TMCD Director, Prof Xiaolan Fu was recently appointed to the scientific board of Globelics (Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems). The network brings together scholars who study innovation and economic development, and involves scholars from all continents and different academic disciplines.Globelics is a platform for North-South and South-South interactive learning. It fosters a culture where serious research discussions take place in an open and friendly atmosphere.The new board is expected to take over during the Costa-Rica conference in November 2021.