1. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe Presentation and proposal for cooperation to the 46th UCEU General Assembly Ljubljana, September 2006 by Prof. Pierre de MARET University of Brussels – Past Rector UNICA – Steering Commitee European University Association – Board

2. © 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  Created in 1990  41 member universities  From the Capitals of 32 European countries  130,000 staff  1,500,000 students

3. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com 41 universities All around Europe!

4. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com ALBANIA Polytechnic of Tirana IRELAND University College Dublin University of Tirana ITALY Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” AUSTRIA University of WienUniversità degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata BELGIUM Université Libre de BruxellesUniversità 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 BerlinUniversidad 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) Member universities

5. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Mission  To promote academic excellence, integration & co-operation between member universities  To be a driving force in the development of the Bologna process  To facilitate the integration of universities from Central and Eastern Europe into the EHEA

6. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Activities Internationalisation & Mobility  Student mobility  International Relations Officers  Staff mobility  UNICA Chair  Student Conference Berlin 2000, London 2002, Amsterdam 2004, Paris 2006 « University – City – Citizenship » Education  Bologna Laboratory  Joint Degrees (4 cities, Multilinguism, Cognitive Sciences, European Civil Societies, Democracies & governance)  Diploma Supplement  Diploma Recognition / Admission & Credential Evaluation

7. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Activities Research & Development  EU Research Liaison Officers  Ph D Officers  Science Park & Incubator Policy & Strategy  Contacts with EU and others  Rectors Seminar  Scholarly Communication, Librairies  Contacts with other networks Service to the Community  Urban Capital Issues  Equal Opportunities & Disability  Public Health

8. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Universities’ Third Mission  Traditionally, universities focused on teaching and research.  Now, they are being urged to become better neighbours and citizens by engaging with the local community. Engagement is becoming a core value for universities

9. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Universities’ Fourth Mission  Income generation  Job creation  Universities have become a key player of the knowledge economy  Creativity is a driving force of economic growth

10. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com The “Town & Gown” Relationship  A centuries-old relationship with its ups & downs  Is the University a nuisance or an asset ?  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  Higher Education is becoming a major export business  In London, foreign students alone contribute € 1,2 billion to the economy every year.  Higher Education generates a total amount of € 6 billion a year in London  Universities contribue significantly to the identity, the quality of life and the image of the City

11. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Bologna & Lisbon The Bologna Process: The Lisbon Strategy: 1999Governmental push for convergence implementation in Universities across Europe EHEA by 2010 45 countries 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

12. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Europe in the Creative Age Major conclusions of Richard Florida and Irene Tinagli study (2004)  Tolerance is a pillar of creative competitiveness  Dynamic knowledge-economies DO NOT beget social cohesion rather  Social cohesion can beget dynamic knowlege-economies  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

13. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Europe in the Creative Age  The locus of competitiveness is the city-region (not the nation or the firm)  If city-regions are going to drive ‘growth’ and ‘renewal’, need to refashion governance to reflect their need on everything from universities to connectivity  How do the capitals cities provide for the needs of their University ?  How do the University provide for the needs of their Capital cities ?

14. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters What type of cities are creative ? What locational factors are essentiel ? What are the common urban policy initiatives used by creative cities ? Major conclusions of Wu study (2005)  Key questions :  Empirical investigations in Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Austin, Washington DC, Dublin, Hong Kong, Bangalore

15. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Dynamic Cities and Creative Clusters ◊ Large cities and regions with many opportunities ◊ Universities play a major role in catalyzing the local economy by: Conclusions of W. Wu study : Factors contributing to the clustering of creative industries: 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

16. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Type of support given by European capitals to their universities  Student support  grant for SOCRATES students (Paris)  student placements at universities in « sister cities » (Nicosia)  Scholarship (Tallin)  for Professor (Brussels, Helsinki, Lausanne, Stockholm)  Chair  Research of interest for the City  urban studies, public management, etc. (Zagreb, Reykjavík, Roma, Riga, Stockholm, Tallin, Prague)  Financial support of HE  Vienna, Stockholm  Renting land  Bratislava, Tallin  Knowledge dissemination  Brussels A scoreboard will be produced by UNICA  Continuing Education  Tallin  Joint Company  Helsinki

17. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Type of support given by European capitals to their universities Capitals Student SupportChairResearchFinancialReal EstateOthers Amsterdam Athens Berlin Bratislava Brussels Budapest Bucarest Copenhagen Dublin Helsinki Lausanne Lisbon Ljubljana London Madrid

18. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com Type of support given by European capitals to their universities Capitals Student SupportChairResearchFinancialReal EstateOthers Moscow Nicosia Oslo Paris Prague Reykjavik Riga Rome Skopje Sofia Stockholm Tallin Tirana Vienna Vilnius Warsaw Zagreb

19. © 2006 – UNICA & exquisse.com UCEU – UNICA Proposal for cooperation  to foster cooperation between Capitals and universities  to learn from each other  to identify creative ways to support creativity and innovation Create a joint working group

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