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Interaction Between Higher Education Institutions and Their Surrounding Business Environment - Six Nordic Case Studies Interaction between higher education institutions and their surrounding business environment - Six Nordic case studies Sigrid Hedin, Hjalti Jóhannesson, Jon Moxnes Steineke, Eija-Riitta Niinikoski, Lukas Smas and Lise Smed Olsen NORDREGIO ELECTRONIC WORKING PAPER 2009:5 Interaction between higher education institutions and their surrounding business environment - Six Nordic case studies Sigrid Hedin, Hjalti Jóhannesson, Jon Moxnes Steineke, Eija-Riitta Niinikoski, Lukas Smas and Lise Smed Olsen Nordregio 2009 Nordregio Working Paper 2009:5 ISSN 1403-2511 Nordregio P.O. Box 1658 SE-111 86 Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] www.nordregio.se www.norden.se Nordic co-operation takes place among the countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. The Nordic Council is a forum for co-operation between the Nordic parliaments and governments. The Council consists of 87 parliamentarians form the Nordic countries. The Nordic Council takes policy initiatives and monitors Nordic co- operation. Founded in 1952. The Nordic Council of Ministers is a forum of co-operation between the Nordic governments. The Nordic Council of Ministers imple ments Nordic co-operation. The prime ministers have the overall responsibility. Its activities are co-ordinated by the Nordic ministers for co-operation, the Nordic Committee for co-operation and portfolio ministers. Founded in 1971. Stockholm, Sweden 2009 Contents Nordic co-operation 4 The Nordic Council 4 The Nordic Council of Ministers 4 Preface 7 Introduction 9 Denmark: Aalborg University’s involvement in ICT collaboration and regional development in North Jutland 11 Introduction 11 The historical development of collaboration initiatives in the ICT sector 11 Aalborg University’s involvement in the ICT Sector Initiatives 13 Conclusions 16 Finland: Oulu Southern Institute and the Elme Studio 19 Oulu South – a region of entrepreneurship 19 Oulu Southern Institute – a regional unit of the University of Oulu 20 ELME Studio – an example of the collaboration undertaken by the Oulu Southern Institute 21 Conclusions 28 Iceland: Higher education in the field of renewable energy 31 Akureyri region in North Iceland 31 Res – School for Renewable Energy Science 31 The collaboration process of the RES initiative 33 Conclusions and implications 37 Norway: VRI Agder: Work-based learning with interventions from regional R&D institutions and HEIs 41 Introduction to the Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder Counties 41 The VRI Agder programme 42 The motivation for the VRI Agder Programme 43 The organisation of the VRI Agder programme 44 The funding of the VRI Agder programme 45 Development and outcomes of the VRI Agder Programme 46 Concluding remarks 47 Sweden: Science Park Jönköping - Jönköping University and Regional Development 49 Introduction 49 Jönköping University 50 The Science Park in Jönköping 51 Conclusions 53 Sweden: The role of Dalarna’s Högskola in the Vinnväxt project ‘Triple Steelix’ 55 Introduction 55 Characteristics of the Dalarna region 55 The collaboration initiative Triple Steelix 57 Conclusions 65 References 67 Preface This electronic working paper is a result of the project “Regional universities and university colleges, their regional impact on innovation, attractiveness and economic performance” commissioned by the Nordic Senior Officials’ Committee for Regional Policy, the Nordic Council of Ministers. The study was prepared as an input to the conference “Regional universities and university colleges as drivers for local and regional development in the Nordic countries” organised by the Nordic Senior Officials’ Committee for Regional Policy of the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism and the Regional Institute of Iceland in cooperation with Nordregio in connection with the Icelandic Presidency 2009 for the Nordic Council of Ministers. Key questions for the conference were: If universities and university colleges are to serve as regional drivers, what pre-conditions must be met? What is the future of regional universities and university colleges concerning function and organisation? The following persons have contributed to the content of this electronic working paper: • Sigrid Hedin, Nordregio • Hjalti Jóhannesson, University of Akureyri • Jon Moxnes Steineke, Nordregio • Eija-Riitta Niinikoski, Oulu Southern Institute • Lukas Smas, Stockholm University • Lise Smed Olsen, Nordregio In addition to this electronic working paper there is also a printed working paper “Higher education institutions as drivers of regional development in the Nordic countries” including a synthesis of the case studies undertaken in the context of this project. That working paper can be down loaded from www.nordregio.se Nordregio Electronic Working Paper 2009:5 7 8 Nordregio Electronic Working Paper 2009:5 Introduction The last decade we have seen increasing emphasis on the The case studies attempt to illustrate how the universities development of a knowledge-based economy in order to participate in a specific initiative aiming at the further boost competitiveness on world markets. Higher education development of the regional knowledge-based economy institutions have been acknowledged as major players in this in some way or another. The case studies offer examples process. The two major tasks of universities are to provide of three approaches found in the current practice of education and research. In addition to these two tasks a knowledge sharing between higher education institutions third task, which in general terms stipulates cooperation and the business community (Reglab 2006), education and with the surrounding society, has been added in all the lifelong learning, business formation and entrepreneurial activities, Nordic countries. All these tasks are of importance in and research and development collaboration. Furthermore, the order to ensure development towards a knowledge-based case studies function as examples of how higher education economy in the regions. institutions can be of use in regional development in general and for the local and regional business environment The overarching question for the case studies presented in particular. The case studies are based on interviews with in this electronic working paper was to discuss how key stakeholder and on document analyses. universities and university colleges can work as an active instrument in regional development policy in the Nordic An analysis and synthesis of the case studies can be countries. This question can be connected with that found in Nordregio Working Paper 2009:3 Higher education there is a strong political belief in the notion that higher institutions as drivers of regional development in the Nordic education institutions have an important role to play in countries. further developing the knowledge-based economy. The main aim of the six performed case studies was to illustrate how some Nordic higher education institutions collaborate with the surrounding business environments. The case studies cover • the Aalborg University in Denmark, • the Oulu Southern Institute, Oulu University, in Finland, • the School for Renewable Energy Science (RES) in Akureyri, Iceland, • the University of Agder in Norway • Jönköping University in Sweden • Dalarna University in Sweden. Nordregio Electronic Working Paper 2009:5 9 10 Nordregio Electronic Working Paper 2009:5 Denmark: Aalborg University’s involvement in ICT collaboration and regional development in North Jutland Lise Smed Olsen Introduction The ICT sector in North Jutland has for several years now been in a healthy position and thus the sector This case-study explores the cooperation arrangements in is afforded special priority in the regional business the region of North Jutland between the higher education development strategy as developed by North Jutland’s institution (HEI), public authorities and private sector Growth Forum. The sector has however undergone actors in the ICT knowledge field. The case-study aims significant restructuring since the 1990s when the to clarify the role of the HEI in these collaboration production of mobile phones dominated. Meanwhile the arrangements and thus also the effectiveness of the HEI’s number of ICT-service companies and consultancy firms role as a driving force in regional development. has increased (Vækstforum Nordjylland, 2007). The collaboration arrangements in the region of North Jutland involve the Regional Growth Forum which monitors The historical development of regional development and elaborates strategies to facilitate collaboration initiatives in the growth; the municipality of North Jutland; the HEI, Aalborg ICT sector University (AAU); and the science park NOVI. Within the field of telecommunications there are two interest groups, This chapter introduces the ongoing collaboration NoRCOM and ICT Forum which in January 2009 merged initiatives in the ICT sector in the North Jutland region. into the new organisation, ictnorcom. In order to understand the current situation, as of March 2009, where ictnorcom is being established and the This case-study is based on face-to-face interviews partnership initiative BrainsBusiness has been formed as with actors from different parts of the collaboration part of the regional Growth Forum strategy, it is necessary arrangements: the person responsible for ICT in the to provide an historical overview of the ICT sector in region of North Jutland; the Head of the Department of North Jutland
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