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The Contribution of Higher Education Institutions to Innovation Ecosystems: Innovative Practices from Higher Education for Smart Specialisation. JRC Technical Report
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Canto-Farachala, Patricia; Wilson, James R.; Arregui-Pabollet, Eskarne – European Commission, 2022
This technical report presents the results of a cross-case analysis of the eleven case studies conducted under the Higher Education for Smart Specialisation project during the period 2016-2020. The analysis identifies key themes and innovative practice examples from across case studies, developing a structured typology of innovative practices for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governance, College Role, Institutional Cooperation
Open the "Black Box" Creativity and Innovation: A Study of Activities in R&D Departments. Some Prospects for Engineering Education
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Millet, Charlyne; Oget, David; Cavallucci, Denis – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
Innovation is a key component to the success and longevity of companies. Our research opens the "black box" of creativity and innovation in R&D teams. We argue that understanding the nature of R&D projects in terms of creativity/innovation, efficiency/inefficiency, is important for designing education policies and improving…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Creativity, Innovation, Research and Development
The State of U.S. Science & Engineering. National Science Board Science & Engineering Indicators 2020. NSB-2020-1
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National Science Foundation, 2020
Contributions from and innovation in science and technology over many decades have resulted in dramatic improvements to American lives, including enhanced living standards and life expectancy, better access to information and connectivity across the globe, and increased access to and affordability of consumer goods. The analysis in this report is…
Descriptors: Sciences, Engineering, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education
Social Sciences and Cultural Studies--Issues of Language, Public Opinion, Education and Welfare
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Lopez-Varela, Asuncion, Ed. – InTech, 2012
This is a unique and groundbreaking collection of questions and answers coming from higher education institutions on diverse fields and across a wide spectrum of countries and cultures. It creates routes for further innovation, collaboration amidst the Sciences (both Natural and Social) and the Humanities and the private and the public sectors of…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Hermeneutics, Observation, European History
The Impact of Research and Education on Industry: A Comparative Analysis of the Relationship of Education and Research Systems to Industrial Progress in Six Countries.
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Shinn, Terry – Industry and Higher Education, 1998
Comparison of countries with strong industrial achievement (Germany, Japan, United States) and weaker growth (England, France, Russia) reveals a strong association between economic development and policies supporting industry-education collaboration. Positive and inhibiting mechanisms for industrial innovation were identified. (SK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Industry and University: New Forms of Co-operation and Communication.
Blume, Stuart; And Others – 1984
Ways that university-industry networks begin and then operate are discussed, based on 14 country reports. The various types of collaborative networks are considered, with particular focus on networks and industrial development. New forms of university-industry relations are also categorized by the function that they are intended to fulfill:…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development