International links for Community Animation and Social Innovation Centre
Professor Mihaela Kelemen (KMS), Director of the Community Animation and Social Innovation Centre (CASIC), visited Audencia Business School in Nantes to talk about community-academia modes of collaboration and showcase the achievements and the aspirations of CASIC. Her talk was attended by over twenty academics and was followed by meetings with the Director of ResearchLab, the Director of the Institute for Pedagogical Innovation and the Director of the newly launched course on Entrepreneurship in Creative Industries, all of whom were keen to learn more about the cultural animation methodologies pursued by CASIC members. She also gave an interview on the local radio about CASIC's approach to knowledge co-production and recent projects that exemplify the role of creative methodologies of engagement in the pursuit of rigorous academic knowledge that has practical relevance for communities.