Applied research, development and innovation (RDI) conducted in Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) play an important role in enhancing European competitiveness and innovation capacity, especially on the regional level where institutions act as connectors and crucial links between world of work, organisations and society. In addition, applied research activities play an important role in developing students’ entrepreneurship skills and contribute to more economic growth and jobs. The working life skills gained from practical research also strongly enhance graduates’ employability.

The continually evolving societies require heavy investment in the cooperation within the knowledge triangle, with the threefold (education, research and service to society) embedded in the UAS mission they are ideally placed to unleash the full potential of the European Research Area (ERA). The UAS applied research activities can quickly respond to the changes and pair research outcomes to real changes in order to make a real impact, especially on the regional level. The research activities include various types of projects, multidisciplinary topics and research conducted in cooperation with and involving stakeholders.

From a European perspective the UAS act as regional connectors, international key players and project leaders, consulting bodies and key contributors to European entrepreneurship and education. This is why applied RDI is one of EURASHE’s four key focus areas. We see it as a crucial factor in enhancing the European innovation potential. We commit strongly to promoting it, further developing the role of applied research in UAS and to contributing to the transfer of research results and increased cooperation through innovation and applied RDI activities.

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•  2015 Seminar RDI: Portfolio (1.0 MB)
•  2016 Seminar RDI: Portfolio (3.2 MB)
•  2016 Seminar Regional: Portfolio (3.0 MB)
•  2017 27th Annual Conference: All contributions (65.2 MB)
•  2017 Conference 'UAS4EUROPE': Invitation daytime (0.3 MB)
•  2017 Conference 'UAS4EUROPE': Invitation evening (0.3 MB)
•  2017 Conference 'UAS4EUROPE': Programme daytime (0.5 MB)
•  2017 Conference 'UAS4EUROPE': Programme evening (0.5 MB)
•  A Framework for Qualifications of the European Higher Education Area (0.4 MB)
•  A quality review of research activities conducted at University College Cork (0.2 MB)
•  A Successful Cooperation BetweenHigher Educationand the Business world (4.8 MB)
•  An interdisciplinary masters course and further education in Ambient Assisted Living (1.7 MB)
•  Applied RDI: Making Innovation Happen (2.6 MB)
•  Applied Research as a “Doxa-Praxis Continuum” The case of EMMY applied to Social Sciences and Humanities (0.2 MB)
•  Applied research: 4-cases (1.4 MB)
•  Applied transdisciplinary research Doxa-Praxis Continuum as a result of applying EMMY to human thinking and acting (0.2 MB)
•  Applied Universities as Platform-Based Innovation Hubs (1.5 MB)
•  Automotive Industry of the Slovak Republic and transformation of the education (3.3 MB)
•  Being at the cross-roads of R+D+I+B: the Károly Róbert College - Gyöngyös (0.6 MB)
•  Beyond the Bologna Process: Creating and connecting national, regional and global higher education areas (0.8 MB)
•  Bridging companies & University college towards co-creation & co-innovation (2.5 MB)
•  Building bridges for a more professional higher education - workshop session: Research, Development and Innovation (6.7 MB)
•  Challenges for Higher Education Diversification to Enhance their Engagement with the Regions and Businesses - CZ (1.0 MB)
•  Concepts and Practices of Regional Integration of Professional Higher Eductaion Institutions (0.8 MB)
•  Contribution of UAS4EUROPE to the European Innovation Council (EIC) (0.4 MB)
•  Crowdsourcing Student Engagement in Applied RDI (29.9 MB)
•  DEMOLA network (2.3 MB)
•  Energy and Climate Change (3.4 MB)
•  Energy and Climate Change - Best Practice (1.4 MB)
•  Engaging students, lecturers and SMEs - The SME innovation scan (2.6 MB)
•  Entrepreneurship & Innovation in EU (0.8 MB)
•  Environment, Food and Agriculture (0.4 MB)
•  EU projects in practise - Bioeconomy in EU and in Finland (1.3 MB)
•  EURASHE UASnet Position Paper on Research and Innovation (0.4 MB)
•  European applied researchas one of EURASHE key topics (1.0 MB)
•  European Innovation Union and Research Area (1.0 MB)
•  European University-Business Cooperation: Collaborating to innovate and innovating to collaborate (2016) (2.7 MB)
•  Examples for best practices in eHealth (0.2 MB)
•  Executive Agencies and their role in H2020 (1.4 MB)
•  Focusing on innovation competencies –examples of successful projects with the help of EU co-funding (2.9 MB)
•  Framework Of Competences For Staff Members (0.1 MB)
•  Growth of Research Capacity in Ireland's Institutes of Technology - an EDUPROF Case Study (3.1 MB)
•  HEInnovate: A self-assessment tool for higher education institutions (HEIs) wishing to explore their entrepreneurial and innovative potential (1.7 MB)
•  HEIs, Regional Knowledge Exchange and Lessons from the HEInnovate Review of Ireland (1.0 MB)
•  Higher Education as a Driver of Regional Development -Applied Sciences and Research within Diversified Higher Education Systems, and their Role in Knowledge Exchange and Regional Development (3.3 MB)
•  Higher Education, Enterprises and Regions: Partnerships for Innovation and Development throughout Europe - Conclusions (1.4 MB)
•  How to achieve excellence in research, development and innovation? (1.3 MB)
•  Indicators of valorisation (0.6 MB)
•  Industry expectations for cooperation with applied research institutes (1.4 MB)
•  Innovation and Research (0.2 MB)
•  Innovation Union & Universities of Applied Sciences (0.9 MB)
•  Innovation Union, the European Research Area and the role of Universities of Applied Science (0.1 MB)
•  Innovation, its importance for regional development and its relationship with vocational training courses Ex : France (1.4 MB)
•  International Cooperation in Research: a Case Study (3.5 MB)
•  Involving students in the cooperation with the world of work, best practices (3.0 MB)
•  IUT of Nantes and the Factory of the Future / Industry4.0 in machining / Cyber Physical production System (9.5 MB)
•  La recherche dans la mission des institutions d’enseignement supérieur : le modèle européen - input FR (1.1 MB)
•  Les enjeux de la recherche dans l'enseignement supérieur européen - presentation FR (4.1 MB)
•  Making an Impact: Higher Education and/in the Knowledge Society (1.4 MB)
•  Making European Professional Higher Education a Key Player in the Development of a Fastly and Unpredictably Changing Society (0.2 MB)
•  Merging education and innovation – Croatian perspective (0.4 MB)
•  Mobilising higher education for cities and regions: OECD reviews of HE in Regional and City Development (0.8 MB)
•  New Relationships between Research and Teaching (63 KB)
•  Poliempreende (5.1 MB)
•  Potential Role and Missions of Slovak HE within Regional Development Agenda - lessons learnt from the project “Higher Education as a Driver of the Knowledge Society Development” (0.9 MB)
•  Practice based research on chronic disease management (1.3 MB)
•  Public engagement as integral part of the innovation ecosystem (2.9 MB)
•  Putting IT to Work (0.9 MB)
•  QM in Research ‘HR Excellence in Research ‘ & ‘Profiling Research Units’ (1.5 MB)
•  Québec Cégep's: Leaders in Regional Developments (2.2 MB)
•  Regional Cooperation Between Regional Centres of Knowledge, Local Authorities and Enterprises (1.4 MB)
•  Regional foundations of Austrian UAS and their contribution to regional development (2.8 MB)
•  Research and Doctorate with German Universities of Applied Sciences (1.1 MB)
•  Research and Innovation in a Global World (0.2 MB)
•  Research Development in Irish Institutes of Technology (0.7 MB)
•  Research excellence in the arts: research, development, innovation (1.4 MB)
•  Research in Robotics: Experience and Perspectives at Kauno Kolegija / University of Applied Sciences (Lithuania) (1.9 MB)
•  Research in Universities of Applied Sciences (4.5 MB)
•  Role & Mission of European Universities of Applied Sciences As Actors in Regional Knowledge Exchange (3.3 MB)
•  Science and Technology Park: Bridge between the Science and the Business World (0.8 MB)
•  Science Without Borders: Lessons Learned From Brazil Europe Large-Scale Mobility Experiences (0.5 MB)
•  Skylife Engineering (2.8 MB)
•  SMEsperspectiveon collaborationwith HE institutions (1.5 MB)
•  Strengthening and Diversifying Research Strategies and Missions (1.0 MB)
•  Strengthening practice oriented health research in The Netherlands (0.3 MB)
•  Student participation experiences in applied research (3.3 MB)
•  The EU and Research and Innovation in Health (0.4 MB)
•  The European Institute of Technology (EIT), relation with professional education (2.3 MB)
•  The importance of high education in technologies on Development and Innovation - Focus on the "Institut Universitaire de Technologie" (0.7 MB)
•  The Innovation Union, Societal Challenges & Universities of Applied Sciences (3.6 MB)
•  The Innovation Union, Societal Challenges and Universities of Applied Sciences (2) (3.7 MB)
•  The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Support of Regions Innovation Development (0.2 MB)
•  The Role of Professional Higher Education in Regional Development –Good Practice in Northern Hungary (1.7 MB)
•  The Role of the EIT in the Educational Landscape (98 KB)
•  The supporting role of innovation and applied research in creating knowledge triangle (2.8 MB)
•  The Synergy System – Building the Value Chain from Innovation to Enterprise Development (5.2 MB)
•  Towards a Platform for Collaborative Innovation: A road map for a small University of Applied Sciences (2.8 MB)
•  Towards the EU Research & Innovation Programme after 2020 (1.7 MB)
•  Training Art and Design Researchers in Participation for Public Space (1.4 MB)
•  TTK University of Applied SciencesTechnology transfer center and innovation vouchers for SMEs (3.4 MB)
•  UAS4Europe Arts & Design Workshop (0.4 MB)
•  UAS4EUROPE Position Paper Horizon Europe (0.4 MB)
•  UAS4EUROPE Statement on the European Universities Networks (0.4 MB)
•  UAS4EUROPE: Smart Partnerships for Regional Impact (1.2 MB)
•  UAS4EUROPE: Statement on the mid-term review Horizon 2020 (0.5 MB)
•  Universities of Applied Sciences HORIZON 2020 and Beyond Living and Working in the 21st Century Best Practice (0.4 MB)
•  Various kinds of research: A challenge for University Colleges and Polytechnics (0.5 MB)
•  Webbased therapy for depression and anxiety (0.3 MB)

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