Researchers

Sanja Smiljic

Seconded from the University of Agder (UIA) to RMIT (Melbourne)

11 months, 2019

My name is Sanja Smiljic. I am a PhD Research fellow researching collaboration between competing companies (coopetition) as a form of open innovation practices, in mature industries. Based on previously collected data in Norway, I am qualitatively exploring management of the tensions and partner selection in coopetitive open innovation projects.

My PhD is based on a cotutelle agreement between the University of Agder in Norway and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, in Australia. In line with that, OpenInno Train secondment is a good opportunity to meet and collaborate with colleagues from both universities. Work in international environment is fruitful ground for new ideas, networking and establishment of new pathways for future collaboration.

As a researcher who is originally from Europe, and previously worked in a few different European countries, I consider the time at RMIT as a new experience not only in a professional, but also in a personal sense. It is a meeting point between continents and cultures and the opportunity for all of us to grow and learn from our differences.