QH impact AB Project management in innovation and sustainable development
I'm Christine Bruijn Mulder. I connect people, knowledge and innovation for sustainable development, and I've done it from inside academia, local government and business.
I deliver Structured, results-driven and human-centred project management.
In INGENIUM I started from a fairly abstract project proposal and, together with colleagues from ten European universities, turned it into policy, educational materials and a wide range of activities.
I deliver Strong stakeholder engagement and partnership building.
I've worked at the intersection of universities, municipalities, companies, startups and civil society partners. My strength is aligning their interests and turning a shared ambition into concrete results.
I deliver New initiatives, collaborations and innovation activities, with impact that is sustainable and measurable.
In the municipality of Schiedam in the Netherlands, I initiated and facilitated collaboration between schools and businesses and resulted in for example, the Technetkring initiative.
I deliver Coordination of national and European funding proposals.
During 2025 and 2026 I coordinated an application to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) with six European universities and two companies. It was awarded €2 million.
No single organisation can solve today's societal challenges alone. Funding agencies increasingly recognise this, and multidisciplinary partnerships have become essential for national and European funding. Select a part of the model to see how I've worked there.
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Academia
As an Innovation Advisor I help researchers get more societal impact from their work through technology transfer. Sometimes that means a startup, sometimes a collaboration with a municipality or a company. I help them validate the innovation and I act as a knowledge broker, connecting them with the right partners.
Industry
For several years I was the university's business liaison for a lifelong learning initiative with the goal to strenghten the region's competetive advantage.
I also spent three years on the board of a spin-out company built on a research result, and many years in the private sector earlier in my career.
Government
Before I moved from the Netherlands to Sweden, I worked in the Economic Affairs Department of the Municipality of Schiedam. I covered neighbourhood economic development, attracted funding from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and supported entrepreneurs.
I also started and facilitated the collaboration between educational institutions and businesses.
Civil society
For more than ten years I volunteered as a board member and project manager for the NGO Europa Kinderhulp. I'm also a Climate Fresk (opens in a new tab) facilitator.
I enjoy smaller, concrete projects that bring in people from across society and create positive social and environmental change.
Environment
Since 2023 I've been Work Package Leader for Sustainable Development in the INGENIUM European University Alliance (opens in a new tab). One result is a series of Challenge Labs: researchers introduce students to a societal challenge, companies explain what it means for them in practice, and students then build solutions in multidisciplinary teams.
Where they meet
Most of these projects are complex. They involve stakeholders from different cultures, slow implementation, and organisational or political obstacles. My part is to keep everyone moving towards the same result and to make sure research and policy end in practical impact.
I translate complex assignments into practical advice and concrete activities.
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2017 to 2026
University of Skövde, Sweden (opens in a new tab)
Helped researchers validate innovations, start companies and find external partners. Works with the science park, the Industrial Development Center and the West Sweden innovation ecosystem, including Chalmers University of Technology.
2023 to 2026
INGENIUM European University Alliance (opens in a new tab)
Developed policy, educational materials and activities with colleagues from ten European universities, including a series of Challenge Labs that connect researchers, companies and multidisciplinary student teams.
2025 to 2026
To Boost Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Coordinated an application to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology with six European universities and two companies. The proposal was awarded €2 million.
2025
Professional certification (opens in a new tab)
An internationally recognised professional qualification in technology transfer.
2023 to 2025
Linked university courses with regional companies. Funded by the Swedish government to strengthen Sweden's industrial competitiveness.
2022 to 2025
Spin-out company
Served on the board of a company built on a research result.
2001 to 2015
Municipality of Schiedam, the Netherlands (opens in a new tab)
Neighbourhood economic development, funding from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and support for entrepreneurship. Started and facilitated the collaboration between educational institutions and businesses.
1996 to 2001
Served as a senior consultant, matching employers and job seekers.
10+ years
Europa Kinderhulp (opens in a new tab)
Board member and project manager for a children's holidays from Eastern Germany, Belarus, Kosovo, Bsonia and Albania, together with UNICEF, OSCE, UN and Dutch Airforce.
Ongoing
Climate Fresk (opens in a new tab)
Runs collaborative workshops on the science of climate change.
People often describe me as a strategic doer: someone who turns policy and research results into practical projects and results you can point to.
I'm energetic and solution-oriented, and I tend to look for the opportunity before the obstacle. I run projects pragmatically, without losing sight of the people involved or the value of long-term partnerships.
A short email with the challenge is the best start to explore potential synergies.
