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Globelics Updates its Constitution

The revised Constitution strengthens governance, clarifies institutional roles, and supports the next phase of Globelics as a global community.

July 1, 2026

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Globelics Announces its Scientific Board 2026–2030

The new Scientific Board brings together scholars from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe to guide Globelics’ next phase.

February 26, 2026

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19th Globelics Conference (2025): Pretoria, South Africa

Globelics 2025 examined how innovation systems can build resilience, tackle global challenges, and promote sustainable and inclusive development through international collaboration and policy dialogue.

November 24, 2025 – November 26, 2025

Pretoria, South Africa

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Globelics International Conference 2025

Globelics 2025 brought together scholars and policymakers in South Africa to explore how innovation systems can strengthen resilience, reduce inequality, and advance sustainable and inclusive development across the Global South.

November 24, 2025 – November 26, 2026

National Research Foundation (NRF), Pretoria, South Africa

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Globelics PhD Academy (2023) :Johannesburg, South Africa

The 2023 Globelics Doctoral Academy brought researchers from across the world to Johannesburg, strengthening doctoral capacities through transformative innovation, international collaboration and policy-relevant research on science, technology, learning and development.

November 27, 2023 – December 8, 2023

Johannesburg, South Africa

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18th Globelics Conference – 20th Anniversary (2023): Kerala, India

Celebrating two decades of Globelics, the conference advanced discussions on innovation-driven knowledge economies and transformative development across the Global South.

October 11, 2023 – October 14, 2023

Kerala, India

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17th Globelics Conference (2021): Heredia, Costa Rica

Researchers explored how innovation systems can accelerate sustainable development by addressing emerging policy, research, and societal challenges across Latin America and beyond.

November 3, 2021 – November 5, 2021

Heredia, Costa Rica

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Globelics PhD Academy (2019) :Tampere, Finland

Returning once again to Tampere, the 2019 Globelics PhD Academy connected doctoral researchers across regions and disciplines, fostering critical discussion of innovation, sustainability and development while strengthening the international research community built through the Academy.

August 13, 2019 – August 22, 2019

Tampere, Finland

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Globelics PhD Academy (2018) :Tshwane, South Africa

Hosted in Tshwane, the 2018 Globelics PhD Academy brought doctoral training to the African continent, connecting innovation research with development challenges and strengthening collaboration among emerging scholars from diverse national and institutional backgrounds.

December 3, 2018 – December 14, 2018

Tshwane, South Africa

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16th Globelics Conference (2018): Accra, Ghana

The conference reinforced the links between innovation, economic growth, and sustainable development while strengthening Africa’s role within the global innovation research community.

October 17, 2018

Accra, Ghana

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15th Globelics Conference (2017): Athens, Greece

Innovation systems were examined as instruments for strengthening resilience, supporting industrial renewal, and promoting sustainable development amid economic uncertainty.

October 11, 2017 – October 13, 2017

Athens, Greece

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Globelics PhD Academy (2017) :Tampere, Finland

The 2017 Globelics PhD Academy transformed Tampere into a meeting point for emerging innovation scholars, combining doctoral research, international perspectives and collaborative learning to examine how innovation can contribute to economic and societal transformation.

May 15, 2017 – May 26, 2017

Tampere, Finland

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