The kick-off meeting of the INNLocal project

On 21–22 November 2025, the INNlocal project delivered another active learning workshop, this time at the Faculty of Public Services´ consulting centre in Trutnov, Czech Republic. The session facilitated by dr. Magdalena Chmelařová brought together students, professionals, and public administration staff to explore new approaches to innovation in local governance.A key part of the programme…

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,…

The INNlocal project participated in AgoraEU 2025, held on 5–6 December at Fórum Braga, bringing together beneficiaries of European programs, including organizations, volunteers, multipliers, and ambassadors. At the event, INNlocal had the opportunity to present its Innovation Journey card game, allowing attendees to explore the Innovation Scenario, Action, and Challenge card decks, along with dice…

Students met with project partners to exchange ideas and refine their Challenge-Based Learning projects.Following the Challenge-Based Learning session held in Bragança, the INNlocal – Innovation in and through Local Governments project spent Wednesday in Miranda do Douro, where participating students met with project partners to further develop their ongoing challenges.The visit provided an opportunity for…

Co-Designing Skills for the Future: Microcredentials Workshop Sets the Tone for INNlocal Conference. The II European (Local) Public Innovation Conference opened on September 16, 2025, at the Silesian University in Opava with a workshop fully dedicated to microcredentials. The session was led by Cláudia S. Costa, Inês Barbedo, and Ana Gonçalves from the Bragança Polytechnic…

Bridging Research and Practice: INNLocal Engages PhD Students at the University of Minho On 27 February, the INNlocal was featured in the Seminar Course Unit of the PhD in Public Administration at the Universidade do Minho. The session, entitled “INNlocal – Between Scientific and Local Governance Practice,” explored how active research methodologies can effectively connect…