View source for Putting Universities in their Place: An evidence based approach to understanding the contribution of higher education to local and regional development

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Lucir Reinaldo Alves, Western Parana State University, Brazil
Louise Kempton, Newcastle University, UK
Maria Conceição Rego, Evora University, Portugal

'''Chair:''' Anne Rimmer, Policy Analyst in the OECD’s Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Cities and Regions, France

There is growing interest among policy makers in the role of universities in regional development, evidenced by their increasing prominence in the design and implementation of strategies for regional innovation and growth in recent years (for example, Smart Specialisation Strategies).

In response to this there have been numerous attempts to create conceptual frameworks and models to help universities and policy makers understand the role and contribution of higher education to local and regional development. However, these models have failed to fully reflect (or give insufficient attention to) the impact of the regional context (economic, social, political), the policy environment for higher education and territorial development and the diversity of management and leadership structures of universities themselves. This has led to the development of static models that rarely work outside of the immediate context in which they were developed and therefore risk leading to design of policies that are not fit for purpose.

This Policy Expo gathered evidence from RSA members in Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia to develop a new approach to thinking about university-region collaboration that could be adapted to the specificity of institutional and local contexts. In this webinar we will present our Policy Expo, describe the new tool we have developed to support policy makers to understand their higher education partners and serve as a framework to guide practical action, and share conclusions and policy recommendations.

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