University-Business collaboration and regional engagement of HEIs in the European Union. Peter Baur. Regional Innovation Performance Index

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1 University-Business collaboration and regional engagement of HEIs in the European Union OECD Roundtable on Higher Education in Regional and City Development 15 September 2010 Peter Baur European Commission, DG EAC Slide 1 Regional Innovation Performance Index European Commission, DG EAC Slide 2 1

2 Regions - R&D expenditure European Commission, DG EAC Slide 3 Cohesion Policy Funding European Commission, DG EAC Slide 4

3 Europe 2020 E&T 2020 Europe 2020 Strategy Three mutually reinforcing priorities: Smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation. Sustainable growth: promoting a more resource efficient, greener and more competitive economy. Inclusive growth: fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion European Commission, DG EAC Slide 5 5 Europe 2020 E&T 2020 Europe 2020 Strategy Seven flagship initiatives to catalyse progress under each priority theme. Three are closely linked to education and training: Youth on the move Innovation Union Digital agenda for Europe Resource efficient Europe Industrial Policy for the globalisation era Agenda for new skills and jobs European platform against poverty European Commission, DG EAC Slide 6 6 3

4 Europe 2020 E&T 2020 Education and Training 2020 Strategic framework for Open Method of Coordination in E&T Four key areas * Making lifelong learning and mobility a reality * Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training * Promoting equity, social cohesion and active citizenship * Enhancing creativity and innovation, including entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and training European Commission, DG EAC Slide 7 7 Modernising Higher Education 1. Break down the barriers around universities in Europe 2. Ensure real autonomy and accountability for universities 3. Provide incentives for structured partnerships with the business community 4. Provide the right mix of skills and competencies for the labour market 5. Reduce the funding gap and make funding work more effectively in Education and Research 6. Enhance Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity 7. Activate Knowledge through interaction with society 8. Reward excellence at the highest level 9. Make the European Higher Education Area and the European Research Area more visible and attractive in the world. (Commission Communication 2006) European Commission, DG EAC Slide 8

5 Modernising Higher Education A new partnership for the modernisation of universities: the EU Forum for University-Business Dialogue a platform for a structured dialogue between the stakeholders allowing for exchange, discussion, sharing of good practice and mutual learning Governance Entrepreneurship Knowledge Transfer Curriculum Development Mobility Lifelong Learning (Commission Communication, 2009) European Commission, DG EAC Slide 9 Modernising Higher Education Bologna Process «Higher education is a major driver for social and economic development and for innovation in an increasingly knowledge-driven world» (Budapest-Vienna Declaration, 12 March 2010) «all students and staff of higher education institutions should be equipped to respond to the changing demands of the fast evolving society» «HE should equip students with the advanced knowledge, skills and competences they need throughout their professional life» (Ministerial Meeting in Leuven and Louvain-la-Neuve, April 2009) European Commission, DG EAC Slide 10 5

6 The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) The knowledge triangle at the core of innovation higher education business Actors in the knowledge triangle are at the core of the innovation web research & technology European Commission, DG EAC Slide 11 The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Strategic decision making: Independent EIT Governing Board (18 Members) supported by EIT Headquarters in Budapest Operational implementation: Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs); first three KICs were designated on 16 December 2009 European Commission, DG EAC Slide 12

7 Funding Instruments Lifelong Learning Programme Erasmus 7th Framework Programme for Research and Development Marie Curie Capacity Programme Regions of Knowledge Competition and Innovation Programme INNOVA European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) European Social Fund (ESF) European Commission, DG EAC Slide 13 Modernising Higher Education in Europe University-Business Cooperation: The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Lifelong Learning Programme - Erasmus European Commission, DG EAC Slide 14 7

8 Marie Curie website: Regions of knowledge Research for the benefit of SMEs: Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) European Commission, DG EAC Slide 15