The most
important event in 2014 for all those willing to become more engaged,
innovation-oriented and entrepreneurial.
Universities
and research institutions play a key role in today’s society. In addition to
educating students and performing research, universities are more and more
engaged with their region and business. However, the transition from a
traditional university to a more engaged and entrepreneurial one is a complex
and long journey.
The 2014
Entrepreneurial Universities Event will bring together around 150 academics and
professionals driving this change – in their university, research institution,
or in government or intermediaries.
Already before
the event, you have access to different tools to analyse your individual
situation. During the event, you will
connect to other participants having similar challenges, goals and interests.
Our online networking tool, UIIN Connect, will facilitate this networking
already before the conference by helping you to find the right networking
partners.
In Madrid will
learn in detail about 25 good practice cases, each being extensively presented
& discussed in 45 minutes. Furthermore, more than 40 concepts and ideas for
further developing the entrepreneurial university will be showcased. After the
event, having brought home new ideas and concepts, we provide you with material
supporting you in the implementation of the approaches learned.
However, the
key element bringing all this together is a welcoming and encouraging
environment. Which place could be better than an actual good practice example? Therefore
we would like to welcome you to the Campus of Excellence of the Technical
University of Madrid (UPM).
The 2014 Entrepreneurial Universities Good Practice
Event will be an international meeting and discussion forum for practitioners
on university-industry innovation and entrepreneurial universities.
Entrepreneurial University Management
How to manage,
lead and govern
Building a sustainable ecosystem / integrating into the ecosystem
Successful business models for entrepreneurial universities
Impact & performance measurement in entrepreneurial universities
Providing the right incentives
Changing the culture within institutions
University-Business Collaboration and
Cooperation
How to cooperate
Implementing supporting mechanisms (strategies, structures and approaches) towards UBC
Fostering the dynamics of knowledge networks and partnerships
Creating and managing cooperative research centres
Collaborating in driving innovation
Identifying your cooperation partners
Entrepreneurship Education & Curriculum
Development & Delivery
How to teach
Teaching the entrepreneurs of the future (incl. Massive Open Online Courses / MOOCs)
Stimulating entrepreneurial mind-sets, attitudes and behaviour
Joint curricula development and delivery: Driving innovation and entrepreneurship
Applying new approaches towards creativity & idea generation
Implementation of new teaching and learning forms
Student & Academic Entrepreneurship
(Spin-offs & Start-ups)
How to support
entrepreneurial thinking and acting in academia
Building a supporting ecosystem for start-ups and spin-offs
Training, coaching and mentoring during an individual’s entrepreneurial journey
Creating successful (start-up / business plan) competitions
Training the trainers
Fostering a culture of academic entrepreneurship in Higher Education
Intermediaries
How to link
academia and business
Creating and operating incubators / start-up ecosystems
Creating and operating science and technology parks
Creating and operating KTOs and TTOs
Creating and operating Corporate Relationship Offices (CROs) / Industrial Liaison Offices (ILOs)
Regional Development
How to engage
with the region
Driving open innovation in the region
Creating regional networks and ecosystems
Developing policy measures to foster regional growth and competitiveness
Thinking global, acting local
Keeping the talent in the region
Working with regional governments and regional development agencies
Mobility & Employability
How to get
students and staff into industry and vice versa
Creating new curricula: A road towards Lifelong Learning
Aligning education and training with industry needs
Implementing dual study approaches
Placing students at the centre of university-industry relationships
Making use of employer branding to attract (exchange) staff
Innovation & Knowledge and Technology Transfer
How to transform
science into innovation
Assessing the value of knowledge and technologies
Transforming research results into innovative products and services
Protecting and managing IP
Marketing Science to Business
Engaging with potential transfer partners
