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Unlike traditional research universities and private liberal arts colleges, polytechnic universities tend to offer apprenticeships and microcredentials, all geared toward giving students practical skills they can use in the workforce. iStock/Getty Images Plus

December 11, 2025

Polytechnic universities focus on practical, career‑oriented skills, offering an alternative to traditional universities

Kelly Droege, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic and Laura Reisinger, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic

Polytechnic universities try to incorporate skills-based learning into education.

Cities, and on a smaller scale, neighbourhoods and meeting places, play a significant role in promoting innovation. (Shutterstock)

March 4, 2025

Beyond the garage: How important are spaces to business creation?

Etienne Capron, HEC Montréal and Raphaël Suire, IAE Nantes

Beyond the few privileged spaces of creation, the entire city is what counts. The city’s offerings encourage new innovation.

Nurses in the isolation unit at Tygerberg Hospital in the Western Cape. Misha Jordaan/Gallo Images via Getty Images

January 14, 2021

Making a hospital space feel psychologically safer helped South African health workers

Hamieda Parker, University of Cape Town

Creating a space where people feel safe to voice opinions, make mistakes and risk ridicule when offering an idea can have a significant effect on teams.

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Kelly Droege
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
Laura Reisinger
Assistant Professor of Information & Communication Technologies, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic
Hamieda Parker
Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
Etienne Capron
Postdoctoral fellow, HEC Montréal
Raphaël Suire
Professeur des Universités en management de l’innovation, Nantes Université

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