2026

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Episodes

Future | How to make a university future-ready: Leadership lessons from Santiago Iñiguez
Future | How to make a university future-ready: Leadership lessons from Santiago Iñiguez Aug 18, 2026 00:32:10 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 centra
Entrepreneurship | Building an entrepreneurial university community at the University of Auckland
Entrepreneurship | Building an entrepreneurial university community at the University of Auckland Aug 12, 2026 00:26:20 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 an
Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurial leadership in higher education: How to build a more innovative university
Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurial leadership in higher education: How to build a more innovative university Aug 10, 2026 00:36:58 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 cha
Entrepreneurship | Building the entrepreneurial university: Leadership lessons from Aalto’s Founding President
Entrepreneurship | Building the entrepreneurial university: Leadership lessons from Aalto’s Founding President Aug 4, 2026 00:32:24 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 le
Future | What if we designed the university from scratch? Lessons from Minerva
Future | What if we designed the university from scratch? Lessons from Minerva Jul 28, 2026 00:36:30 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
Entrepreneurship | The AI-enabled entrepreneurial university: How GenAI could transform venture creation
Entrepreneurship | The AI-enabled entrepreneurial university: How GenAI could transform venture creation Jul 21, 2026 00:30:32 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.
Future of Universities | What if universities led the future? Insights from Dubai Future Foundation
Future of Universities | What if universities led the future? Insights from Dubai Future Foundation Jun 9, 2026 00:31:17 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 val
Entrepreneurship | Edinburgh’s Innovation Career Pathway: Building an entrepreneurial culture
Entrepreneurship | Edinburgh’s Innovation Career Pathway: Building an entrepreneurial culture Jun 2, 2026 00:27:33 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 recruitme
Partnerships | Inside Macquarie’s External Engagement Strategy: Research, Innovation and Enterprise in Practice
Partnerships | Inside Macquarie’s External Engagement Strategy: Research, Innovation and Enterprise in Practice May 19, 2026 00:28:01 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 bui
Entrepreneurship | Rewiring tech transfer: How UTSA is building a commercialisation pipeline
Entrepreneurship | Rewiring tech transfer: How UTSA is building a commercialisation pipeline May 12, 2026 00:36:44 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,
Partnerships | Building a corporate engagement office: Insights from Georgia Tech and beyond
Partnerships | Building a corporate engagement office: Insights from Georgia Tech and beyond May 5, 2026 00:28:05 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 point
Future | From quick fixes to adaptive evolution: Rethinking university transformation
Future | From quick fixes to adaptive evolution: Rethinking university transformation Apr 28, 2026 00:32:07 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 evol

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