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Workshop Internationalisation of Research and Innovation

Kees Kouwenaar & Hans de Wit

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Workshop Internationalisation of Research and Innovation

Context and concepts 6 thematic presentations Rosario as case study Draft Workshop Plan or Internal Proposal Tuesday pm: make choice Wednesday: work sessions

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Internationalization of Research:
Meaning, challenges, indicators, national and institutional aspect

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Some essential points:

Internationalisation in higher education is more affiliated with teaching and learning than with research, but increasingly is seen as an essential part, in particular for research universities Research is assumed to be international by nature, but complexity of research, priorities, its international dimensions and funding challenges require a more strategic approach Research does require increasingly central facilities (funding, access to external funding, legal aspects) but continues to be more a researcher and research group strategy than an institutional one.

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Meaning of Internationalisation of Research

Internationalisation of research is an interplay between internal and external driving forces and the responses made to those forces at the institutional and individual level within the research system.
Among the driving forces external to research system are the globalisation of the economy, various political initiatives, new possibilities to communicate and a strengthened recognition of knowledge as an important production factor. On the other hand, it is also important to be aware of possible obstacles to the internationalisation and of its negative In association with consequences.

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Cuerpo de INTERNATIONALISATION OF RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION: EMERGING PATTERNS OF TRANSFORMATION se Gornitzka, Magnus Gulbrandsen and Jarle Trondal (eds.) , NIFUP, Norway, 2003

Internationalisation of research is on the output side e.g. manifested in an increase of internationally co-authored publications and patents, international conferences and research programmes and projects, as well as contacts between individuals, institutions and states. The focus in the literature on internationalisation of research lies on mobility studies and bibli-metric studies, while there is less literature that explicit concern the driving forces and the effects of research policy on internationalisation.

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Internationalisation of Research: Challenges

The big challenges facing humanity require an international effort by science
National science systems do not have sufficient capacities and financial resources for shouldering the investments which are needed for large-scale research facilities and projects. International networks of research collaborations and global strategic alliances are emerging, particularly in the natural and engineering sciences, in addition to bilateral and trilateral international cooperation.

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The Challenges 2
The internationalization of production capacities is now followed by the internationalization of development and research capacities. Countries are fiercely competing with each other as potential hosts of research centers. Companies are building links with research institutes and universities at their production, research and development sites in order to find more specific solutions to problems they face in the development of new products, processes and services and to translate the researchers' new ideas into marketable products more quickly. Students and researchers today are also more mobile than ever before. They are looking for the best working groups in their fields, and institutions around the world are seeking to attract them.
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Challenges 3
Higher education institutions and research establishments are faced with new institutional challenges: Input-oriented management is no longer an adequate means for dealing with this dynamic international development and meeting the need for international networking. Particularly the natural and engineering sciences, but also the cultural sciences and the humanities play a special role in the solution of these international problems. The political community will only be able to continue to shape this process, if science describes and explains the trends, causes and effects of globalization.
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National factors influencing internationalisation of research: Discussion How relevant is the national research policy for the internationalisation of research at your institution, and does that policy include an international dimension and if so, what are its main characteristics?

How much incentives and which one come from the national level for your research internationalisation?
How much is the private sector in your region, Colombia or international a factor in the internationalisation of your research and in which way?
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Indicators for Internationalisation Research Insitutions: European Science Foundation

There is still little empirical evidence as to the level of internationalisation of research institutions

A conceptual framework is needed for the description and the analysis of internationalisation processes of research institutions, showing the rationales for internationalisation and the main processes where an internationalisation strategy can be implemented.

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Three dimensions of activity impacted by the internationalisation process

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Indicators for Funding

F 1:
F2:

Agencies

Budget for Joint Research Programmes

International co-authored papers

F3:
F4:

International co-patenting
Budget for attracting researchers from abroad

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Funding Agencies 2
F5:
F6:

International mobility
Co-funded research Output

F7:
F8:

Evaluation procedure
Openness of programmes

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Indicators for Research Performing Organisations

P1: P2: Budget coming from abroad Budget coming from abroad: output generated International co-authored papers Recruitments of researchers from abroad

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P5:

International mobility
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Indicators RPOs 2
P6: Budget for Joint Research Programmes or Projects International use of own infrastructures

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Recruitment committees
Evaluation procedure
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Discussion Questions How central is research to your internationalisation strategy? Which international/global factors primarily define your internationalisation strategy for research? Are they generic for the whole of the institution or focussed on specific areas/centres of excellence? Which indicators for RPOs are central for your strategy?

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Aarhus Universitys internationalisation strategy 20092013

Objectives: Generate knowledge in collaboration with international partners Recruit international talent at all levels
Develop students international competences

Influence the global development within education and research

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Aarhus Internationalisation strategy Core activities:

Internationalisation of education Incoming and outgoing student mobility Internationalisation of research Incoming and outgoing researcher mobility International research-based consultancy

Prerequisites:
Strategic alliances Visibility and branding

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Internationalisation of Research: Aarhus University, Denmark

Achieving excellence requires close interaction with other international elite environments. Therefore, Aarhus University takes an active part in international research collaboration and Has a considerable number of strategic alliances with universities and research institutions around the world. This is reflected in a dramatic growth in the number of scientific publications in collaboration with researchers abroad.
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Aarhus Research Priorities

Aarhus University wishes to create optimum conditions for the internationalisation of research. Research is conducted at the decentralised level and the choice of international partners therefore rests with individual research groups. The university will ensure that strategic alliances reflect the needs and aspirations of the research environments for international networks. Aarhus University will give high priority to obtaining external funding for research in order to develop innovative knowledge in collaboration with public and private partners abroad.
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Aarhus Focus Areas

More research projects with international partners

Increased international research funding International publication of research results

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Aarhus Research Mobility Focus Areas

Professional efforts to recruit foreign research talent
Development of an arrival and support system for incoming and outgoing researchers Promotion of outgoing mobility of researchers

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Aarhus Consultancy Focus areas

Development of the research base through international collaboration
Consultancy services to key players abroad Increased focus on developing countries

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The Institutional Level: Discussion

Which Research priorities you can define for your institution ad what is their international dimension? Which focus areas for research mobility does your institution have? The same for consultancy focus areas? What is the interaction between the internationalisation of research and of education at your institution?
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Workshop Internationalisation of Research and Innovation IRI

6 themes Linking to international Peers Choosing priority research areas Valorisation International PhD cooperation IRI support structure IRI and HRM + time allocation

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Workshop Internationalisation of Research and Innovation IRI

Rosario case study Future vision on IRI Present situation of IRI Natural Science & Math perspective Perspective of Faculty of Economics

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Workshop Internationalisation of Research and Innovation IRI

Workshop plan Purpose, intended outcome:
knowledge, skills, attitudes/values/behavior

Target group, expected variation: in starting level of competencies & commitment Prequel & sequel Key components:
Content, activity formats, mix of instruction & co-creation

Expertise, material Funding, logistics, organisational support

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Workshop Internationalisation of Research and Innovation IRI

Internal proposal Key questions:
What is the problem, why, for whom? What are the causes, key aspects, target groups? Is it unique, recent?

Solutions
Open inventory of (wildly) possible solutions Assessment of pros and cons of each Choice of most suitable solution

Process of decision making

Stakeholders, commitment Finance: costs & benefits Time frame of outcomes & impacts
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