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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
ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITIES:2 APPROACHES
University-based
institutional approach
Community-based
engagement approach
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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”
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
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
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
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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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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