Higher Education Institutions and Regional Development

Author(s):  
Bernd Ebersberger ◽  
Sverre J. Herstad ◽  
Andreas Altmann
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibel Aybarç

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.


Author(s):  
Daniela Peixoto Olo ◽  
Leonida Correia ◽  
Maria da Conceição Rego

Interest in higher education institutions (HEIs) as instruments for development has increased in recent years. The main objective of this chapter is to address the main challenges HEIs face in the 21st century as key actors for regional development, emphasising their entrepreneurial dimension. The pressures exerted on HEIs to become more effective, efficient, and autonomous require a reflection regarding the present and future of higher education. Through a detailed analysis and discussion of the relevant literature, this chapter contributes to a better understanding of the role of HEIs, especially given its relationship with society and the need for a more effective contribution to socioeconomic development.


Author(s):  
Sergio López ◽  
Patricia Moctezuma ◽  
Alejandro Mungaray

This article evaluates the incentives to Mexico Innovation Program (PEI), from a regional perspective based on its contribution to the Regional Innovation System (RIS) of Baja California, between 2009 and 2013. Through the both additional behavioral and networks methodologies, the decision making process at companies, and the level of linkages among them, higher education institutions and governmental actors of the RIS is analyzed. The results show that by imposing the financing of innovation projects on the linking of business and scientific actors, PEI is helping to strengthen the RIS, encouraging 15% of its interactions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Meyer ◽  
Michael Pillei ◽  
Friedrich Zimmermann ◽  
Gernot Stöglehner

Higher education institutions (HEIs) in Albania and Kosovo have invested considerable efforts to tackle present regional sustainability challenges on a research-based and strategic level. This happened through their traditional role as a provider of research and education. Additional activities fostering HEIs as a driver for sustainable regional development and innovation have been initiated as part of their third mission. However, customized education approaches were missing in order to fulfill specific regional demands of different research and learning projects in collaboration with regional actors. This paper explores the recently finished project “Connecting Science-Society Collaboration for Sustainability Innovation—ConSus” which focuses on the efforts of HEIs in Albania and Kosovo to tackle present regional sustainability challenges in both countries. An analytical framework regarding collaborative learning opportunities towards sustainable regional development and innovation has been drafted based on five key elements (capacities of HEIs in regional development, planning, learning and implementation theory, and action research). This framework has been applied to analyze the learning activities of the ConSus project. As a main finding, customized education approaches in the contexts of sustainable development (SD) and collaboration of scientific and regional actors are important elements to cope comprehensively with real-world problems.


Author(s):  
Henrik Køhler Simonsen ◽  
Dennis Grauslund

Danish politicians’ interest in using higher education institutions (HEIs) as policy instruments in regional development initiatives has increased significantly in recent years. Recent initiatives include the establishment of regional learning centres and study stations. This article has two overall research objectives. The first objective is to discuss the use of regional learning centres and study stations and to discuss an overall conceptual framework for the establishment and running of physical and virtual learning centres or study stations. The second objective is to discuss the use of seasonal capacity scaling in the educational sector. The discussion is based on a concrete case from a regional area of Denmark supplemented with interviews of both students, teachers and programme managers. Our framework shows that seasonal capacity scaling of educational offerings based on a combined physical and virtual framework may be beneficial when establishing and running learning centres or study stations.


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