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An Impact Analysis of Regional Industry--University Interactions: The Case of Industrial PhD Schools
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Gustavsson, Linda; Nuur, Cali; Söderlind, Johan – Industry and Higher Education, 2016
The authors discuss Triple Helix collaborations in the context of regional competitiveness. Through an exploratory case study, they identify and analyse the impact of the establishment of industrial PhD schools for participating industry and universities. The study was conducted in Sweden in 2014 and focuses on three industry--university…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Higher Education, Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees
Knowledge Transfer in School-to-School Collaborations: The Position of Boundary Objects and Brokers
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Nordholm, Daniel – Education Inquiry, 2016
This article reports findings from a case study carried out in a Swedish municipality focusing on a school-to-school collaboration established to support implementation of a nation-wide curriculum. The aim was to study how ideas for improvements in this temporary organisation were transferred to the local schools. The findings presented are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Municipalities, Institutional Cooperation, Case Studies
Venture Creation Programs: Bridging Entrepreneurship Education and Technology Transfer
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Lackéus, Martin; Williams Middleton, Karen – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how university-based entrepreneurship programs, incorporating real-life venture creation into educational design and delivery, can bridge the gap between entrepreneurship education and technology transfer within the university environment. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a literature review…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration Education, Technology Transfer
The Evolution of University-Based Knowledge Transfer Structures. The EUIMA Collaborative Research Project Papers
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Trueman, Stephen; Borrell-Damian, Lidia; Smith, John H. – European University Association, 2014
The modernisation process of universities has historically highlighted the necessity of providing support structures to facilitate contacts and relationships between research groups and the outside environment, with the objective of increasing the quantity and improving the quality of collaborative research activity. The first steps in this…
Descriptors: Universities, Technology Transfer, Administrative Organization, Cultural Influences
Alumni Networks--"An Untapped Potential to Gain and Retain Highly-Skilled Workers?"
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David, Alexandra; Coenen, Frans – Higher Education Studies, 2014
In times of increasing skills shortage, regions and particularly non-core regions, need to attract highly-skilled workers. It is better for these regions to (re)attract highly-skilled workers that gained knowledge and contacts elsewhere and because they once lived in the region for study have already ties to the university region than trying to…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, Social Networks, Skilled Workers
Organizing for the Third Mission: Structural Conditions for Outreach and Relevance at Two Swedish HEIs
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Hellstrom, Tomas; Jacob, Merle; Wigren-Kristoferson, Caroline – Industry and Higher Education, 2013
The authors investigate how Third Mission activities at universities, such as the outreach and technology transfer functions, are anchored in organizational structures and practices, and discuss the implications of this relationship for the success of the activities. They draw on case studies of two Swedish university colleges to illustrate the…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Technology Transfer