European University-Industry Network Ivor PERRY – Montfort University - UK

Université de l’ été juillet 2006, Université Paris 7: ‘Learning by doing’

UEE 3-7 juillet 3-7 july

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http://www.eui-net.org/

European University-Industry Network

Ivor PERRY – Montfort University - UK



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The Project

• Overall Objective

• To create an European network of universities and industrial partners

• To strengthen the U-I cooperation – Education & training, – research – services.



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Specific Objectives

• Defining and updating generic and specific competences relevant to the industrial sector by adopting the “Tuning” methodology, especially for the engineering industry– Generic and specific competences for students’

practical experiences as part of the curriculum;

• Promoting synergies between teaching – learning – research in the Universities, – to integrate research results in teaching programmes– to stimulate innovation capacity.



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Project Approach

• 5 SIGs – Special Interest Groups

• 4 KAs – Key Actions

5 SIGs + 4 KAs = 9 WPs (workpackages)



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SIGs

1. Generic and specific competences in the subjects relevant to the industrial sector (curriculum), using the “Tuning” methodology;

2. Generic and specific competences for students’ practical experience;

3. Synergies between teaching and research to facilitate integration the results of research in teaching:

upgraded syllabus, new training aids etc

4. Enhancing Innovation, Research and Technological Transfer

5. Professional insertion



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Key Actions (KAs)

1. EUI-Net legal framework;

2. Dissemination;

3. Network expansion, International cooperation, fund raising;

4. Project activities & administration coordination and project reporting



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Impact expected on

• Teaching - better adapting curricula to industrial needs

• Students’ practical placements – – promoting more placements– more awareness of placement opportunities– More placements with specific outcomes

• Research – mediating U-I direct research cooperation – creating U-I consortiums – create synergy in participation in the research framework

programme of the European Commission (e.g. FP6). – Integrating research results in teaching



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Outputs (1)

1. Generic and specific competences relevant to the industrial sector (book “Tuning Industrial Educational Structures in Europe” vol. I);

2. Generic and specific competences for student practical stages

book “Tuning Industrial Educational Structures in Europe” vol. II

Web database of the available practical placements;



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Outputs (2)

4. Workshop “Teaching – Research Synergies – European Models”, and book on “Guidelines and best practices in Europe Teaching – Research synergies”;

5. Web Database for innovation, research and technological transfer;

6. Web Database with graduates per specialisations within EUI-Net universities and Web Database of available jobs within EUI-Net per qualification required and sectors.



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Outputs (3)

7. The network - the legal framework;8. EUI-Net dissemination website, EUI-Net biannual

International Conference, CD-ROM for dissemination purposes, including reports and relevant documents;

9. Network to be extended and formal links with other relevant European/International bodies, i.e. new universities’ databases and new industrial partners’ databases;

10. Project management, quality assurance, progress and final reports.



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The Network (1)

Distinct activities and specific staff with respect to the project:

• Animating the cooperation between U-I – Research & Training– Technology transfer & Innovation

• Organizing events for the promotion of the above issues



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The Network (2)

• Initiating pan-European projects under all frameworks (in the above issues): FP6/7, Leonardo, Socrates etc

• Creating / promoting studies, surveys, needs analyses, databases

• Facilitating U-I links, mediation and any other cooperation



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The Network (3)

Aiming at self-sustainability through:

• Network visibility (internet, international events and publications)

• New contacts, applications tenders etc



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EUI-Net.htm



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Conference at Tallinn, May 2006

• http://www.eui-net.org/

EUI-Net Workshop Committees.htm



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Co-operations

AFI-MAC PROJECT• AFI stands for Accompaniment and support For the

entrepreneurs in Incubators • MAC stands for Multi Actors Cooperation• Objectives:

– To train business managers into real entrepreneurs– To help trainers/teachers/consultants to become coach– To reinforce incubators in their accompanying & support

roles to entrepreneurs

• www.afi-mac.net



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Networking

• UEE JULY 2006\innovationEnterprizerUK.pdf



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Future Challenges

• U-E cooperation needs a focused and systematic approach in Europe

• EUI-Net network: needs enhanced structure:– 1/3rd Universities– 2/3rds Enterprises (SMEs)

• Involvement of social partners• Strong teams in all countries



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A network of national reference centres

• To promote the U-E Entrepreneurship schemes• Practical placements of students: innovative

schemes and Quality Assurance• U-E Knowledge base• Joint U-E approach for training



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New EUI-Net Project 2007-2010

• Now preparing the appropriate framework and to design, experiment and validate the tools

• Three levels:– Project management and structuring of the Network– Network administrative structure and infrastructure– Designing the working tools necessary to achieve

the strategic goals



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New Network Structure

• Establishment of the National expert centres• New Special Interest Groups

(Entrepreneurship and Practical Placements of students to replace Tuning)

• Establishment of the Board of European Experts • Network full members (project partners)• Network associated members



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New Activities

• Framework for sub-projects: new categories of actions, actors,

• Events: Annual workshop, Business Fair for Entrepreneurs

• Knowledge base for professional placement and improved training

• Establishing a standard set of activities: periodic surveys and public reports, databases, newsletters etc.



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