Bari, 27-29 May 2015

International Conference MakeLearn 2015 Managing Intellectual Capital and Innovation for Sustainable and Inclusive Society

The Human Capacity Building and the Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education;

Green University: University of Bari as an Example

Prof. Angelo Vacca, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology

in collaboration with

Prof. Filomena Corbo, Department of Pharmacy-Drug Science

Dott. Annamaria Demarinis Loiotile, Department of Chemistry

UNIVERSITY OF BARI “ALDO MORO”, Bari, IT

Outline

Horizon2020 - A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth

The Cohesion Policy

The Smart Specialization Strategy (RIS3)

SmartPuglia2020

The response of UNIBA and its Strategic Plan

UNIBA green University

The creativity of young people as a tool for social inclusion

Human capacity building: tools for promoting scientific excellence

EUROPE 2020 A strategy for smart, sustainable

and inclusive growth Europe 2020 is the EU's growth strategy for the coming decade

(2010-2020)

Three mutually reinforcing priorities:

• Smart growth (knowledge/innovation)

• Sustainable growth (greener/competitive economy)

• Inclusive growth (social cohesion)

High levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion

Excellence Science - Competitive Industries - Better Society

A NEW STRATEGIC APPROACH

Help Member States and Regions reach

the Europe 2020 goals, i.e.,

smart, sustainable and inclusive growth,

focusing on development, job, climate changes,

energy dependence and social inclusion.

To direct resourses towards key fields of growth

At regional level, the Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialization (RIS3) needs to be based on a strong partnership between

businesses, public entities and knowledge institutions, in order to identify the real needs of the local economy for a greater impact on regional development

Goals:

enhancement talents and competences as change key factors; support emerging social and environmental challenges that need more appropriate public policies to link needs of areas with products/services innovation;

Sharing knowledge above the local line;

Support for competitiveness and job creation by addressing the key challenges of society.

SMART SPECIALIZATION STRATEGY AT THE REGIONE PUGLIA – “SMARTPUGLIA 2020” Integration between

research, innovation, competitiveness

internationalization, education, job, surrounding,

transports, welfare and health

The “THIRD MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY”: the bridge between

research, industry and society

… the mutual responsibility of training and production world in the evolution

and integration of knowledge

A number of Actors from different sectors and disciplines are connected together

and continuously interact to advance knowledge and innovation.

In each of these ecosystems, UNIBA and other Puglia’s Universities play a

substantial role in creating new knowledge and its dissemination to the society.

What’s the role of UNIBA working

in this context?

“Piano Strategico di Ateneo”

TODAY THE THIRD MISSION OF THE RESEARCH BODY BECOMES AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR IN THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

Universities have

been asked to

optimize their

roles as key

players within

society…

By trying to

create regular

and continuous

relationships with

the companies,

public

administration

and the society

By paying attention to the

territories and companies’

needs and not only by

presenting the

technological offer of the

researchers…

By making researcher

know-how available in

order to create value

on our territory

How is UNIBA responding to this challenge? “Piano Strategico di Ateneo”

To facilitate a more structured relationship between research and education supply

and demands from economic, social and institutional fabric of territory

To promote Puglia as Excellence Region in EU and World context, also by the

networking of the three strategic Actors within the knowledge economy:

University, Public Administration and Companies

To build a sound and structured partnership of goals, strategies and plans of action

shared with the others Actors of the territory

Areas

of

action

Supports innovation and technology transfer

Action aimed at increasing the number and quality of structured partnerships between University Departments and Companies, in order to developing new technologies or product and process innovations.

.

Training and development of human resources

Increasing the number and quality of structured partnerships between Departments, Companies, P.A., Agencies and Professional Associations in increasing the quality of human resources and access to the job market.

Contribution to sustainable development

To increase the sustainability of long-term development of the Community, the P.A. and local companies and improve the quality of services provided to citizen through high innovation initiatives and widespread information and monitoring.

… contribution to a sustainable development

To meet the needs of the community minimizing impacts

Careful with the vocations of the territory

UI GreenMetric World University ranking evaluates and

compares the environmental sustainability of the Campus University via three criteria: 1)Methodology and indicators for environmental sustainability policies 2)Sustainability (policies, actions and communication) 3) Awareness-raising on the community

In Italy…

1. University of Bologna

2. University of Turin

3. University of Bari

Score 5.6 140 out of 361

1. University of Nottingham (UK)

2. University College Cork, National

University of Ireland

3. Nottingham Trent University (UK)

Score 7.8

Score 7.55

Score 7.53

UNIBA created the Committee for Environmental Policy/Protection and the Quality of Life (COPAQ), and, first in

Italy, credited as Education Center and Environmental Experience (CEEA)

UNIBA has joined to "Cicloattivi@Università": 100 bicycles

delivered to the Campus University for the second edition of the

project "Cicloattivi @ Università".

«Talsef», «Taranto in sunlight and the photovoltaic energy», an

educational lab for the study of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency

… where we are now

A novel proposal: “ UNIBA Green University ”

Areas of intervention: 1.Energy saving; 2.Emission reduction (greenhouse gases); 3.Waste reduction & recycling; 4.Urban mobility (from/to Campus); 5.Reduction of materials consumption (‘dematerialization’) , with raw material savings

“UNIBA Green University” wants to pursue the goal of sustainability,

and in particular, of the environmental sustainability, realizing a plan

of action to make the university sustainable.

It targets the entire academic community: professors, researchers, administrative

staff, students and graduates.

To reduce emissions of carbon dioxide

University students are promoting initiatives of GREEN CITY (e.g. support for door to door

collection, information activities)

E.g.: Waste reduction and recycling

E.g.: Urban mobility

An agreement is being currently defined with the ISFORT or INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSPORT to sensitize students and citizens on the topic of

sustainable mobility, starting from pedestrian movements and the use of public transport

“ENEL agreement” includes electric cars

After the Social report experience, the University of Bari will realize the

Environmental Report according to ISPRA method

Green buying, rational management of resources, implementation of the principles of prevention and precaution, reduction of the amount of waste and improvement of recycling, use of alternative energy.

Consolidation of experience in the field of environmental sustainability, protection and recovery of the landscape, the Eco-literacy in formal, non-formal and informal educational environments, etc.

The Puglia region asked UNIBA and POLIBA to realize “Future Labs”, that are fisical or virtual places where promoting and supporting

“knowledge contamination” processes that may impact on business initiative and innovation culture, thus facilitating the spread

of new learning models.

… improvement of human resources

«United we win, divided we fall ... a collective path to learn, to make mistakes, realize own vision for oneself, for others, with others to the world we inhabit.»

a different University for a different future

«A place where I can meet the other, his ideas, I can make something with him,

meeting the witness, the mentor, the supporter, the master...I found help, I listen, I candidate myself...I deepen……. It’s the place of opportunity....» (GdG)

A debate place, groundwork, seedbed of ideas where:

Take a challenge

Cultivate ideas, promote relationships, build scenarios

Invent and build a new creative space, open and generative which

connect intelligences to multiply opportunities

Technological Districts, Public-

Private Networks Laboratory, Venture Capital, professional associations, foreign

universities, ... ,…

Involving 18 -35 years old students born or resident in Puglia

Selected, out of 150 ideas, 42 proposals in different subject areas, that are following a training workshop and

cultural contamination

Laboratory training (learning by doing) ... Structuring the idea ... increase the value ...

Mentor ... Look for who can help you (laboratories from below) ... How to support the idea

… tool for promoting scientific excellence

Scilimati, Corbo, Mallamaci, Torsi,

Calamita, Carotti,

Schingaro, De Gennaro, Blanco

Giannelli, Montagnani,

Giorgino, Ribatti, Altomare, Faienza;

Bellotti, Scamarcio

Selicato, Pardolesi, Coniglio,

Pace, Marengo

Pinto, Canfora, Jacquet, Esposito, Cassibba

Gobbetti, Sanesi, Decaro

D’ambrosio,

Fanelli

• To monitor EU and EXTRA EU research projects of UNIBA for enhancing the project offer

• To follow updates about EU policy and networking activities for participating to consortia management projects within specific programs of geographic relevance

• To enhance the local capacity

building in order to favor youth mobility programs

Coordinator Angelo Vacca

The university in the middle of cultural, social, business and human changes is our guiding light

Prof. Angelo Vacca angelo.vacca@uniba.it