1. Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
Program: Erasmus+Capacity Building in Higher Education   Project Title: Enhancement of HE research potential contributing to further growth of the WB region
Tradition and Innovation - Changing Roles of Universities
University and regional development
Prof. dr Pavle Sekeruš

2. Evolution of the the role of universities
Traditional university almost exclusively concentrated on education and research
Universities today are supposed to participate in regional development and to become actor in regional innovation system

3. Third role of the university
Universities expected to become involved in external collaboration and it is supposed to be their third role, in addition to education and research.

4. Triple Helix
Universities expected to disseminate knowledge, promote the social impact of scientific and cultural activities, stimulate commercialization and increase the applicability of research

5. University and regional development
Various roles of universities can go from passive to increasingly strategic considering:
Direct economic impact
Creation of human capital and knowledge
Transfer of existing knowledge
Technological innovation
Regional leadership
Production of knowledge infrastructure

6. Certain models of university role in regional development
Engaged university: adaptation of the university to the regional needs RIS (Regional innovation system): transfers knowledge to SME Mode 2 model: knowledge adapted in the direction of applicability, transdisciplinarity… knowledge connected to its environment Entrepreneurial university: commercialization of knowledge through spin offs and incubators

7. University, regional development and centralization
Creation of human capital of enormous importance for the regional development Huge percentage of students and researchers remain in their study region after graduation, with the highest retention rate in metropolitan areas Regions need to keep students in order to prosper How to do that?

8. University of Novi Sad and Voivodina region
Research and invention were on the way of becoming innovation (applicable somewhere in the society) at the Faculty of technical sciences in the nineties as a bottom up activity.
Novi Sad is today center of Serbian ICT industries gathered in Voivodinian cluster of IT industries
ANTARES TEAMING PROJECT AND BIOSENSE INSTITUTE

9. UNIVERSAL MODEL FOR SUCCESS DOES NOT EXIST
Regional context demands adaptation of all models to specific needs of the region
University place of conflicting interests in search of balance between fundamental research and application

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