Sarah Schönfelder

InnoLoop: Learning cross-border innovation ecosystem - project presentation

The InnoLoop project embodies a forward-looking approach in the field of cross-regional technology transfer, with a special focus on promoting innovation and digitalisation projects in SMEs as well as the further training and expertise of employees in industry within the German-Dutch border region. InnoLoop builds on the success of its predecessor projects DigiPro, IPro-N and Digitrans, which paved the way for cooperation between German and Dutch stakeholders between 2017 and 2022. By establishing a solid network, these projects effectively supported small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the programme area in the development and implementation of digital innovations.

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Sarah Schönfelder joined Münster UAS in 2017 as a project manager for an Interreg project. Since 2023, she has been working as a consultant for employer contacts and international projects at TAFH Münster GmbH. In the area of international affairs, the focus is on EU / German-Dutch cooperation and the coordination of the EU funding programme Interreg for FH Münster. With more than 15 years of experience in project management and development & networking and international co-operation, she works at the interface between science, business and the public.