COOPERATION WHERE ARE WE 3rd ASEM Rectors Conference ARC3 25 September 2012 RECTOR LAURITZ B HOLMNIELSEN RECTOR LAURITZ B HOLMNIELSEN ARC3 AARHUS UNIVERSITY A UNIVERSITY GROWING STRONGER ID: 382913
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UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS CO-OPERATION: WHERE ARE WE?
3rd ASEM Rectors’ Conference (ARC3)25 September, 2012RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN
RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN
ARC3Slide2
AARHUS UNIVERSITY -A UNIVERSITY GROWING STRONGER
43,000 students (52% graduate level students) 3,000 PhD students and early career researchers 4,300 international students of
103 nationalities 7,200 employees (FTE) of
79 nationalities
11,731 publications in 2010
RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN
ARC3Slide3
THE HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITYTHE TRIPLE HELIX UNIVERSITY
AU QUADRUPLE HELIX – A MODERN UNIVERSITY
RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
EDUCATION
RESEARCH
TALENT DEVELOPMENT
PhDs
Students
Post docs
Professors
Research
programmes
Lifelong
learning
ContractsSlide4
THE HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITYTHE TRIPLE HELIX UNIVERSITY
AU QUADRUPLE HELIX – A MODERN UNIVERSITY
RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSENSlide5
StudiesRECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE - AN AU CORE ACTIVITY
Aarhus University, the
Entrepreneurial University of Denmark, selected by the Ministry of Trade and Industry among all
Danish Universities
Focus on Entrepreneurship activities in research, education
and
talent development
Aim to develop an entrepreneurial and innovative mindsetSlide6
RETHINKING DOCTORAL EDUCATION
Defend freedom to pursue the unexpected but underscore interdisciplinarityThink diversity in any recruitment and doctoral projectFocus on complementary skills such as leadership and teamwork
Include industry in teaching, supervision and financingPromote outplacements during research training, and foster alumni networks
RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSENSlide7
StudiesRECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN
AU CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION
AU CEI is a knowledge
hub for translational services for all academic fields at AU –
as well
as for
the business
sector
AU CEI is responsible for:
A
arhus
Entrepreneurship
Centre
AU Outreach – for professional advice and further education
Projects in E&I with external partnersSlide8
StudiesRECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN
STUDENT GREENHOUSE AARHUS
Offers
work space
in a professional office environment
a
personal coach and expert
knowledge
extra curricular entrepreneurship workshops
a
network of students interested in
entrepreneurship
Results
Innocamp
for more than
300 students
50 founded companies in 2
yrs
Corporate
Take Off - a programme for joint venture between businesses and studentsSlide9
AU TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE
Independent office with reference to senior managementScouts for
commercial ideas
Provides legal support in contracting
,
patenting
etc.
Supports
proof
of
concept
A
professional, fast and transparent
commercialisation
process
“
Inventor’s guide” – process from idea to
commercialisation
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INCUBA SCIENCE PARK
40,000 m sq, equity 60 mil. Euro1,000 employees, to date 570 companiesNjubiz
for start-upsFocus on: Food and Life Sciences, Green Energy, and ICT
Risk and Venture support
Majority shareholder Aarhus University Research Foundation
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AU RESEARCH FOUNDATIONRECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN
ADM
.
AURF BOARD
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S
REAL ESTATE LTD.
AURIGA INDUSTRIES LTD.
ØSTJYSK INNOVATION A/S,
INCUBA LTD.
INCUBA SCIENCE PARK LTD.
AARHUS UNIVERSITY BOARD
Aarhus University Research Foundation
RECTOR’S OFFICE
ARTS
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
HEALTH
AU Student
body
:
43,000
students
AU
Staff
:
7,200 FTE
staff
AU 2012 Budget: EUR
826
M.
AURF
Equity
: EUR 400 m
AURF Balance:
app
. EUR 1
bn
.
AURF Grant Budget: EUR 10 m.Slide12
CONCLUSIONIn knowledge economies universities are expected to contribute to economic development and competitiveness
A strong research base is the foundation – education, innovation and entrepreneurship the toolsAarhus University responses: Rethinking
doctoral
educationAU center for entrepreneurship and innovation
Student greenhouse Aarhus
AU technology transfer office
Incuba science park
AU research foundation
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STOCKHOLMRECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN
Nov. 2011
THANK YOU
RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN
rector@au.dk