Inclusive innovation explicitly implies the reduction of the exclusion condition of a specific population. For sustainable operations research to be relevant in the context of emerging economies, it needs to incorporate social concerns and conditions of underserved populations, with an emphasis on inclusion and equity. Change has never been more critical in educational environments, such as universities, and the most significant challenges centered on the need for strategic leadership, flexibility, creativity and change-capability. In this context we have developed an Erasmus+ project for Capacity Building in Higher Education, which is a partnership between 4 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from Europe: Romania, Poland, United Kingdom, Italy, 1 Small Medium Enterprise from Bulgaria, 5 HEIs from Kenya, 2 HEIs from Tanzania and 3 HEIs from Uganda. The overall objective of the projects to enhance the management, governance, teaching, research and evaluation capacities of Partner Country (PC) HEIs in view of enabling them to implement the knowledge triangle and better integrate their research, education and innovation functions in support of innovation for sustainable development and inclusive growth. The activities are geared towards enhancing PC HEIs innovation capacities, with a focus on inclusive innovation, development and local challenges. The results of the project are described in terms of added value, the innovative character and the impact on target groups. This development creates a sustainable impact which is ensured by maintaining the activities of the innovation for development hubs. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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