Birmingham City University (BCU) is the first university in the West Midlands region and the second university in the UK to achieve the Investor in Innovations standard, a major national accreditation that recognizes its strong commitment to creativity and innovation.
The accreditation is delivered by the UK’s Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (IKE Institute), which recognizes organizations that put innovation and creativity at the heart of their work and initiatives.
Key Takeaways:
- BCU has received a major national accreditation, the Investor in Innovations standard, from the IKE Institute.
- BCU is recognized for its commitment to putting creativity and innovation at the heart of its work and initiatives.
- BCU has always been known for its pioneering work in placing the arts at the center of work with traditional technical subjects.
The Investor in Innovations standard provides benchmarks for an organization’s innovation output and provides key recommendations for growing and developing their practices.
The accreditation reflects the university’s close coordination with businesses and partners in the interest of advancing growth and innovation. The standard also highlights how BCU fosters active and comprehensive research activities across the institution, which is breaking new ground in a range of disciplines.
BCU has always been known for placing the arts at the center of work with traditional technical subjects of science, technology, engineering, and math, in practice known as STEAM.
The university considers its development of STEAM practice as the driving factor in receiving the major national accreditation.
With this, BCU is currently in the process of opening the next phase of the STEAMhouse project, which provides a space for creative collaboration between businesses, artists, and academics.
According to Professor Julian Beer, BCU’s deputy vice-chancellor, they are always looking for innovative ways to maximize their research and innovation capabilities and ensure that their work provides real benefit in the region and beyond.
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