Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe

Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe Presentation and proposal for cooperation to the 46 th UCEU General Assembly Ljubljana, September 2006 by Prof. Pierre de MARET University of Brussels – Past Rector UNICA – Steering Commitee European University Association – Board © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

General Presentation Institutional Network of UNIversities from the CApitals of Europe One of the major institutional academic networks in Europe and in the world q Created in 1990 q 41 member universities q From the Capitals of 32 European countries q 130, 000 staff q 1, 500, 000 students © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

41 universities All around Europe! © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Member universities ALBANIA Polytechnic of Tirana IRELAND University College Dublin University of Tirana ITALY Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” AUSTRIA University of Wien Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata BELGIUM Université Libre de Bruxelles Università degli Studi di Roma III Vrije Universiteit Brussel LATVIA University of Latvia (Riga) BULGARIA Sophia University of St. Kliment Oshridi LITUANIA University of Vilnius CROATIA University of Zagreb MACEDONIA S. Cyril & Methodius University of Skopje CYPRUS University of Cyprus (Nicosia) THE NETHERLANDS Universiteit van Amsterdam CZECH REPUBLIC Charles University (Prague) NORWAY University of Oslo DANEMARK University of Copenhagen POLAND Warsaw University ESTONIA Tallinn University of Technology PORTUGAL Universidade Nova de Lisboa FINLAND University of Helsinki ROMANIA Universitatea Bucuresti FRANCE Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris) RUSSIA Lomonosov Moscow State University Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris) SLOVEKIA Comenius University of Bratislava Université Pierre & Marie Curie (Paris) SLOVENIA University of Ljubljana Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris) SPAIN Universidad Autonoma de Madrid GERMANY Freie Universität Berlin Universidad Complutense de Madrid Humboldt Universität zu Berlin SWEDEN Stockholm University GREECE National & Capodistrian University of Athen SWITZERLAND Université de Lausanne HUNGARY Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest UNITED KINGDOM University College London ICELAND University of Iceland (Reykjavík) © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Mission q To promote academic excellence, integration & co-operation between member universities q To be a driving force in the development of the Bologna process q To facilitate the integration of universities from Central and Eastern Europe into the EHEA © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Activities Internationalisation & Mobility q Student mobility q International Relations Officers q Staff mobility q UNICA Chair q Student Conference Berlin 2000, London 2002, Amsterdam 2004, Paris 2006 « University – Citizenship » Education q Bologna Laboratory q Joint Degrees (4 cities, Multilinguism, Cognitive Sciences, European Civil Societies, Democracies & governance) q Diploma Supplement q Diploma Recognition / Admission & Credential Evaluation © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Activities Research & Development q EU Research Liaison Officers q Ph D Officers q Science Park & Incubator Policy & Strategy q Contacts with EU and others q Rectors Seminar q Scholarly Communication, Librairies q Contacts with other networks Service to the Community q Urban Capital Issues q Equal Opportunities & Disability q Public Health © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Universities’ Third Mission q Traditionally, universities focused on teaching and research. Now, they are being urged to become better neighbours and citizens by engaging with the local community. q Engagement is becoming a core value for universities © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Universities’ Fourth Mission q Income generation q Job creation Ø Universities have become a key player of the knowledge economy Ø Creativity is a driving force of economic growth © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

The “Town & Gown” Relationship q A centuries-old relationship with its ups & downs q Is the University a nuisance or an asset ? q Universities are: § a major employer § a major contributor to the city economy, both directly and indirectly : research and spending (rent, consumer goods, food and drinks, real estate, taxes, etc. ) § a major provider of Health Care (Hospital) § a major contributor to cultural life & sports q Higher Education is becoming a major export business q In London, foreign students alone contribute € 1, 2 billion to the economy every year. q Higher Education generates a total amount of € 6 billion a year in London q Universities contribue significantly to the identity, the quality of life and the image of the City © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Bologna & Lisbon The Bologna Process: 1999 Governmental push for convergence implementation in Universities across Europe EHEA by 2010 45 countries The Lisbon Strategy: to make Europe the most competitive knowledge based society But also « capable of sustainable economic growth, with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion » Also by 2010 EU 25 countries Universities are central actors to reach the EHEA and Lisbon goals © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Europe in the Creative Age Major conclusions of Richard Florida and Irene Tinagli study (2004) q Tolerance is a pillar of creative competitiveness q Dynamic knowledge-economies DO NOT beget social cohesion rather q Social cohesion can beget dynamic knowlege-economies q Growing cultural and ethnic diversity Need to move from a limited conception of tolerance as mutual non-interference toward a more active creation of social trust in fluid, pluralized societies © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Europe in the Creative Age q The locus of competitiveness is the city-region (not the nation or the firm) q If city-regions are going to drive ‘growth’ and ‘renewal’, need to refashion governance to reflect their need on everything from universities to connectivity q How do the capitals cities provide for the needs of their University ? q How do the University provide for the needs of their Capital cities ? © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters Major conclusions of Wu study (2005) q Key questions : What type of cities are creative ? What locational factors are essentiel ? What are the common urban policy initiatives used by creative cities ? q Empirical investigations in Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Austin, Washington DC, Dublin, Hong Kong, Bangalore © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters Conclusions of W. Wu study : Factors contributing to the clustering of creative industries: ◊ Large cities and regions with many opportunities ◊ Universities play a major role in catalyzing the local economy by: 1. generating cutting-edge research findings 2. pro-actively collaborating with industries 3. Supplying the needed human capital ◊ Critical role played by public policy in fostering a technology sector in the city © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Type of support given by European capitals to their universities q q Student support Financial support of HE Ø Vienna, Stockholm Ø grant for SOCRATES students (Paris) Ø student placements at universities in « sister cities » (Nicosia) q Renting land Ø Bratislava, Tallin Ø Scholarship (Tallin) q q Chair Knowledge dissemination Ø Brussels Ø for Professor (Brussels, Helsinki, Lausanne, Stockholm) q Research of interest for the City Ø urban studies, public management, etc. (Zagreb, Reykjavík, Roma, Riga, Stockholm, Tallin, Prague) q Continuing Education Ø Tallin q Joint Company Ø Helsinki A scoreboard will be produced by UNICA © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

Type of support given by European capitals to their universities Capitals Student Support Chair Research Financial Amsterdam Athens Berlin Bratislava Brussels Budapest Bucarest Copenhagen Dublin Helsinki Lausanne Lisbon Ljubljana London Madrid © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com Real Estate Others

Type of support given by European capitals to their universities Capitals Student Support Chair Research Financial Moscow Nicosia Oslo Paris Prague Reykjavik Riga Rome Skopje Sofia Stockholm Tallin Tirana Vienna Vilnius Warsaw Zagreb © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com Real Estate Others

UCEU – UNICA Proposal for cooperation Create a joint working group Ø to foster cooperation between Capitals and universities Ø to learn from each other Ø to identify creative ways to support creativity and innovation © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse. com

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