Guidelines
Eligibility Criteria
1. University-Industry Cooperation
(Maximum of 400 words)
Provide a description of the case indicating how the cooperating parties were brought together and by whom. Indicate how the collaboration was conceived, by whom, and how it was translated into a functioning case. Provide an analysis of the UIC articulation (linkage) and intensity describing clearly the role of each of the actors involved (university and industry), quality & coherence, balance between what’s given & what’s taken by the partners and thus can be extended to the involvement of all partners and stages of the collaboration.
Emphasize the importance of “working together" and "mutual benefit" that makes clear the interest of the collaboration.
University-Industry cooperation (UIC) involves two or more parties willingly working together for mutual benefit. Such relationships may be short or long term and may involve one or more projects/areas of activity relevant to the parties involved. The nature and intensity of the relationship involved in the University-Industry Cooperation is a critical parameter which must be clearly enunciated in a qualitative and where ever possible, also in a quantitative manner. Thus, cooperation goes beyond the provision of a service by one party for the other solely for financial remuneration eg a consultancy contract or licence of a patent, is not considered to be cooperation in the RUISNET sense of the meaning.
Additional considerations that may also be important include, for example:
- The level of commitment and involvement of the cooperating parties. For example, instead of having a number of individual research contracts with SMEs the project may involve a wider integrated programme of collaboration with such organisations representing a larger and longer term commitment and extent of cooperation.
- Participation of different "stakeholders" in the promotion; the management and operation of the project; the nature of the interface.
- The level of formalization and contractual arrangements of the project, such as the financial and infrastructure benefits.
To describe the University-Industry cooperation you should include the following aspects:
1. a. Case context, rationale and aims
Why did the case develop? What needs/problems/plans does the case address? Describe the intention/aims and objectives of the university-industry collaboration and the mutual benefit. Stress the role of each actor.
Indicate if this was the first case between the various partners or whether they have cooperated previously.
1. b. Target beneficiaries
Describe how the cooperating parties and clients have or may benefit from their involvement in this case. Quantify any beneficiary outputs or outcomes.
1. c. Economics of the case: how is the case funded, what is the level of funding.
Indicate the funding of the action (e.g. EC, National Government, Industry, etc). Where there is more than one funding indicate relative proportions.
Give details of the nature of any public or private funding involved e.g. EC FPIV programme. Where funding is from and related to a specific national or regional funding scheme or programme, provide a description of the scheme or programme.
List, and where possible, quantify any other non-financial contributions (“in-kind”) relating to the case. Examples are, where equipment or materials are donated by the industrial partner, or where the company provides a member of staff to work on or contribute to some aspect of part or the entire case.
Provide quantitative information when possible.
Indicate just the relevant information related with the University-Industry Cooperation that could demonstrate the commitment between actors involved.
(Refer to and select from, as appropriate, the Methodology Definitions and Indicators annex for possible evidence and measures of University-Industry Cooperation).
2. Regional Impact
(Maximum of 400 words)
Provide evidence of the impact on and contribution to the strategic ambitions and development of the region in which they operate. The nature of impact will depend on the aims, objectives and design of the case, and the social, economic and physical environment in which they operate.
Describe what type of strategic, organisational, economic, social, etc. impact on the region of which evidence can be provided:
ECONOMIC: Profit, wealth & tax revenue generation
ENTERPRISE: New enterprise creation and survival
EMPLOYMENT: Employment growth.
KNOWLEDGE: Human knowledge, education or skills
COMPETITIVENESS: Industry sector competitiveness
REGIONAL POLICY: Compliance with regional policy
REGIONAL INNOVATION: Enhancing regional innovation
(Refer to and select from, as appropriate, the Methodology Definitions and Indicators annex for possible evidence and measures of Regional Impact).
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