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The global best practice study presents findings from five international cases demonstrating how applied research can successfully be embedded into education. These findings are meant to serve as inspiration for the next steps in the Challenger project, which aims to develop a new framework guiding the integration of applied research into vocational education and training (VET).

Four of the five cases presented in the best practice study focus on how different educational institutions have used applied research to promote innovation and learning. They include three VET providers, namely Holmesglen Institute (Australia), Copenhagen School of Design and Technology (Denmark) and Saskatchewan Polytechnic (Canada), as well as a university of applied sciences – the Singapore Institute of Technology (Singapore). The fifth case study examines applied research activities by the Waag Futurelab, a foundation focusing on the development of technological and social design skills as well as the promotion of social innovation.

Outcomes of the best practice study will inform the design of the »Next generation community makerspace« as well as role models and dissemination/exploration tools for the integration of applied research into VET by the Challenger project.