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The biggest winners are Flemish and Dutch universities - KU Leuven, Ghent, Vrije University Brussels, Leiden, Twente, Utrecht, Delft. For a small area of under 25 million people - the commitment to innovation, research and open trade - continues to underpin a relatively high level of growth, decent (if creaking) public services, sustainable public debts and a little bit of Anglosphere style flexibility in a continent full of red tape 😁 But, for Flanders key challenges remain: 1. High levels of personal taxes are hindering entrepreneurship; 2. To give young people a chance - the burden of taxes must be shifted from work to wealth (yes including property!!): 3. Legal immigration is essential to continued economic success across many economic sectors; 4. Flemish government language policy at university level must be loosened. Becoming a global centre of English language postgraduate education is not a threat to the Dutch language - rather it could enhance the attractiveness of Flanders as a place to live, work and learn to the benefit of all its citizens.

SEMINAR GATE-LSE ▶️ Tuesday, April 9, 10h30-11h45 ▶️ Venue : Tréfilerie Campus; Michelet Building; Room 202 ▶️ Speaker : Paul CHARRUAU (GATE-LSE, Université Jean Monnet)  ▶️ Title : "Universities and innovation: Empirical evidence from the local impact of new-universities created in France"  ▶️ Abstract :  🔸 The creation of new universities is probably one of the oldest public policies boosting economic development.  🔸 Several studies, which date back to the seminal work by Jaffe 1989, show that this impact takes place mainly locally.  🔸 On this basis, a number of public research and higher education decentralization programmes were implemented over the last decades in order to reduce territorial imbalances. However, there is still insufficient evidence about their relevance.  🔸 In this context, this study is the first to test the causal impact of setting up new universities within secondary cities to foster local innovation.  🔸 Focusing on the French university decentralisation policy in the late 20th century, we rely on patent data as indicators of innovation outcome.  🔸 Based on a staggered event study design, and controlling for unobserved local features and annual shocks, the paper analyses 183 commuting-zones between 1980 and 2014, without higher-education establishment before 1980 and located outside of the Paris region.  🔸 This balanced panel includes 10 zones with “new-universities” created from 1990 to 1995, 48 decentralized satellite campuses created from 1980 to 2013, and 125 zones without any higher-education establishment.  🔸 The preliminary results suggest that higher education decentralisation has a positive and significant impact on local patenting.  🔸 The effects seem more robust in small cities that benefit from hosting decentralized satellite campuses, whereas it is less clear that new-university creation led to substantial innovation boost when comparing with areas of similar size. ▶️ Visio : https://lnkd.in/dMzgBF_z More info : ℹ www.gate.cnrs.fr ℹ https://lnkd.in/dBS5K2wU ℹ se2@univ-st-etienne.fr ℹ 👆https://lnkd.in/ebPeunab Université Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique #GATE_LSE #se2schoolofeconomics #drivedecisions #thinkforward #schoolofeconomics #datadrivendecisions

(Researchers and innovators from) Flemish universities, and Universiteit Gent and KU Leuven in particular, are extremely successful in securing funding for excellent R&I from Horizon Europe. In this article we explain what is behind these successes.

As I reach the end of my doctoral journey, initiated in 2021 at the request of the President of the Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (ULCO), I wish to share key insights from this comprehensive study on university impact. This research, conducted in collaboration with the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), offered a unique opportunity to measure and compare the impacts of two distinctly different universities on their respective territories. The complexity inherent in university missions and the multiplicity of their effects have consistently challenged researchers in their quest for a universally applicable methodology. My work proposes a novel approach to understanding and evaluating the impact of universities on their host territories, moving beyond traditional economic indicators. Central to this research is the reconceptualization of the "quintuple-helix" model. I propose integrating "third-places" as the fifth helix. This proposal better reflects the realities of 21st-century university ecosystems, acknowledging the crucial role of intermediate spaces in facilitating knowledge exchange and innovation. The comparative analysis of ULCO and UCLouvain revealed significant differences in their approaches to territorial engagement: - ULCO, created in 1991 under the Plan Université 2000, faces specific challenges related to its territorial anchoring in a region undergoing industrial reconversion. - UCLouvain, with its rich historical legacy and international reputation, demonstrates a mature ecosystem orchestration, deeply integrated with industry and society. My methodology, based on a university-mission-oriented approach, allowed for a nuanced evaluation of each university's economic impact. This method revealed how the distribution of impact varies across teaching, research, and knowledge valorisation missions. Furthermore, the study proposes a new analytical framework for assessing universities' ecosystem roles. This framework examines how universities transition from participants to leaders within their innovation ecosystems, considering factors such as institutional age, size, and local context. This research opens new perspectives for rethinking the place and forms of university engagement in 21st-century society and territories. It underscores the importance of a contextualized approach, taking into account the historical, regional, and strategic specificities of each institution in the development of adapted university and territorial policies. I invite discussions on these findings and their implications for higher education policy and regional development strategies. #HigherEducation #InnovationEcosystems #UniversityImpact #RegionalDevelopment

I believe it’s time to think of a different scale. We are in 2024 the education institutions quality should be based on more tangible achievements. More integrative environments (with industry), more effective and innovative solutions rather than the “quantity”. What’s your thoughts? #education #research #university #ranking #swiss #zurich #design #management

It was inspiring as always to share ideas with colleagues in the ISE Seminar series. Yesterday we talked about how to solve the problem of large knowledge graphs for classification systems (like ICONCLASS) that has a huge size but sparse assignments of concepts. To solve this, we are using our FIZzysearch SPARQL query rewriting library.

🔬 Unite! has published a white paper that explores a new way to manage open science and innovation in universities and European Universities Alliances.    💡 Discover how Unite! Open Science policy forums are reshaping university policies, reward systems, infrastructures & support services. Gain insights into revolutionizing bachelor, master & doctorate education for global citizenship!     🌐 Let's pave the way for inspiring an EU Open Science Recommendation by 2030! With evidence-based policy guidelines, Unite! leads the charge in advancing open science & innovation across Europe.     📈 Together, let's expand the human right to science and co-create scientific knowledge for the benefit of all humanity! 🤔 Interested in learning about the journey behind the creation of this insightful whitepaper? Click here to explore the process explained in our latest news item: https://lnkd.in/dXSFPZGP 🔗 You can also access the full document in here: https://lnkd.in/dYHjXpHV   Technische Universität Darmstadt  Aalto University  Technische Universität Graz  Grenoble INP - UGA  KTH Royal Institute of Technology  Politecnico di Torino  University of Lisbon  Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya  Wroclaw University of Science and Technology    💭 Get inspired, grow together #Letsunite  #OpenScienceForAll #CollaborateInnovation #OpenScience #InnovationManagement #ResearchInnovation #UniversityPolicies  #EuropeanResearchArea #OpenScienceAgenda #europeancouncil #europeanparliament #DGRI #DGEAC

In a significant move to bolster their research collaboration, Universities Canada and France Universités have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering strategic collaboration in science, technology and innovation. This partnership was announced during the international EAIE 2024 conference in Toulouse. https://lnkd.in/gRzPkMt8 Read more here^ #infinitenewsdesk #france #canada #global #challenges #proudlyinfinite

The Université Côte d'Azur (UniCA) IMAgein project has been awarded funding under the prestigious Erasmus Mundus program as part of the EMJM 2024 call for proposals! This innovative two-year international master's program in Ageing Biology will enhance the Ulysseus European University academic offer, providing high-quality, multidisciplinary training in the biology of aging. Starting in the 2025 academic year, this program will be delivered by a consortium of five leading European institutions: UniCA (France), Universidad de Sevilla (Spain), the Universität zu Köln (Germany), the Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal), and Sorbonne Universités (France). Over six years (2024-2030), the program will train the next generation of scientists, researchers, and professionals to address the challenges of aging populations. Each cohort will include 25 outstanding international students, with scholarships available through a competitive process. Supported by Ulysseus European University, research centers, and university hospitals, the IMAgein program emphasizes international mobility and professional development. This robust network ensures students gain advanced knowledge and skills through diverse partner institutions, preparing them to become leaders in aging biology research and industry. Applications for the first cohort begin in fall 2024. Stay tuned! #ErasmusMundus #AgeingBiology #HigherEducation #InternationalStudies #ResearchAndInnovation #FutureLeaders Ulysseus alliance:  Universidad de Sevilla, Università degli Studi di Genova, Université Côte d'Azur, Technical University of Košice,  MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®,  Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Universität Münster & University of Montenegro

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