UEMF obtains the Responsible Innovation Label during its first edition 2020/2021

The Responsible Innovation Label was awarded to UEMF during its first edition 2020/2021 for the project " UEMF Sustainable Program ».

UEMF CERTIFICATION OF THE RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LABEL

The Responsible Innovation Label is intended for higher education and research institutions, private or public, members of the AUF worldwide. Its objective is twofold: to map and highlight responsible innovations of Francophone university institutions worldwide, but also to deploy the responsible innovation network to foster synergies between universities, civil society and the socioeconomic sector working for the development of a responsible society.

The ambitions of the Label:

The label responds to several challenges:

• Identify responsible innovations generated by Francophone universities to valorize and develop them;
• Strengthen capacities and skills in SDG/ESS within the Francophonie network;
• Organize support for Francophone universities wishing to innovate responsibly;
• Train and support researchers, staff, students and teachers of Francophone universities in responsible innovation and its social and environmental impact;
• Generate new partnerships and new resources around responsible innovation within the Francophone university network;
• Participate in the emerging SDG/ESS dynamic in academia and develop it. 

The advantages of the Label for higher education and research institutions:

• Being an active institution;
• Attracting more students, teachers and researchers;
• Mobilizing new funders;
• Gaining local and international visibility around the SDGs and the SSE;
• Building a strong and meaningful brand image: a "responsible" university "committed to sustainable development"; 
• Accessing national and international public and private funding;

Upskilling:

• Developing the university: training and partnerships;
• Being in contact with responsible innovation actors locally and internationally;
• Accessing technical or financial support from AUF for involved actors;
• Accessing the networks and tools of the ACTIF mechanism;

Positioning oneself as an actor of responsible innovation:

• Being an actor and operator of societies' sustainable development;
• Being an actor and operator of responsible and sustainable innovation, the SDGs and the SSE.