Global Impact & Partnerships

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We work with universities, governments, and innovation ecosystems to build entrepreneurial capability and leadership capacity across the world

From Central Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa, we equip educators, leaders, and innovators to build the next generation of entrepreneurs

Regional Impact

Central Asia & South Caucasus

As a delivery partner for the British Council’s Creative Spark: Higher Education Enterprise Programme, ChangeSchool worked with universities across Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to build entrepreneurial capability, train faculty, launch student enterprise initiatives, and strengthen innovation ecosystems.

Through the British Council Creative Spark programme, we supported universities across Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to embed enterprise education and accelerate student entrepreneurship. This included supporting curriculum innovation, establishing entrepreneurship hubs, and preparing student teams for national and international innovation competitions — including international winners recognised at the University of Oxford.

Programme links & media

ChangeSchool’s work in the region formed part of the British Council’s Creative Spark: Higher Education Enterprise Programme and the wider Higher Education and Science Partnerships initiative impact and outcomes are documented in official programme publications, including the Creative Spark Impact Report 2018–2020 the Final Programme Report 2018–2022, and the Awarded Partnerships Register. Additional programme context and regional outcomes are available via the Creative Spark Regional Forum Programme – Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Creative Spark Higher Education Enterprise session– Uzbekistan.

Armenia – International Award-Winning Innovation

Armenia – International Award-Winning Innovation

ChangeSchool, together with London South Bank University and the University of Essex, led a partnership in Armenia that produced an international award-winning student venture focused on social impact.

Our team GreenDom from Brusov State University, Armenia were selected as the International Winners in the Social Impact Category across seven countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine) at Wadham College, University of Oxford on 3 September 2019.

Selected from nearly 400 competing teams, GreenDom was recognised for conceptualising a therapeutic greenhouse designed to prepare children with disabilities for the labour market — a significant step forward in inclusive innovation and social entrepreneurship. The team also won the National Award in Armenia the week prior to the international final.

Programme Links & Media

Neil Marshall on ChangeSchool’s Creative Spark Partnerships with NPUA and Brusov University

Amalya Mkhitaryan on the NPUA–University of London–ChangeSchool Creative Spark Partnership - (ARM

Kristine Tsaturyan on the Brusov University–University of Essex–ChangeSchool Creative Spark Collaboration - (ARM)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Through the British Council’s Innovation for African Universities (IAU) Programme, ChangeSchool supported 24 partnerships across Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa to strengthen entrepreneurship education, build employability pathways, and develop innovation centres and community-driven enterprise ecosystems.

We work with universities across Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa to develop employability, innovation ecosystems, and entrepreneurial talent. Our role included capability-building for academic leaders, developing enterprise and innovation models, and helping institutions build scalable programmes that connect students to business creation and employment pathways.

Programme links & media

ChangeSchool partners with City University of London and Nairobi University on the IAU Programme

Impact of the IAU programme

Sub-Saharan Africa

Through the British Council’s Innovation for African Universities (IAU) Programme, ChangeSchool supported 24 partnerships across Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa to strengthen entrepreneurship education, build employability pathways, and develop innovation centres and community-driven enterprise ecosystems.

We work with universities across Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa to develop employability, innovation ecosystems, and entrepreneurial talent. Our role included capability-building for academic leaders, developing enterprise and innovation models, and helping institutions build scalable programmes that connect students to business creation and employment pathways.

Programme links & media

ChangeSchool partners with City University of London and Nairobi University on the IAU Programme

Impact of the IAU programme

Uzbekistan — National Awards

Uzbekistan Entrepreneurial University Awards

As part of wider higher-education innovation work in the region, ChangeSchool partnered with national higher education institutions in Uzbekistan and the British Council to launch the country’s first Entrepreneurial University Awards.

This landmark initiative recognises excellence in university innovation and entrepreneurship across the country. It provides a national platform to benchmark progress, strengthen an innovation-led culture, and celebrate institutions that are developing the next generation of entrepreneurial graduates.

By highlighting achievements in areas such as start-up creation, industry collaboration and enterprise education, the Awards programme raises ambition across the sector and supports long-term capacity building within Uzbekistan’s higher-education ecosystem.

Press Coverage

Programme Video

Entrepreneurial University Awards 2021

United Kingdom Partnerships

Across these programmes, ChangeSchool partnered with leading UK universities to design, co-deliver and support entrepreneurship education internationally, ensuring access to world-class faculty, learning models, and policy-level expertise.

We partner with UK universities to design and deliver global enterprise programmes, including award-winning international initiatives. These partnerships enable the transfer of global best practice into emerging and developing innovation economies.