University—Industry Cooperation: A Framework of Benefits and Obstacles

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva María Mora Valentín
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Firm Cooperation ◽  
Long Time ◽  
University Industry

Although university–industry collaboration has existed for a long time, activity has increased significantly over the past decade. Now, both higher education and industry are experiencing cultural change, and cooperation between the sectors is considered a social responsibility. If there is no longer a need to argue the importance of university–industry links, it is nevertheless necessary to examine in depth how they may be strengthened and improved, and how the various obstacles to further cooperation may be overcome. This article, first, assesses the benefits that arise from university–industry interaction. It then analyses the obstacles to university–firm cooperation and examines ways to overcome them.

scholarly journals Education for Sustainable Development through Dissemination of Good Cleaner Production Practices: University – Industry Collaboration toward Sustainable Agroindustry (A case on Pondoh Snake Fruit based SME)

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Anggoro Cahyo Sukartiko ◽  
Nafis Khuriyati ◽  
Wagiman . ◽  
Wahyu Supartono ◽  
Muhammad Prasetya Kurniawan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Multiplier Effect ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
University Industry

<p>Higher education plays an important role in the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Together with industry, the collaboration can provide a wider multiplier effect. Among others, agro-industry is one of sector that provides vast employment opportunities both on- and off-farms, which potentially improve welfare of human involved. However, its activities in effort to meet the needs of rapid increase of world’s population faced with scarcity problems, sometimes merely focus on economic sustainability. Therefore, disseminating good cleaner production practices, which emphasizes the reduction or removal of environmental contamination at the source (front of pipe concept) can be done to educate agro-industrial actors to implement sustainable development. Collaboration model between university and agro-industry in Education for Sustainable Development of Agroindustry is discussed in the paper.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: cleaner production, sustainable agro-industry, university – industry collaboration </p>

scholarly journals Rankings in the higher education competitiveness management system

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-339
Author(s):  
Larysa Antoniuk ◽  
Iryna Kalenyuk ◽  
Olena Tsyrkun ◽  
Mariia Sandul
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Higher Education Systems ◽  
Higher Education Attainment ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Higher Education Quality ◽  
Education Quality Assurance ◽  
University Industry

The modern approaches towards higher education systems management often tend to focus on separate universities’ performance, lacking the systemic view of the overall higher education systems’ competitiveness. Thus, the policymakers often fail in tailoring the higher education strategies to the mission of higher education in contemporary society. The article focuses on providing a systemic insight into the global competitive positioning of the national higher education systems. Based on the suggested ranking methodology, the authors perform the evaluation and ranking of 94 higher education systems, highlighting the limitations of this method, and the cluster analysis, identifying 3 types of their competitive positioning: leaders, followers, and underperformers. Based on Pearson coefficients of skewness and kurtosis calculation, the article shows that globally the inequalities in terms of higher education enrolment rate are decreasing, while those of R&amp;amp;D institutions quality and university-industry collaboration in research remain unchanged. Therefore, upgrading higher education quality assurance systems becomes the main strategic priority for the developing countries in terms of ensuring their higher education systems’ competitiveness. Given the levelling of higher education attainment and its quality worldwide, the authors anticipate further specialization of the universities and broadening of their role within the national innovation system. The article shows that the more comprehensive the approach for evaluating the higher education systems performance – the better the policymakers may benefit in terms of higher education strategic management.

scholarly journals Regional development dynamics: University-industry collaboration strategiesBölgesel kalkınma dinamikleri: Üniversite-sanayi işbirliği stratejileri

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibel Aybarç
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
International Development ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
English Summary ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
University Industry

In today’s world, with the globalization process, the mission and functions of higher education instittutions have changed within the framework of new strategies and collaboration models. In this process, the potential of higher education institutions to increase local, regional, national and international development and competitiveness has become increasingly important, especially through innovation development capabilities. Within the framework of education, research and innovation missions, universities clarify their role especially in regional development by developing cooperation models with other actors. The most effective way of transferring the knowledge -that is produced in the academic field- to the production process is ensured university-industry collaboration. This collaboration provides both using the scarce resources rationally and constituting the driving force of national and regional development. Higher education institutions reflect the physical, political, socio-economic and cultural characteristics of region. Universities must respond to the opportunities offered in the regional context by developing research agendas that reflect these characteristic. As a result, universities are the focal point of the regional innovation system. In general, universities and their collaborations bring direct, indirect and stimulated effects on the region through research, education and public service functions. This study deals with the university-industry collaboration models and their effects on regional economy. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetGünümüz dünyasında küreselleşme süreci ile birlikte yükseköğretim kurumlarının misyon ve işlevleri, yeni stratejiler ve işbirliği modelleri çerçevesinde değişim göstermiştir. Bu süreçte yükseköğretim kurumlarının özellikle inovasyon geliştirme yetenekleri aracılığıyla yerel, bölgesel, ulusal ve uluslararası kalkınma ve rekabet gücünü arttırma potansiyeli gittikçe önem kazanmıştır. Eğitim, araştırma ve inovasyon misyonları çerçevesinde üniversiteler, diğer aktörlerle işbirliği modelleri geliştirerek, özellikle bölgesel kalkınmadaki rolünü netleştirmektedir.      Akademik alanda üretilen bilgi birikiminin üretim sürecine aktarılmasının en etkin yolu, üniversite-sanayi işbirliğinin sağlanmasıdır. Söz konusu işbirliği, hem kıt kaynakların rasyonel kullanımını sağlamakta, hem de ulusal ve bölgesel kalkınmanın itici gücünü oluşturmaktadır. Yükseköğretim kurumları, bölgenin fiziki, siyasi, sosyo-ekonomik ve kültürel karakteristiklerini yansıtmaktadır. Üniversiteler, bu karakteristikleri yansıtan araştırma gündemlerini geliştirmek suretiyle bölgesel bağlamda sunulan imkanlara yanıt vermek ve bölgesel inovasyon sisteminin odak noktası olup, süreci tetiklemek durumundadır. Genel olarak ele alındığında üniversiteler (işbirlikleri), araştırma, eğitim ve topluma yönelik kamusal hizmet fonksiyonları aracılığıyla bölge bazında doğrudan, dolaylı ve uyarılmış etkiler meydana getirmektedir. Bu çalışmada, üniversite sanayi işbirliği modelleri ile bu oluşumların bölge ekonomisi üzerindeki etkileri incelenmektedir.

New Features of Higher Education Competitiveness in Terms of University-Industry Collaboration

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-39
Author(s):  
Aslı Günay
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
University Rankings ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
World University Rankings ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Global Competitiveness Index ◽  
The University ◽  
University Industry

Nowadays, the competition in higher education is now changing shape. The collaboration between higher education institutions and the industry is increasingly perceived as the primary vehicle to enhance innovation through knowledge exchange. Accordingly, this study presents that university-industry collaboration positively affects countries' competitiveness through their higher education competitiveness. For this purpose, this study used the values of university-industry collaboration in R&D of the top 20 economies from the Global Competitiveness Index 4.0 report and the world university rankings as proxies for the university-industry collaboration and higher education competitiveness, respectively. This study's findings support the view that university-industry collaboration has a positive impact on higher education competitiveness and countries' competitiveness at the end.

University—Business Partnerships

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laing Barden
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Business Partnerships ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
International Linkages ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
University Industry

Regional differences between, for example, the centre and the periphery and between urban and rural areas result in different forms of university–industry collaboration. This article examines different forms of international linkages and sets them in the context of such perennial industry–higher education issues as the involvement of SMEs, the different forms of technology transfer and the advantages of collaboration to the respective parties.

scholarly journals TOWARDS A FRAMEWORK FOR CLOSER UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION IN EDUCATING BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emlyn Witt ◽  
Irene Lill ◽  
Chamindi Malalgoda ◽  
Mohan Siriwardena ◽  
Menaha Thayaparan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
University Industry

Recent reports suggest that even the current industry skills needs are not being adequately met with graduate capabilities falling short of industry expectations. If higher education institutions (HEIs) are to respond effectively to the current and future challenges, a robust conceptual appreciation of the education-industry skills context is required in order to support recommendations and, ultimately, interventions. A conceptual framework aimed at addressing the ‘mismatch’ between the skills requirements of industry and the competences of graduates in the built environment sector was derived. A series of surveys was undertaken on the basis of the derived framework. It was intended that the findings from the surveys would enable the framework to be refined and validated. However, some of the findings suggest that the originally derived conceptual framework does not adequately represent the complexity of the professional learning context and it is not feasible to refine it. This paper describes the conceptual framework which was derived, highlights selected findings from surveys which indicate its inadequacy and then draws on the contemporary literature of higher education futures to discuss the implications for a more representative framework. Recommendations for a closer representation of the education-industry context and for further research directions are made.

Towards Convergence in European Higher Education through Open Innovation

2014 ◽  
pp. 241-263
Author(s):  
Eliza Laura Coraş ◽  
Adrian Dumitru Tanţãu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
European Universities ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
University Industry ◽  
Innovation Policies

Universities are considered the main sources of innovation; yet, in practice, their potential as collaboration partners in the scope of innovation creation is underexplored, being last mentioned by firms as collaborators. Moreover, firms' innovation policies tend to change their focus by driving success more often from collaboration with universities. Given the direct influence of quality of higher education on the capacity of the business sector to innovate, in this chapter the authors address the issue of collaborating with higher education institutions through open innovation by fostering university-industry collaboration and a more entrepreneurial mindset in universities. The authors offer evidence from European universities in order to illustrate the benefits of such partnerships and also the barriers that hamper the open innovation objectives by applying a risk management perspective. Furthermore, they explore with examples how Romanian universities take this path of collaboration.

Institutionalizing University—Industry Collaboration for the Diffusion of Intangible Innovations

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-250
Author(s):  
Lorna Heaton
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Work ◽  
Computer Supported Cooperative Work ◽  
Disciplinary Knowledge ◽  
The Past ◽  
Institutional Structures ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
University Industry

This paper describes the shifting evolution of the relationship between one Swedish laboratory involved in the design of systems for computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) and its industrial and government partners over the past decade. It explores the impact of increasing intersection and new configurations of relationships between these previously distinct sectors on the development of CSCW both in terms of disciplinary knowledge and institutional structures to cope with this hybrid object. It finds that a micro-level, Latourian analysis suitably explains choices at a laboratory level, but that these specific issues take on their full significance in the context of changes in the broader social and policy spheres.

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