network of uni versities from the ca pitals of europe
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Presentation and proposal for cooperation to the 46th UCEU General Assembly Ljubljana, September 2006. Network of Uni versities from the Ca pitals of Europe. by Prof. Pierre de MARET University of Brussels – Past Rector UNICA – Steering Commitee European University Association – Board. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe
Presentation and proposal for cooperation to the 46th UCEU General Assembly
Ljubljana, September 2006
byProf. Pierre de MARET
University of Brussels – Past RectorUNICA – Steering Commitee
European University Association – Board
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General Presentation
Institutional Network of UNIversities from the CApitals of Europe
One of the major institutional academic networks in Europe andin the world
Created in 1990
41 member universities
From the Capitals of 32 European countries
130,000 staff
1,500,000 students
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41 universities41 universities
All around Europe!All around Europe!
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ALBANIA Polytechnic of Tirana IRELAND University College Dublin
University of Tirana ITALY Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”
AUSTRIA University of Wien Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
BELGIUM Université Libre de Bruxelles Università degli Studi di Roma III
Vrije Universiteit Brussel LATVIA University of Latvia (Riga)
BULGARIA Sophia University of St.Kliment Oshridi LITUANIA University of Vilnius
CROATIA University of Zagreb MACEDONIA S. Cyril & Methodius University of Skopje
CYPRUS University of Cyprus (Nicosia)THE NETHERLANDS Universiteit van Amsterdam
CZECH REPUBLIC Charles University (Prague) NORWAY University of Oslo
DANEMARK University of Copenhagen POLAND Warsaw University
ESTONIA Tallinn University of Technology PORTUGAL Universidade Nova de Lisboa
FINLAND University of Helsinki ROMANIA Universitatea Bucuresti
FRANCE Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris) RUSSIA Lomonosov Moscow State University
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris) SLOVEKIA Comenius University of Bratislava
Université Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris) SLOVENIA University of Ljubljana
Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris) SPAIN Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
GERMANY Freie Universität Berlin Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin SWEDEN Stockholm University
GREECENational & Capodistrian University of Athen SWITZERLAND Université de Lausanne
HUNGARY Eötvös Loránd University of BudapestUNITED KINGDOM University College London
ICELAND University of Iceland (Reykjavík)
Member universities
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Mission
To promote academic excellence, integration & co-operation between member universities
To be a driving force in the development of the Bologna process
To facilitate the integration of universities from Central and Eastern Europe into the EHEA
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Activities
Internationalisation & Mobility
Student mobility
International Relations Officers
Staff mobility
UNICA Chair
Student Conference Berlin 2000, London 2002, Amsterdam 2004, Paris 2006 « University – City – Citizenship »
Education
Bologna Laboratory
Joint Degrees (4 cities, Multilinguism, Cognitive Sciences, European Civil Societies, Democracies & governance)
Diploma Supplement
Diploma Recognition / Admission & Credential Evaluation
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Activities
Research & Development
EU Research Liaison Officers
Ph D Officers
Science Park & Incubator
Policy & Strategy
Contacts with EU and others
Rectors Seminar
Scholarly Communication, Librairies
Contacts with other networks
Service to the Community
Urban Capital Issues
Equal Opportunities & Disability
Public Health
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Universities’ Third Mission
Traditionally, universities focused on teaching and research.
Now, they are being urged to become better neighbours and citizens by engaging with the local community.
Engagement is becoming a core value for universities
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Universities’ Fourth Mission
Income generation
Job creation
Universities have become a key player of the knowledge economy
Creativity is a driving force of economic growth
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The “Town & Gown” Relationship
A centuries-old relationship with its ups & downs
Is the University a nuisance or an asset ?
Universities are: a major employer
a major contributor to the city economy, both directly and indirectly : research and spending (rent, consumer goods, food and drinks, real estate, taxes, etc.)
a major provider of Health Care (Hospital)
a major contributor to cultural life & sports
Higher Education is becoming a major export business
In London, foreign students alone contribute € 1,2 billion to the economy every year.
Higher Education generates a total amount of € 6 billion a year in London
Universities contribue significantly to the identity, the quality of life and the image of the City
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Bologna & Lisbon
The Bologna Process:
The Lisbon Strategy:
1999 Governmental push for convergence
implementation in Universities across Europe
EHEA by 2010
45 countries
to make Europe the most competitive knowledge based society
But also « capable of sustainable economic growth, with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion »
Also by 2010
EU 25 countries
Universities are central actors to reach the EHEA and Lisbon goals
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Europe in the Creative Age
Major conclusions of Richard Florida and Irene Tinagli study (2004)
Tolerance is a pillar of creative competitiveness
Dynamic knowledge-economies DO NOT beget social cohesion
rather
Social cohesion can beget dynamic knowlege-economies
Growing cultural and ethnic diversity
Need to move from a limited conception of tolerance as mutual non-interference toward a more active creation of social trust in fluid, pluralized societies
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Europe in the Creative Age
The locus of competitiveness is the city-region (not the nation or the firm)
If city-regions are going to drive ‘growth’ and ‘renewal’,
need to refashion governance to reflect their need on everything from universities to connectivity
How do the capitals cities provide for the needs of their University ?
How do the University provide for the needs of their Capital cities ?
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Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters
What type of cities are creative ?
What locational factors are essentiel ?
What are the common urban policy initiatives used by creative cities ?
Major conclusions of Wu study (2005)
Key questions :
Empirical investigations in Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Austin, Washington DC, Dublin, Hong Kong, Bangalore
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Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters
◊ Large cities and regions with many opportunities
◊ Universities play a major role in catalyzing the local economy by:
Conclusions of W. Wu study :
Factors contributing to the clustering of creative industries:
1. generating cutting-edge research findings
2. pro-actively collaborating with industries
3. Supplying the needed human capital
◊ Critical role played by public policy in fostering a technology sector in the city
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Type of support given by European capitals to their universities
Student support
grant for SOCRATES students (Paris)
student placements at universities in « sister cities » (Nicosia)
Scholarship (Tallin)
for Professor (Brussels, Helsinki, Lausanne, Stockholm)
Chair
Research of interest for the City
urban studies, public management, etc. (Zagreb, Reykjavík, Roma, Riga, Stockholm, Tallin, Prague)
Financial support of HE Vienna, Stockholm
Renting land Bratislava, Tallin
Knowledge dissemination Brussels
A scoreboard will be produced by UNICA
Continuing Education Tallin
Joint Company Helsinki
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Type of support given by European capitals to their universities
Capitals Student Support Chair Research Financial Real Estate Others
Amsterdam
Athens
Berlin
Bratislava
Brussels
Budapest
Bucarest
Copenhagen
Dublin
Helsinki
Lausanne
Lisbon
Ljubljana
London
Madrid
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Type of support given by European capitals to their universities
Capitals Student Support Chair Research Financial Real Estate Others
Moscow
Nicosia
Oslo
Paris
Prague
Reykjavik
Riga
Rome
Skopje
Sofia
Stockholm
Tallin
Tirana
Vienna
Vilnius
Warsaw
Zagreb
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UCEU – UNICA Proposal for cooperation
to foster cooperation between Capitals and universities
to learn from each other
to identify creative ways to support creativity and innovation
Create a joint working group
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for more information :
www.ulb.ac.be/unica/