UASiMAP: MAPPING THE REGIONAL IMPACT OF UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES

What is the regional impact of Universities of Applied Science? We often say it is within their DNA, but how do we fully understand and measure the regional vocation of UAS? This event will present a dedicated framework to just that, developed within a project called UASiMAP. Altogether ten UAS piloted the framework that was inspired by both the HEInnovate self-assessment tool and the Regional Innovation Impact Assessment (RIIA) methodology. One of the most important contribution a UAS can make is to its region’s Smart Specialisation Strategy, which will be explained by its ‘founding father’, Prof. Dominique Foray. A session with policy makers will explore how the results of UASiMAP can be integrated into national and European polices.

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June 2023

Polytechnic university of Bucharest, Romania

AGENDA

TIME

ACTIVITY

9:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:15 Welcome and introduction by EURASHE President Armando Pires
9:30
Keynote Speech on the Role of Universities of Applied Science in Smart Specialisation

Prof. Dominique Foray, Université Polytechnique de Lausanne

10:00
High-level panel of UAS managers

Moderated by Armando Pires

– Dr Liam Brown, Vice-President of TUS

– Dr Luis Loures, President of Portalegre Polytechnic University

– Ulla Preeden, Rector Tartu Health Care College 

– Senior Manager Hungary

– Geoffrey Hamon, Director Research and Innovation, UAS HoWest

10:45 Coffee Break
11:15
The UASiMAP Assessment Framework 

Moderated: Sean O Reilly, THEA

Introduction by Jan Beseda

Testimonial by piloting institution, Kristina Sitku

Comments by Robert Tijssen

12:00
Policy recommendations

Moderated by John Edwards, EURASHE

– Joint Research Centre, European Commission

– Regional policy maker from one of piloting institutions (Flanders)

– Joaquim Mourato, Director General for Higher Education, Portugal

– Jaana Pukka, Innovation Engage

13:00 Networking Lunch