UEF Innovator
Badge awarded to
Catherine Kayonga
Issued on 11 Jun 2026 by
Itä-Suomen yliopisto / University of Eastern Finland
This Digital Badge is an indication of the completion of training provided by the Centre for Continuous Learning and Research and Innovation Services of the University of Eastern Finland.
The person completing the training has been introduced to key concepts and practices in research-based innovation and impact in the context of health innovations. Through the training, the participant has explored the application and utilization potential of their own research, practised pitching an innovation, and gained familiarity with intellectual property rights and technology readiness level (TRL) thinking in research funding.
Issuer
Itä-Suomen yliopisto / University of Eastern Finland
uef.badge@uef.fi
Itä-Suomen yliopisto tarjoaa opintoja elämän eri tilanteisiin. Tarjoamme tutkinto-opetusta lähes sadassa pääaineessa, avoimia yliopisto-opintoja yli sadassa oppiaineessa sekä jatkuvan oppimisen koulutuksia osaamisen täydentämiseen. Uusimpaan tutkimukseen perustuva opetus, laaja koulutustarjonta ja joustavat opiskelumahdollisuudet tekevät yliopistostamme halutun opiskelupaikan.
Criteria
The recipient of this Open Badge
has completed the training by participating in the training sessions and completing the required practical exercise in pitching an innovation.
UEF Innovator training included the following sessions
- Programme kick-off: Introduction & inspiration
- Early validation and fundamentals of impact
- Power of networks and how to harness them
- Intellectual property rights for researchers
- Aligning research solutions with real-world needs
- From research presentation into impactful storytelling
- Funding path to impact and effective networking
- Programme finale: Innovation presentations
