How boundary spanners contribute to and create a collaborative culture for the HEI. INTRO Intersectoral mobility is at the core of knowledge transfer between the academia and industry. The aim with a Boundary spanner from the university placed at company, or the other way around, is to combine experiences from the industry with experiences from...
This article presents a brief synthesis of an interview with Professor Irene Sheridan, an expert in the field of external engagement in higher education. INTRO Coming from industry in 1997 Irene started in CIT as a lecturer, passionate about bridging the gap between learning in the workplace and in the classroom. Irene views external engagement...
The Time4UniChange project has made significant progress in reshaping the culture within higher education institutions. This article highlights the impact of the project on partner organizations involved in the investigation and development of strategy guides and toolkit. INTRO The Time4UniChange project aimed at reshaping the culture within higher education institutions has made significant strides, impacting...
Time4Unichange focus on the transformation of Higher Education Institutions is just one of several testbeds for models of universities that actually have an impact on a variety of stakeholders and on the territories they insist on. INTRO A vast body of literature documented how universities are called to play a renewed role in injecting novelty...
How coffee-breaks can inspire and support academics’ external engagement. INTRO Ideas are commonly created in informal settings. That’s why the School of Engineering at Jönköping University (JTH) have enjoyed Tuesday “fika” (fika = Swedish for coffee break) every week for about 25 years. This is where all JTH staff meet for an informal coffee break....
The current global academic system is limited in the extent to which HEIs invest in external engagement, by the lack of a globally agreed mechanism to better recognise and incentivise engagement. INTRO Governments, industry, and not-for-profit organisations, students, alumni, and many academics want HEIs to create processes and structures that encourage, facilitate, and support effective...
Part of the Time4Unichange project activities is discovering case studies that serve as good practice examples of how HEIs can instigate cultural change towards more external engagement and entrepreneurship amongst academics. Wageningen Dialogues is one of the cases that we would like to present. INTRO Wageningen Dialogues is an innovative program that fosters interaction between...
How will Time4UNIchange support HEI management to change the culture towards external engagement and entrepreneurial activities without making rigid structures and templates that risk killing initiatives? INTRO The right incentives for researchers to become prolific and engaged need to be clearly separated from the incentives underlying academic superstardom that might endanger the scientific endeavour itself....
How will Time4UNIchange support HEI management to change the culture towards external engagement and entrepreneurial activities without making rigid structures and templates that risk killing initiatives? INTRO “It is interesting that people think that templates could change the culture. The way of thinking as such is absolutely incredible”. This was expressed by an expert in...
As part of the Time4UNIChange EU project, 10 academic staff of the Munster Technological University (MTU) were interviewed about participating in external engagement and/or entrepreneurial activities. What emerged allows us to better understand the context, the perceived benefits and challenges of academics, particularly early-stage academics. INTRO Interviews conducted during the investigation phase aimed to capture...