Education and innovation for the digital and green transitions: How higher education
can support teachers and school leaders
This analytical report was prepared by the OECD Higher Education Policy Team as part
of the Education and Innovation Practice Community (EIPC), an action of the European
Union’s New European Innovation Agenda, flagship 4 on “Fostering, attracting and retaining
deep tech talent”. EIPC seeks to bring together peers from policy and practice to
advance understanding of the competencies that can trigger and shape innovation for
the digital and green transitions, and the mechanisms through which higher education
can contribute to their development in secondary education (Strand 1), higher education
(Strand 2), and adult upskilling and reskilling (Strand 3). This report for EIPC Strand
1 examines how higher education institutions (HEIs) can support teachers and school
leaders in secondary schools to help their students develop competencies for innovation.
Drawing on research evidence, practical examples and insights from the EIPC network
and a wide range of OECD and EU education systems, it offers five options for consideration
by education policy makers on how to strengthen HEIs’ role in supporting secondary
education to develop human capacity for innovation.
Published on November 16, 2023
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