After completing a British Council Connect2Innovate project with partners at Middle Eastern Technical University, I was invited as a panellist at a British Council event in Ankara to present, display, and share our work and outcomes as a successful and effective project. The project brought together industry and academia to generate a series of entrepreneurial case studies, which were augmented by entrepreneurs to transform them into ‘live’ cases. Several of the cases have since been published as open access cases at the Case Centre, and one is scheduled to be published in a Routledge book presenting cases on global entrepreneurship in practice. The event provided an opportunity to reconnect with Turkish partners and further explore Ankara after a previous visit as part of a TÜBİTAK Project. In addition to revisiting the old city, I also visited Anıtkabir, the Atatürk Mausoleum. The Anıtkabir provided stunning views on warm and clear spring morning and an informative museum, making it an ideal way to spend the final morning before flying back to the UK.
Robin Bell 