GIG Community Call | "Makerspaces in Universities" featuring Layla, Yuri, Maik and Saad
Channel: Global Innovation Gathering
Date: 2024-02-13

In this Community Call participants discussed various aspects of establishing and operating maker spaces in universities and libraries. Speakers shared their experiences from Iraq, Germany, and Ukraine, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and overcoming challenges such as funding, location, and community involvement. 

One of the speakers noted the benefits of maker spaces in non-traditional educational settings, and the need to strike a balance between the maker mentality and formal education. Another speaker discussed their successful efforts to create an inclusive maker space for persons with disabilities and their caregivers in Singapore, despite facing funding challenges. 

Overall, attendees stressed the importance of community engagement, flexible spaces, and effective communication to create successful and impactful maker spaces.

"GIG Supports Tolocar” is organized by the Global Innovation Gathering in the framework of Tolocar, a project funded by the German Government and Implemented by the GIZ with the support of HIWW in close collaboration with Ukrainian and International Partners.

Find out more at https://www.globalinnovationgathering.org/