1. Strategic Guidance on WURI Categories & Rubrics

• Assist universities in identifying the most appropriate WURI categories for their programs and innovations.

• Provide guidance on interpreting WURI rubrics, keywords, and scoring criteria to ensure alignment with evaluation standards.

2. Program Conceptualization & Narrative Development

• Support institutions in transforming existing programs into innovation-driven, impact-oriented WURI cases.

• Guide the articulation of clear problem statements, innovative approaches, and distinguishing features from traditional practices.

• Assist in crafting coherent and compelling narratives that highlight institutional vision, leadership, and creativity.

3. Evidence-Based Documentation & Impact Mapping

• Mentor institutions on how to identify, organize, and present evidence (quantitative and qualitative).

• Help map inputs, processes, outputs, outcomes, and impacts on students, faculty, the university, industry, and society.

• Provide advice on presenting measurable results, including participation rates, competencies gained, employability, revenues, cost–benefit analyses, and sustainability indicators.

4. Mentoring on Innovation Quality & Differentiation

• Provide feedback on how initiatives demonstrate novelty, scalability, inclusivity, and sustainability.

• Help institutions articulate “differences from traditional approaches” clearly and convincingly.

• Advise on strengthening empowerment-based, student-centered, and stakeholder-driven models.

5. Capacity-Building for Faculty and Administrators

• Conduct mentoring sessions or workshops on: (1) Writing high-quality WURI cases; (2) Innovation storytelling and evidence presentation; (3)Understanding WURI evaluation logic

• Support institutions in developing internal innovation champions and writing teams.

6. Ethical Mentoring & Integrity Support

• Uphold ethical standards by mentoring institutions on proper attribution, data integrity, and responsible reporting.

• Encourage honest representation of results, challenges, and lessons learned.

• Promote a culture of learning, transparency, and continuous improvement, not just ranking performance.

7. Sustainability & Future-Direction Advising

• Assist institutions in articulating where the program goes next beyond the WURI submission.

• Guide planning for program scaling, replication, institutionalization, and long-term sustainability.

• Help link innovation initiatives to future funding, partnerships, and policy alignment.

8. Global Networking & Peer Learning Support

• Encourage cross-institutional learning by sharing best practices and innovation models from global WURI participants.

• Facilitate mentorship that promotes collaboration rather than competition.

• Support universities in developing a global innovation mindset.