Two years ago, the University of Washington and China's premier tech school, Tsinghua University, announced a first-of-its kind project: The Global Innovation Exchange. It's an innovative new approach to teaching entrepreneurship and it's approaching its official launch. On this episode of the GeekWire podcast, we speak with GIX Co-Director and UW's VP of innovation strategy Vikram Jandhyala about the new project and how it's setting out to disrupt the innovation economy. Follow all our coverage and learn more about GIX at <a href="http://www.geekwire.com/">GeekWire.com</a>  Thank you to this week's sponsors: The University of Washington Human Centered Design and Engineering department. Learn more: <a href="https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hcde.washington.edu"> www.hcde.washington.edu</a>; and Hughes Marino, the commercial real estate company now expanding to Seattle. Learn more: <a href="http://hughesmarino.com">hughesmarino.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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