In recent years a wide debate involving academics and policy makers has been taking place all over Europe regarding the new role that universities can have in the development and strengthening of industry at national level. The debate has grown up in the wake events in the USA where, for a long time, universities have been undergoing structural repositioning in order to better meet the technological needs of the market. More and more interest is developing around the so-called university ‘third mission’. The thesis sustains that the two traditional missions already carried out by universities – teaching and research – should indeed integrated with a third one: an academic capacity to provide direct contributions to industry
Industry Science Relations: A Erik Project and the Policy Recommendations
POMA, Lucio
2007
Abstract
In recent years a wide debate involving academics and policy makers has been taking place all over Europe regarding the new role that universities can have in the development and strengthening of industry at national level. The debate has grown up in the wake events in the USA where, for a long time, universities have been undergoing structural repositioning in order to better meet the technological needs of the market. More and more interest is developing around the so-called university ‘third mission’. The thesis sustains that the two traditional missions already carried out by universities – teaching and research – should indeed integrated with a third one: an academic capacity to provide direct contributions to industryI documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
