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UNLEASHING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL OF UNIVERSITIES: LESSONS FROM
NEAR AND FAR
25 June 2019, EDHE LEGKOTLA 2019, Durban, South Africa
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2005 - 2007 2010 - 2013
2008 - 2011 Kazan 2007
2005-2014 OECD reviewed the role and
impact of Higher ED in more than 35 cities &
regions worldwide
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ADDRESSING THE TWIN FORCES OF GLOBALISATION AND LOCALISATION
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BROAD ROLE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN LOCAL & REGIONAL ECOSYSTEMS
Skills & competences
RDI
Social, cultural, environmental
HEI and local
capacity
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UNIVERSITIES
Develop high skills and an economy that can absorb
these skills.
Partnerships
Context specific
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ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITIES:2 APPROACHES
University-based
institutional approach
Community-based
engagement approach
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No one-size-fits-all recipes
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ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN SOCIETY THROUGH ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT: AALTO UNIVERSITY, FINLAND
Engineering, Design & Business
•11000 students
• Merger of 3 universities (2010)
• Inward investments
Student entrepreneurship.
vocal support from uni leadership and start-up community. SLUSH
Design, Health & Media Factories
• Industry links
•Student learning in projects
•Societal challenges & innovative future
Regional hub for high-growth entrepreneurship
•Ecosystem
•Not IP ownership or start-up affiliation
Voluntary student action
Innovation ecosystem
Revolution in entrepreneurship attitudes
Nokia’s collapse galvanises the gaming industry
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“Support rather than steer”
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LEADING THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: TALTECH, ESTONIA
TalTech as a change agent: 11 000 students, Cyber Defence curricula; 72 labs & research centres, Innovation and Business Centre –> MEKTORY; Technopol Science Park
Bright Minds - 1000 kids in 3 yrs; Business Idea Dev Program 230 teams in 4 yrs
Entrepreneurship & start-IP support
Collaborative Research with strategic partners
Support for students, e.g. internships; Industrial Engineering PhD & Chair; Lab services
Economic Impact in Estonia: €400M GVA and 10 000 jobs;
Globally: €500M GVA and 13 000 jobs (2016)
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State services online; 30% of people i-vote; 85% of schools use e-school
e-Estonia: World’s most advanced digital society; 3 hours to start a company
National independence galvanizes ICT & cybersecurity
Hundreds of student firms; Junior Achievement (12000 teens over 25 yrs); Start-up visa
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ENGAGING WITH LOCAL INDUSTRY: MONDRAGON UNIVERSITY, BASQUE COUNTRY, SPAIN
A co-operative university, part of Mondragon Corp.
4 000 students
Engineering, business, humanities/education, gastronomy
Fifteen 3-to-4-year industry-relevant R&D plans: 300 projects (2/3 industry-funded)
1 out of 3 students in dual study programs
80% of PhD students funded by industry.
Each staff with financial stake in MU
60% of total funding from industry
University model exported: Latin America, the Gulf region
4-year degree in entrepreneurial leadership and innovation
Mondragon Team Academy in 9 locations (China, Mexico…)
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Team Academy’s (Finland) radical approach to entrepreneurship education
No students - but student entrepreneurs
No teachers - but coaches
No simulations - but real business
Excellence
Specialization
Long term
collaboration
Long term
collaboration
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DRIVING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY: ITSON, MEXICO
1993 – Institutional commitment to change the socio-economic reality of Southern Sonora
Competence-based Curricula: Citizenship, responsible professionals, entrepreneurship.
Culture, tech, sports, language skills
Demand-driven education & work-based learning and new university-industry interface centres
Strategic Plan for South Sonora with municipalities:innovation eco-systems & local assets with global potential. ITSON leads enterprise formation & development
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CESS Tourism Corridors from Southern Sonora
CETT Experimental Center for Technology Transfer (agri/aquaculture)
CUDDEC University Center of Community Development
NOVUTEK Software Center of Solutions
CETIDE Technology Centre of Integration and Business Development
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CUT AND DUT IN FOCUS
In 2014 and 2018 reviews of entrepreneurship in CUT and DUT, respectively.
Focus on: Strategy, Resourcing, Support infrastructure, Start-up support, Entrepreneurship education, and Evaluation
Untapped potential among students and staff
Issues with coherence and visibility of support mechanisms and stakeholder collaboration
Demand for more ‘hands on’ entrepreneurship education
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ENGAGED & ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITIES: KEY FEATURES
Leadership
Entrepreneurial culture
Portfolio of services/activities
Student-driven activities
Partnerships & Ecosystem
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Many good practice examples, but also gaps
and barriers
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GAPS
Lack of strategic anchoring within
HEIs and HE policy
A lack of HE system coherence and a
co-ordination deficit
Disconnect between knowledge transfer
& local growth
Supply-driven education
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KEYS TO SUCCESS
UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY AND ACCOUNTABILiTY
LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
INCENTIVES TO UNIVERSITIES,
STUDENTS & STAFF
PARTNERSHIPS –EMBED ENGAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
MONITORING & EVALUATION
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LESSONS FOR BUILDING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY
• The most vibrant ecosystems rely on business. Invest jointly.BUILD FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
• Balance project-based approaches with long-term strategyBUILD LONG TERM COMMITMENT
• Address key challenges (and turn them into assets) with the help of technology
DEVELOP SMART RESPONSES TO LOCAL CHALLENGES
• Engage with industry and community. Develop WIN-WIN collaborations.
BE INCLUSIVE
• Mainstream engagement & entrepreneurship through Teaching, R&D, Service.
EMBED ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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