The kick-off meeting of the INNLocal project

INNlocal fosters innovation in Chaves through a working session with local civil servants. The INNlocal project held a working session in Chaves, dedicated to exploring new approaches to innovation in local public administration. The session brought together local civil servants from Chaves City Council for an activity that combined an institutional presentation with participatory dynamics,…

Exploring inclusive work-integrated learning through public-sector challenges. On 22 September 2026, Cláudia S. Costa, Bárbara Barroso and Inês Barbedo from the UPB team presented “Playing Innovation Journey: A Game-based Workshop for Inclusive WIL through Public-Sector Challenges” at WIL26, hosted by University West in Trollhättan, Sweden. The workshop allowed conference participants to play the Innovation Journey,…

Public Servants and Citizens Explore Innovation Through the Innovation Journey in Lisbon. On 10 August, the INNlocal project brought the Innovation Journey to Lisbon in a session organised by INA, I.P. and facilitated with the collaboration of the IPB team. The initiative gathered public servants and citizens who had not previously been directly involved in…

INNlocal brings innovation game to Alijó in hands on session with municipal staff. On 10 April, the INNlocal project travelled to Alijó for a working session designed to spark new thinking within local public administration, engaging municipal staff in an afternoon of experimentation and collaborative problem solving. The session opened with a short introduction to…

The INNlocal project was present at two major academic and technological events in Bragança. Firstly, it took part in the activities of In2CoP, which took place from 27 to 31 January 2025. At this event, entitled ‘Conference on International Co-operation in Higher Education – Multicultural Co-creation for Future Societies’, INNlocal stood out for its contribution…

Bridging Academic Learning and Local Realities: INNlocal in Mogadouro. Following the initial Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) session in Mogadouro, students took part, during the week of 8 – 12 June, in an immersive week focused on developing responses to the challenges identified in the municipality. Throughout the week, the work evolved from understanding the local context…