9th October, 2018 Arno Meerman meerman@uiin.org The State of University- Business Cooperation: Proximity matters! 9th October, 2018 Arno Meerman meerman@uiin.org

The history of universities 1810 Humboldt University of Berlin 1925 University of Wisconsin 1088 University of Bologna 2003 First Technology Transfer Office in Brazil 1st mission: Education 2nd mission: Research 3rd mission: Knowledge transfer

Results from the largest European study on University-Industry Interaction 10.836 Academics 1.278 Business Directors 237 UBC Managers 529 Innovation Managers 209 HR / Recruitment Managers 860 Other 2.285 HEI Managers 1.197 Knowledge Transfer Professional 14.318 3.113

University-Industry Interaction is more than patents and start-ups All types of interaction are connected, it is about the bigger picture… Area Education Research Valorisation Management Type Curriculum co-development Collaboration in R&D Commercialisation of R&D results Governance Curriculum co-delivery Professional mobility Academic entrepreneurship Shared resources Student mobility Contract research Student Entrepreneurship Industry support Lifelong learning Dual education programmes

Barriers the top 3 most relevant UBC businesses HEI Management Academics Limited resources of SMEs FUNDING FOR COOPERATION RESOURCES, TIME & BUREAUCRACY Limited resources of SMEs CULTURAL DIFFERENCES Lack of people with business knowledge within universities 7,4 6,9 6,0 Lack of business funding for UBC Bureaucracy related to UBC Differing motivations between universities and our business 6,7 6,7 6,0 Lack of government funding for UBC Insufficient work time allocated by the university for academics´ UBC activities Differing time horizons between universities and business 6,6 6,7 5,9 Scale: 1 = “Not at all relevant” to 10 = “Extremely relevant”

Motivators the top 3 most relevant HEI Management Academics Businesses FUNDING, GRADUATES, RESEARCH INTO SOCIETY To obtain funding / financial resources Gain new insights for research RESEARCH INSIGHTS, RESEARCH INTO SOCIETY NEW DISCOVERIES AND INNOVATION Get access to new technologies and knowledge 8,1 7,8 7,6 To improve graduate employability Use my research in practice Improve our innovation capacity 8,1 7,7 7,6 To use the university´s research in practice Address societal challenges and issues Access new discoveries at an early stage 7,1 8,0 7,1 Scale: 1 = “Not at all relevant” to 10 = “Extremely relevant”

AMS is a unique collaboration between knowledge institutions (Technical University Delft, Wageningen University and MIT), business (Cisco, Shell, IBM, ESA) and public stakeholders. Key success factors: Stakeholders committed $300m+ for 10 years Collaboration is embedded in the DNA Focus on benefits to society and business

Facilitators the top 3 most relevant HEI Management Academics Businesses TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS Existence of mutual trust Existence of mutual trust TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS Existence of mutual trust 8,3 8,0 8,0 Existence of a shared goal Existence of a shared goal Existence of a shared goal 8,2 7,9 7,9 Existence of funding to undertake the cooperation Existence of funding to undertake the cooperation Existence of mutual commitment 8,0 7,8 7,8 Scale: 1 = “Not at all relevant” to 10 = “Extremely relevant”

Contextual factors influence UBC 70%+ cooperate with nearby universities to more than a significant extent, close to 35% do so on an international level 55%+ collaborate with regional business to more than a significant extent, close to 20% do so on an international level. Top-to-bottom innovative and entrepreneurial culture.

It is about relationships, trust, mutual commitment, shared goals Understanding university-industry interaction Culture and regulations need to change to facilitate a more open and collaborate environment on a local and regional level It is about relationships, trust, mutual commitment, shared goals There is a need for a more holistic approach, from both university (corporate engagement) and business (university relations managers) Interests are not mutually exclusive, different motivations strengthen the value of collaboration

Contact Information Arno Meerman Phone: +31 20 89 50 182 Mobile: +31 6 16 73 68 01 meerman@uiin.org University Industry Innovation Network Science Park 400 1098XH Amsterdam The Netherlands www.uiin.org