What Latvia can Learn from Engaged University Concept Implementation Case
Contemporary Challenges in Management and Economics: Special Section for Doctoral Students within ICEM-2017: International Scientific Conference "Economics and Management" 2017
Modris Ozoliņš, Anita Straujuma, Elīna Gaile-Sarkane

Innovations is a term that is nowadays very often used in context of economic growth, education, science and business priorities. There are many models implemented by various countries and Latvia is still in search of the best one that would fit the financial possibilities, existing culture and most successful industries. Simon Fraser University (hereby SFU) in Canada has successfully implemented concept that improves university and industry cooperation in setting up innovation ecosystem. The concept involves universities and communities jointly identifying and pursuing opportunities and is called “engaged university”. Authors research how SFU has implemented the concept – the targets, support instruments, target groups, achieved results, involved partners and institutions, actions, motivation, barriers and incentives. The concept is compared to the situation in Latvia based on the research data that was performed by RTU scientists during the project “Research of alternative models for study process and industry cooperation promotion”. The research revealed main barriers and stimuli in university and industry cooperation process. Although economic and political background in Latvia and Canada are not the same there are several factors from engaged university concept that can be learned and implemented also in Latvia.


Keywords
engaged university, innovation ecosystem, university industry cooperation, higher education and research.
Hyperlink
http://alephfiles.rtu.lv/TUA01/000060440_e.pdf#page=53

Ozoliņš, M., Straujuma, A., Gaile-Sarkane, E. What Latvia can Learn from Engaged University Concept Implementation Case. In: Contemporary Challenges in Management and Economics: Special Section for Doctoral Students within ICEM-2017: International Scientific Conference "Economics and Management", Latvia, Riga, 10-13 May, 2017. Riga: 2017, pp.53-54. ISBN 978-9934-10-937-9.

Publication language
English (en)
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