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Entrepreneurial Universities and the Development of Regional Societies: A Spatial View of the Europe of Knowledge

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  • Fumi Kitagawa

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This article highlights a range of university entrepreneurship activities and regional engagement in relation to current governance and finance issues. A model for networking and developing partnership between universities and their region is presented, which reflects existing and emerging European level policy instruments. This model aims at finding the right balance between competition and collaboration and it takes into account the diversity and stratification of higher education and research systems in different countries. From a regional perspective, the most vital activity seems to be the flow of knowledge from universities to business and society, thereby linking global and local players. In order to achieve a better interaction between universities and industry, the various internal and external governance features have to be studied, as sometimes conflicting forces are at work. Universities will need to realise that different institutions can be complementary to one another. It is also important for them to consider how they can best respond to demands for sustainability and accountability of their own activities within a broader knowledge space. The networking and partnership model drafted here will need to be adapted to existing specific conditions and prevailing institutional and regional characteristics. This is necessary in order to successfully coordinate policy instruments to achieve desirable results. Only then can viable entrepreneurialism and innovation be fostered within individual HEIs, between them, and in their regions.

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  • Fumi Kitagawa, 2005. "Entrepreneurial Universities and the Development of Regional Societies: A Spatial View of the Europe of Knowledge," Higher Education Management and Policy, OECD Publishing, vol. 17(3), pages 65-89.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:edukaa:5lgl2lpt2xd0
    DOI: 10.1787/hemp-v17-art19-en
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    1. Lukovics, Miklós & Zuti, Bence, 2016. "Modern universities in a digital environment," MPRA Paper 77459, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Miklós Lukovics & Bence Zuti, 2015. "New Functions of Universities in Century XXI Towards “Fourth Generation” Universities," Journal Transition Studies Review, Transition Academia Press, vol. 22(2), pages 33-48.
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    4. Lukovics, Miklós & Zuti, Bence, 2015. "A „negyedik generációs” egyetemek szerepe a tudáshasznosításban [The Role of „Fourth Generation” Universities in Knowledge Management]," MPRA Paper 77622, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Zuti, Bence, 2014. "A gazdasági hatásvizsgálatok jelentősége a felsőoktatási intézmények esetében [The importance of the economic impact in the case of higher education institutions]," MPRA Paper 78274, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    7. Degl’Innocenti, Marta & Matousek, Roman & Tzeremes, Nickolaos G., 2019. "The interconnections of academic research and universities’ “third mission”: Evidence from the UK," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(9), pages 1-1.

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