• Associate Co-Lead research group Breakthrough Technology Innovation with over 15 scientists working on the development trajectory of breakthrough technology as a continuous process of R&D and demonstration projects & programs, eventually leading to demonstrative upscaling and sometimes even transformative upscaling.Research focus: Urban Resilience and Tech Transformations

• Course coordinator and/or lecturer A) Business, Innovation and Value Creation in the Life Science Industry, 1st and 2nd year Master students; B) Science Project, 2nd year Master studentsC) Research Design and Practice, 2nd year Bachelor studentsD) Innovation in Medicines, Bachelor students, 1st yearE) Innovation project Energy Systems, Bachelor students, 1st yearF) Master project thesis coordinator (2 nd year master students) • Bachelor and Master thesis… Show more • Course coordinator and/or lecturer A) Business, Innovation and Value Creation in the Life Science Industry, 1st and 2nd year Master students; B) Science Project, 2nd year Master studentsC) Research Design and Practice, 2nd year Bachelor studentsD) Innovation in Medicines, Bachelor students, 1st yearE) Innovation project Energy Systems, Bachelor students, 1st yearF) Master project thesis coordinator (2 nd year master students) • Bachelor and Master thesis supervision • PhD supervision 10+ (topics: e.g. fintech hub development, technology impact on society and healthcare, sustainable city development and technology, smart city transition and technology integration, policies for sustainable governmental PV systems implementation, startup survival, business modelling and innovation in tech)• Vice Chair of the Faculty of Science Ethics Committee (BETHCIE) -Evaluating research proposals against the ethical guidelines of the university -Guiding scientists in research data management and data privacy• Member and Secretary of the Science, Business and Innovation Department Examination Board • VU Start Hub Coach and entrepreneurship coordinator (guiding startups in accomplishing their business goals and optimising their market potential)More info via: https://vu.nl/en/stories/dr-assistant-professor-sandra-hasanefendic Show less

Course coordinator and/or lecturer A) Business, Innovation and Value Creation in the Life Science Industry, 1st and 2nd year Master students; B) Science Project, 2nd year Master studentsC) Research Design and Practice, 2nd year Bachelor studentsD) Innovation in Medicines, Bachelor students, 1st yearE) Innovation project Energy Systems, Bachelor students, 1st year

• Design and implement PhD recruitment and marketing strategy and policy for the VU and lead a team of 2• Lead cross faculty processes to improve doctoral education and internationalization in doctoral education (working with various faculty groups from AI and software architecture, to imaging in physics research, conflict studies and management research)• Prepare and oversee other development in offline, digital and social media marketing campaigns for PhD education and associated… Show more • Design and implement PhD recruitment and marketing strategy and policy for the VU and lead a team of 2• Lead cross faculty processes to improve doctoral education and internationalization in doctoral education (working with various faculty groups from AI and software architecture, to imaging in physics research, conflict studies and management research)• Prepare and oversee other development in offline, digital and social media marketing campaigns for PhD education and associated services • Design relevant policy and implement practices to cater for international VU PhD candidates • Develop strategy for doctoral education and engage in collaboration with universities and incubator hubs in Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Mexico), China, Indonesia, South Africa, Europe and North America.• Work with foreign regulators and policymakers for international doctoral policy frameworks and joint agreements• Work with tech, social and economic stakeholders in the Netherlands (e.g Picnic, Primephonic, Alfen, Pfizer, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Netherlands, Dutch Consulate in Boston) in talent recruitment in the Netherlands and abroad and advice on programme development for doctoral education• Collaboration with all Dutch universities, Academictransfer stakeholder group, NVAO, NWO in internationalization policy development and talent programme development• Development and steering of the new PhD association for VU-VU PhD Gatherings• Planning, management and oversight of educational activities: - VU Graduate Winter School- Bridging programme (for all new international PhDs) - Predoc programs in Indonesia at the Erasmus Training Center-Indonesia, and at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China together with Leiden University and Groningen University- Career events for PhDs (Career Thursdays and Executive Online Career Coaching) Show less

• Policy and business development on educational project: TeenPower, Help2Care, and CARE4VALUE • Responsible for overall quality assurance and implementation of practice-based research strategies within the educational curricula

Advising on structuring, refining and innovating processes at universities of applied sciences related to research practice. Adivising on international partnerships and strategies between universities of applied sciences in Europe.(e.g. FriPort Start Program-practice based research and professional education cooperation at Portuguese and Frisian universities of applied sciences aimed at regional innovation)

Responsibilities:• Consulting and managing a European funded project “Tomorrow’s Land’’ which focuses on strategic foresight and development of training and learning tools to foster future social innovators in collaborative economies• Preparing in depth insights into the landscape for future social innovators through creative research design and methodology• Generating quality content and outputs together with other project partners• Dissemination of insights in the form of… Show more Responsibilities:• Consulting and managing a European funded project “Tomorrow’s Land’’ which focuses on strategic foresight and development of training and learning tools to foster future social innovators in collaborative economies• Preparing in depth insights into the landscape for future social innovators through creative research design and methodology• Generating quality content and outputs together with other project partners• Dissemination of insights in the form of a learning framework, foresight or future scenarios and digital and print reports Show less

• Teaching Assistant on a Master Course in Qualitative Methods, (Spring semester 2016) • Teaching Assistant on a Master course in Organization Sciences (Fall semester 2014) • Supervision of Bachelor Students on an exchange program from India, with prof. Peter van der Sijde and Ingrid Wakkee (Spring semester 2014)

Technology and innovation driven research project and policy development on topics: • Energy efficiency in vulnerable communities• Renewable energy-microgrid deployment• Technological innovation for social districts in Lisbon and Corvo Island, Portugal• Management of tech innovation Collaboration with Latin America (Brazil, Mexico) in education on technology innovation projects

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (FCT courses, conversation classes, business courses and kids' courses).