Lower Saxony–Scotland
Joint Forum

1:45 pm GMT / 2:45 pm CET

The corona pandemic has taken over the life of universities in Lower Saxony and Scotland for a considerable amount of time to adapt to these new and challenging circumstances and ensure the continued sharing of knowledge with students while at the same time generating new knowledge. It is exactly this transfer of knowledge which is at the core of academia.

The sharing or transfer of knowledge does not only happen within universities, but similarly outside of universities through the establishment of partnerships with different stakeholders and in particular industrial partners. It is these forms of collaborative engagements which drive initiatives such as the Green Deal of the European Union or more generally green technology, the blue economy as well as the creative economy.

Therefore, this panel shall focus on these collaborative partnerships and how they contribute to creating a greener, better and fairer society in particular through the joint creation and exchange of knowledge on a multidisciplinary and multistakeholder level. Thus, it shall be explored what role universities play in the creation of knowledge to the benefit of society and the impact research
has in driving policy, this is e.g. the case in the creative economy or more so the creative and cultural sectors where knowledge exchange is contributing to positive shifts of attitudes and practices towards a more economic, socially and environmentally sustainable future both at the individual and the societal level. Moreover, it is similarly important to look at existing relationships as well as emerging partnerships between industry and academia and how both may benefit from each other, e.g. by creating a truly blue economy or with regard to green technology.

Conclusively, it is these common interests as well as collaborations for the common good which require the transfer of knowledge beyond universities in order to generate knowledge to the benefit of academia, industry and ultimately, society at large.