university-business co-operation: where are we?

UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS CO-OPERATION: WHERE ARE WE?

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AARHUS UNIVERSITY -A UNIVERSITY GROWING STRONGER• 43,000 students (52% graduate level students)• 3,000 PhD students and early career researchers• 4,300 international students of 103 nationalities• 7,200 employees (FTE) of 79 nationalities• 11,731 publications in 2010

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THE HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITYTHE TRIPLE HELIX UNIVERSITYAU QUADRUPLE HELIX – A MODERN UNIVERSITY

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KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

EDUCATION RESEARCH

TALENT DEVELOPMENT

PhDs

StudentsPost docs

Professors

Researchprogrammes

Lifelonglearning

Contracts

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THE HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITYTHE TRIPLE HELIX UNIVERSITYAU QUADRUPLE HELIX – A MODERN UNIVERSITY

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Studies

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KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE - AN AU CORE ACTIVITY

Aarhus University, the Entrepreneurial University of Denmark, selected by the Ministry of Trade and Industry among all Danish Universities

• Focus on Entrepreneurship activities in research, education and talent development

• Aim to develop an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset

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RETHINKING DOCTORAL EDUCATION

• Defend freedom to pursue the unexpected but underscore interdisciplinarity

• Think diversity in any recruitment and doctoral project• Focus on complementary skills such as leadership and

teamwork • Include industry in teaching, supervision and financing• Promote outplacements during research training, and foster

alumni networks

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Studies

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AU CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION• AU CEI is a knowledge hub for translational services for all

academic fields at AU – as well as for the business sector• AU CEI is responsible for:

• Aarhus Entrepreneurship Centre• AU Outreach – for professional advice and further

education• Projects in E&I with external partners

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Studies

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STUDENT GREENHOUSE AARHUS

Offers• work space in a professional office environment • a personal coach and expert knowledge• extra curricular entrepreneurship workshops• a network of students interested in entrepreneurship

Results • Innocamp for more than 300 students • 50 founded companies in 2 yrs• Corporate Take Off - a programme for joint venture

between businesses and students

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AU TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE

• Independent office with reference to senior management• Scouts for commercial ideas • Provides legal support in contracting, patenting etc.• Supports proof of concept• A professional, fast and transparent commercialisation

process• “Inventor’s guide” – process from idea to commercialisation

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INCUBA SCIENCE PARK

• 40,000 m sq, equity 60 mil. Euro• 1,000 employees, to date 570 companies• Njubiz for start-ups• Focus on: Food and Life Sciences, Green Energy, and ICT• Risk and Venture support

Majority shareholder Aarhus University Research Foundation

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AU RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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ADM. AURF BOARD

RESEARCH FOUNDATION

RESEARCH FOUNDATION’SREAL ESTATE LTD.

AURIGA INDUSTRIES LTD.

ØSTJYSK INNOVATION A/S, INCUBA LTD.

INCUBA SCIENCE PARK LTD.

AARHUS UNIVERSITY BOARD Aarhus University Research Foundation

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ARTS

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

HEALTH

AU Student body: 43,000 students

AU Staff: 7,200 FTE staffAU 2012 Budget: EUR 826 M.

AURF Equity: EUR 400 mAURF Balance: app. EUR 1

bn.AURF Grant Budget: EUR 10

m.

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CONCLUSION

• In knowledge economies universities are expected to contribute to economic development and competitiveness

• A strong research base is the foundation – education, innovation and entrepreneurship the tools

• Aarhus University responses: • Rethinking doctoral education• AU center for entrepreneurship and innovation • Student greenhouse Aarhus • AU technology transfer office• Incuba science park• AU research foundation

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WCU Shanghai

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STOCKHOLM

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THANK YOU

RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSENrector@au.dk