-To bring the world of business and entrepreneurship to secondary and tertiary education in order to encourage entrepreneurial vocations amongst young people
-To bring the world of business and entrepreneurship to secondary and tertiary education in order to encourage entrepreneurial vocations amongst young people
â Higher education area ï By taking effective advantage of opportunities ï By responding innovatively to challenges
higher education and research infrastructure to new areas such as satellites and GPS technologies 14 •Finally, radical foundation of a new domain:
foresight and scenario-planning exercises involving the public, private and higher education sectors, the chief aim of which would be to produce a regionally-attuned smart specialisation
•Attracting national investments in vocational and tertiary education •Promoting national training, lifelong learning schemes for companies and
academic outputs) and are part of national academic systems that are targeted not to respond to regional needs.
•establishing a regional higher education partnership to better understand the regional situation and to overcome the barriers, with a possible technical assistance budget
•mapping the regional higher education system in terms of their degree-awarding ability research activities and possible cooperation with regional partners
A platform to promote cooperation between HEI and businesses at European level, 73 •Marie Curie †Initial Training Networks †Industrial doctorates:
Between higher education and businesses in educational issues, 75 •Erasmus for all: The Union Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for the
policies such as economic development, employment, higher education and culture Successful CCI strategies most often depend on excellent internal and external networks
2. 5 Higher education System The Department of education and Skills is responsible for, inter alia, core funding and overarching policy development,
including research policy, for the higher education sector The Higher education Authority (HEA) and The irish Research Council (IRC) come under the
aegis of the Department of education and Skills. The Higher education Authority is the statutory funding authority for the universities, institutes of technology and a number of other
designated institutions and is the advisory body to the Minister for Education and Skills in
relation to the higher education sector. The IRC focuses on the cultivation of skills and research expertise to address broad societal needs and thus it funds across all disciplines and
The National Strategy for Higher education to 2030, adopted in 2012, establishes a new performance framework for public Irish Higher education institutions within which publicly
Strategic Dialogue process now in place between the HEA and the higher education institutions. This is the central means through
The Higher education Authority is formally encouraging institutions to consolidate, where it makes sense, and to form regional clusters with a view to building critical mass and increasing
A number of reforms are in train around governance and configuration of the higher education system (see Section 2. 5) to move to a smaller number of larger autonomous institutions with
Among the defining characteristics of the higher education system over the last decade and a half has been the effectiveness of structured forms of inter-institutional collaboration.
endeavour in Higher education institutions (HEIS), Government agencies, and industry. Ireland is now in the top 20 countries ranked by citations per thousand population and Ireland†s
Group invited the main enterprise and higher education representative bodies to provide formal written inputs to the stakeholder engagement documents compiled by each TWG
Government investment in research less the research component of the â€oeblock grant†to HEIS and the funding administered by the enterprise development agencies for in-company
commercial expertise in the HEI sector •investment in research infrastructure •focused international collaboration
Structured Phd/Emergent Technology programmes across Ireland†s HEIS Key objectives of the PRTLI programme are to develop critical mass in key research areas and
•funding for R&d programmes in the higher education sector administered by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and others and core funding via the Department of education and
Skills and the Higher education Authority (HEA •funding for business sector R&d, administered via State agencies including IDA Ireland
environment for R&d investment as well as supports for higher education R&d, industry linkages with higher education researchers, commercialisation of research results, in-company
R&d and start-up companies. Accordingly, the circumstances expected post 2015 will enable a resumption of progress towards the Europe 2020 R&d target of 2. 5%GNP by 2020 to take
•Measures underway by the Higher education Authority to reform the higher education system including issues such as strategic dialogue and performance based funding
2. 5 Higher education System The Department of education and Skills is responsible for, inter alia, core funding and overarching policy development,
including research policy, for the higher education sector The Higher education Authority (HEA) and The irish Research Council (IRC) come under the
aegis of the Department of education and Skills. The Higher education Authority is the statutory funding authority for the universities, institutes of technology and a number of other
designated institutions and is the advisory body to the Minister for Education and Skills in
relation to the higher education sector. The IRC focuses on the cultivation of skills and research expertise to address broad societal needs and thus it funds across all disciplines and
The National Strategy for Higher education to 2030, adopted in 2012, establishes a new performance framework for public Irish Higher education institutions within which publicly
Strategic Dialogue process now in place between the HEA and the higher education institutions. This is the central means through
The Higher education Authority is formally encouraging institutions to consolidate, where it makes sense, and to form regional clusters with a view to building critical mass and increasing
A number of reforms are in train around governance and configuration of the higher education system (see Section 2. 5) to move to a smaller number of larger autonomous institutions with
Among the defining characteristics of the higher education system over the last decade and a half has been the effectiveness of structured forms of inter-institutional collaboration.
endeavour in Higher education institutions (HEIS), Government agencies, and industry. Ireland is now in the top 20 countries ranked by citations per thousand population and Ireland†s
Group invited the main enterprise and higher education representative bodies to provide formal written inputs to the stakeholder engagement documents compiled by each TWG
Government investment in research less the research component of the â€oeblock grant†to HEIS and the funding administered by the enterprise development agencies for in-company
commercial expertise in the HEI sector •investment in research infrastructure •focused international collaboration
Structured Phd/Emergent Technology programmes across Ireland†s HEIS Key objectives of the PRTLI programme are to develop critical mass in key research areas and
•funding for R&d programmes in the higher education sector administered by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and others and core funding via the Department of education and
Skills and the Higher education Authority (HEA •funding for business sector R&d, administered via State agencies including IDA Ireland
environment for R&d investment as well as supports for higher education R&d, industry linkages with higher education researchers, commercialisation of research results, in-company
R&d and start-up companies. Accordingly, the circumstances expected post 2015 will enable a resumption of progress towards the Europe 2020 R&d target of 2. 5%GNP by 2020 to take
•Measures underway by the Higher education Authority to reform the higher education system including issues such as strategic dialogue and performance based funding
Students in Tertiary education as share of Regional Population Aged 20-24 (2000 v 2011)..21
Figure 26-Number of students enrolled in agricultural high schools (2008 †2011)..34 Figure 27-Percentage of Exports by Ownership Type and Region...
Tertiary education Infrastructure as of 2010.22 Table 4: GDP Per capita in Counties of West Region (Euro, at purchasing power standard...
region†s workforce is skilled, owing to a tertiary education system that is relatively strong in natural sciences, mathematics, computer science, food science, agriculture,
stronger higher education structures and R&d bodies take the necessary measures to surpass the national targets, at least those related to employment, R&d,
Persons aged 25-64 with tertiary education attainment(%;%Source: Eurostat 7 Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union COM (2010) 546
Focusing school, vocational and higher education curricula on transversal competences like creativity, entrepreneurship and initiative will help
centers and higher education, in particular product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation and public service applications, and demand stimulation;
population with a tertiary education than any other region outside of Bucharest, although it still trails far
Students in Tertiary education as share of Regional Population Aged 20-24 (2000 v 2011 Source:
upper secondary or tertiary education attainment, by sex and NUTS 2 regions (from 2000 onwards -%22
fairly large population of students in the first stages of tertiary education, the West does not stand out
by far the main center of tertiary education in the country. Where the West†s performance drops
considerably is advanced at the stages of tertiary education, where the relative level of its research student population is only half that of that of North West and one quarter that of Bucharest.
Tertiary education Infrastructure as of 2010 Tertiary institutions Faculties High skills students level 5 A Advanced research
defined as â€oefirst stage of tertiary education, programmes that are based theoretically/research preparatory or giving access to
comparative advantage in highly skilled workers (proxied those with a tertiary education. Like much of Romania, however, the West faces a problem both with older workers retrenched due to restructuring
While the West Region has clear strength in tertiary education in the Romanian context, its advantage in upper secondary and post-secondary (non-tertiary education is far from apparent
Enrollment rates in secondary education are only moderately ahead of the national average. Of more concern, is the relative performance of its students in upper secondary education.
technical high schools of all the regions in Romania (34,441), and in 2010 was the fourth region number
agricultural high schools has remained constant and was in 2011 the lowest of all the regions in Romania
Figure 26-Number of students enrolled in agricultural high schools (2008 †2011 Source: Institute of National Statistics
•Skills (1) The link between tertiary education and the workforce and lifelong learning 89. Despite education and skills often being perceived as a source of comparative advantage for
The link between tertiary education and the workforce must be reinforced. The region must do a better job of leveraging its significant tertiary education infrastructure, especially to the insertion of
university graduates into the labor force, avoiding common problems of mismatch between educational supply and labor demand and overeducation.
higher education institutes to develop new technologies and processes that will lead to job creation and increased exports
strength in tertiary education programs for natural sciences mathematics, computer science food engineering, agriculture, as well as medical and veterinary
tertiary education and the workforce and lifelong learning improving the vocational school system for industry-relevant training; and supporting
government sector, higher education sector, and private nonprofit sector) over GDP amounted to 0. 22%.%Assuming that this level was kept constant in 2011 and 2012,
potential, fostering academic entrepreneurship, research commercialization and collaboration between public and private sectors 161. Major universities in the region have started to invest in technology transfer, but such
and higher education for the development of products and services technology transfer, and networking. The specific objectives of this investment priority are to:(
i) increasing the share of population with tertiary education; and (ii encouraging the access to professional development,
development and implementation of measures to enhance the relevance of higher education programs including through an increased focus on problem solving, creativity and development of entrepreneurial
higher education in particular products and service development technology transfer and networking Contribute to EU 2020 strategy by
tertiary education Encouraging the access to professional development, including lifelong learning programs National local, and EU financing
higher education in particular products and service development, technology transfer and networking Enhancement of the local technology parks
and higher education in particular products and service development, technology transfer and networking Launch the call for projects by end of
improving the link between tertiary education and the workforce and lifelong learning improve the vocational school system for industry-relevant training;
The regional administration and higher education sectors are spending relatively more on R&d than the companies.
Higher education 0, 17 0, 18 0, 18 0, 17 TOTAL 0, 36 0, 38 0, 42 0, 36
government and higher education) has increased until 2010. However, in 2011 the number of researchers decreased Evolution of the number of researchers (Complet Working day
which the contribution the higher education sector was the most significant contribution 2001 2011 Enterprises 53,3%Government
and increasing value of knowledge and connection between higher education and innovation as the base of human capital in a smart specialisation scenario
4. 4 Increase the convergence between higher education and innovation PROGRAMME 5. INNOVATIVE SOCIETY Programme 5 takes into consideration the importance of extending the innovative and
These sample construction rules provided the master list that was employed to collect the data that we used in this study.
integrated training strategies combining training located in higher education, vocational education and training, and formal and informal training in SMES
in J. Potter (ed.),Entrepreneurship and Higher education, Ch. 10, pp. 235-254, OECD, Paris Lundvall, B. and S. Borrã s (1997), â€oethe Globalising Learning Economy:
Innovationâ€, in J. Potter (ed.),Entrepreneurship and Higher education, OECD, Paris Ch. 9, pp. 213-234
Entrepreneurship and Higher education, Ch. 11, pp. 255-234-269, OECD, Paris NESTA (2009), The Vital 6 Per cent.
Potter, J. ed.)(2008), Entrepreneurship and Higher education, OECD, Paris Potter, J. and G. Miranda (eds.
Shane, S. 2004), Academic entrepreneurship. University Spinoffs and Wealth Creation, Edward Elgar Cheltenham, UK Stangler, D. and R. Litan (2009), â€oewhere Will the Jobs Come From?
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
%Universities or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Government or public research
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
the Ministry of Higher education and Research, has the responsibility of providing assistance and financial support to SMES in crucial stages of their development:
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Medium
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
improve the knowledge flow between higher education and the enterprise sector. The aim is to ensure
to collaborate with any of the 22 higher education institutes, to obtain an innovation solution to an
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
institutions (namely R&td, higher education and vocational training institutions) who are involved in the development of the sector and region
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
collaboration with higher education institutes and research institutes); new employees have been recruited in 76%of the projects (of these,
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Large Medium Small Small
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
%Universities or HEI Firms within the group Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Small Medium Large
NIST) was established in 2007 to assist U s. businesses and institutions of higher education †or other
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
The Ministry of Higher education, Science and Technology (MHEST) and the Ministry of the Economy ME) have been supporting R&d and innovation activities in SMES through co-financing R&d projects
coordinated and carried out by TIA, the Ministry of Higher education, Science and Technology, Ministry of
or HEI Suppliers Clients or customers Competitors Firms within the group Small Medium Large Small
and to foster collaboration among industry, HEIS and science, engineering and technology institutions. Graduates from the programme often end up employed in the industry they
funding is released to HEIS and science, engineering and technology institutions. During 2007/08, 265 MSMES participated in projects as industry partners (66.8%of
capita, with students in higher education and with employment in high-tech industries The following section provides evidence about the geographical concentration of
by Sponsored Research and Co-inventorshipâ€, Industry and Higher education, Vol. 21, No. 3 Florida, R. 2002), The Rise of the Creative Class, Basic books, New york
OECD (2007c), Higher education and Regions: Globally Competitive, Locally Engaged, OECD, Paris OECD (2008a), Enhancing the Role of SMES in Global Value Chains, OECD, Paris
Potter, J. ed.)(2008), Entrepreneurship and Higher education, OECD, Paris Potter, J. H. Marchese and A. Hofer (forthcoming 2010), Local Strategies for Entrepreneurship and Small
Entrepreneurship teaching in higher education also seeks to do this, but may in addition seek to impart more technical-related skills such as in management and business
OECD work shows that third-level (higher education) entrepreneurship teaching activities are increasing (Potter, 2008. Until recently, entrepreneurship education was very
be housed in existing academic departments (41%)or business schools (31%;%although entrepreneurship centres or departments of small business and entrepreneurship were
%Despite the rapid growth in entrepreneurship teaching in higher education, there are a number of issues that need to be addressed in adapting universities to the needs of a
Higher education Institutes to Entrepreneurâ€. The Ministry of Education also appointed an Entrepreneurship Steering Group to ensure that the agreed programme of action was properly
development, for instance through smart infrastructure such as HEI networked business incubators, can make a difference in training take-up rates
â Create integrated training strategies combining training located in higher education vocational education and training, knowledge-intensive activities performed by the
Potter, J. ed.)(2008), Entrepreneurship and Higher education, OECD, Paris Smilor, R. 1997), â€oeentrepreneurship: Reflections on a Subversive Activityâ€, Journal of Business Venturing
school leavers from 15 to 10%,increase the level of tertiary education, reduce the risk of people
regional and HEI level support each other A Technological University must deliver new engagement models bringing together education at all levels, technology, research,
that Higher education Research and development (HERD) and Business Expenditure R&d (BERD) comprise a small fraction of the State total
â€oethe small portion of the total R&d spend in the higher education sector (HERD) underlines the importance of establishing linkages
and networks, including with relevant HEIS and research institutes beyond the region (nationally and internationally).
â€oethe small portion of the total R&d spend in the higher education sector (HERD underlines the importance of establishing linkages
and networks, including with relevant HEIS and research institutes beyond the region (nationally and internationally).
Masters Taught (L9 254 356 610 Masters Research (L9 63 22 85 Phd (L10 53
17 70 Other Enrolments 253 862 1115 Foundation 65 0 65 FETAC Adv Cert 56
ITC has a diverse portfolio of over 60 taught programmes to Level 9 (Masters) on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), a growing research portfolio to Doctoral level (Level 10
Limerick Institute of technology (LIT) Tipperary is a college of higher education, development agency and research centre in County Tipperary,
WIT and IT Carlow have affirmed formally their intention to apply jointly as a Technological University in accordance with the process set out by the Higher education Authority and the Minister for Education and Skills. footnoteref:
The Southeast Region has a lower than average participation rate in higher education. Only 23%of the population have a higher education qualification against 36%in Dublin and 29%nationally.
It also has a higher rate of unemployment (19%)than the national average (15%)and a higher rate of underemployment amongst under 25s than the national average. footnoteref:
and to offer alternative pathways to higher education. In an environment where educational attainment is low,
The establishment of ETBS provides a platform for a strengthened, more coordinated Further Education sector at local level and the potential for greater engagement, both with employers and the higher education sector as well as a better learning experience
regional and HEI level support each other A Technological University must deliver new engagement models bringing together education at all levels, technology, research,
There is a need for increased collaboration between higher education providers and this sector to ensure that relevant courses are available to students
HEIS Higher education institutions HERD Higher education Research and development IDA Industrial Development Authority ISME Irish Small and Medium Enterprises
MAN Metropolian Area Networks MNCS Multinational Companies NALA National Adult Literacy Association NAMA National Asset management Agency
Boosting e-skills in European higher education requires political will at national level...p. 7 EU attempts to bridge e-skills gap between north and south...
high school pupils having sometimes better skills than higher education graduates From the lack of access to digital
equipment in schools and higher education institutions to the lack of access to open education resources and effective e-skills
the European commission has identified a number of priorities for the coming years through its †Opening up Educationâ€
E-skills in higher education will have to become a priority if Europe is to fight against
rise of studnets in higher education in the next decade, the need for online learning possibilities such as the †Massive Open
Higher education is a super-competitive area worldwide, it†s about attracting the best students, the best
of higher education than this, let alone any kind of harmonisation, the spokesperson explains that such strategy is â€oethe result
Regarding higher education, he stressed, students will benefit from the creation of e-courses and e-textbooks in an
to strengthen ties with academic community, so that would most likely also improve external networks. Policy could
20th Tyrrhenian Workshop on Digital communications, Springer, Hei -delberg (2009), doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1674-7 12
-chical scalability formed by elements of local communication, masters and slaves similar to DNS (Domain name System.
programming, where the application entity with title Master-USP-1 sends its needs to the Service Layer.
Springer, Hei -delberg (2006 22. Farrell, J.,Lausen, H.:Semantic Annotations for WSDL and XML Schema.
Whoever among firms, higher education institutes, public research centres, members of the civil society, or any other local actor is suited best to facilitate the †discovery†of
component of (1) the employed population with tertiary education in region i,(2) long-term unemployment as a percentage of total unemployment,(3) the percentage of the regional labour force employed in the
tertiary education 0. 117***0. 136 ***0. 0402)( 0. 0406 Long-term unemployment-0. 0774**-0. 0658
tertiary education, Unemployment rate, Employment in high tech industry, Agricultural Employment 14 Table 2 Robust fixed Effects estimation-Innovation and Qog components, 1995-2009
EUA), play a pivotal role as a bridge between the EC and the European academic community
and institutions of higher education in the process of furthering Smart Specialisation and building the two-way bridges of which I have spoken above
dialogue between the regional authorities and universities/HEIS in the region was crucial in reaching both
•Higher education policies are defined usually without regional/local concerns (i e. at national level •Regional governmentsâ€/authorities†culture:
•Scotland (UK) using Structural Funds to support networks of higher education organisations, joint action plans and curricula development
Policy makers cannot rely on one type of institution and within the regional higher education landscape there will be different types of institutions to provide different services
Director, Research and Higher education Monitoring and Analysis Centre Sue Brownlow England (UK) Cornwall Adviser to Cornwall County Council
Director-General for Higher education and Science C. E X P E R T s John Goddard UK North East S3p Mirror Group
In the period 2007-2013 a total of â 458.6 million has been allocated for higher education and
abroad for Estonian Master and Phd students etc 2 4 REPORT ON JOINT EUA-REGIO/JRC SMART SPECIALISATION PLATFORM EXPERT WORKSHOP:
of the university†s various academic departments, as well as enhancement of VERA Centre†s international and national networks, visibility and reputation.
The research capacity funding has been administered by the Higher education Authority as a competitive process, with one call for applications every three years on average.
on higher education, research and innovation. Thanks to its interaction with a range of other European and international organisations EUA ensures that the
politicians to develop co-creation approach in all the high schools. The other 78 residencies will be dedicated to employment, health, democracy, social
dramatic expansions of higher education, and the spread of democracy A good example is the transformation of how household waste is handled
support, higher education, innovation, and science. Another example is the Office of Social Innovation (OSI), based in the White house, which
such as those for higher education, elder care and environmental investment 380) Charitable status extended to allow tax allowances on
high schools across America; and the Prosperity Initiative; which creates sectoral partnerships to stimulate industries that create income and
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