Transcript Regional University

HAS CRS West Hungarian
Research Institute
UNIREGIO 2nd Workshop
Győr, 17.01.2006.
The Role of Universities
in the Regional Development
Katalin Mezei – Mihály Lados
MTA RKK Nyugat-magyarországi Tudományos Intézet
H-9022 Győr, Liszt F. u. 10. H-9002 Győr, Pf. 420.
Tel.: 00/36/96/516-570 Fax: 00/36/96/516-579
e-mail: [email protected] web: www.rkk.hu/nyuti
Universities in the Regional Development
 Popular issue
(many researcher, several discipline)
 Huge literature (theory, practice)
 Intention:
 to clarify basic concepts,
 to synthetise theoretical streams
 to survey actuality of the given regions and
universities
Starting point
„To be effective in this increasingly
borderless global economy, …
regions must adopt the principles of
knowledge creation and continuous
learning: they must in effect become
knowledge creating or learning regions!”
(Florida)
Appreciation of Knowledge
 Global Economy: knowledge is the most
important input;
 Knowledge Based Society: new paradigm,
knowledge networks are cardinal location factors;
 Economic Growth / Competitiveness:
determined by the status of the knowledge industry
 University is the Creator and Transferor of
the Knowledge
Universities’ Role in the
Regional Development
Depends on:
 Regional structure
(size, rights, management)
 State of development of the region
(GDP, quantity and quality of the human
resources, structure of R&D, innovation
ability)
 Educational system (uniform, dual)
 Political aims
Changes of Universities’ Role
in the History
Period
Before industrial
revolutions
Dominant Proportion
Mission of
economic of university
University
activity
students
agriculture 1-2 % of
Education
age-group
After industrial
revolutions
industry
5-10% of
age-group
Education and
research
From the end of
20th century
services
30-40% of
age-group
Education,
research and social
responsibility
Universities in the Regional Development
Strategies
Two models:
 Regional University: demand side
approach (English model)
 Entrepreneurial University: supply side
approach (American model)
Universities in the Regional Development
Strategies - Regional University
 Characteristics:
 Network of Universities inside the Region;
 special functions;
 Adaptability:
 in backward (knowledge adopting) regions;
 Educational and research needs determined by the
regional economy;
 Unity of the Education and Research (Humboldt)
Universities in the Regional Development
Strategies – Entrepreneurial University
 Characteristics:
 Institutionalized entrepreneur approach;
 outreach activities, spin off establishments;
 Implication of external financial funds;
 Adaptability:
 in developed (knowledge creator) regions;
 regional, national and international researches;
 separated educational and research organization,
rotation besides them.
Other theoretical approaches
 Social-cultural effects: educational
economics, cultural economics, social
capital theories);
 Outgoings effect: calculable data,
methods (multiple effects, cost-utility
tables, econometrical models);
 Knowledge effect: innovation effect of
knowledge creation and transfer →
Knowledge-management methodology
Knowledge management approach –
Regional Innovation approach
 Subject of Knowledge management:
 Knowledge is input factor
 Types of knowledge (tacit, explicit)
 Knowledge creation model (SECI)
 Subject of Regional Innovation approach:
 Regional effects of University's knowledge transfer
 Research directions:
 Location theories
 Knowledge externals
 Regional Innovation Systems
The Role of Universities in the Regional
Development
Thank you for your attention
Katalin Mezei – Mihály Lados
MTA RKK Nyugat-magyarországi Tudományos Intézet
H-9022 Győr, Liszt F. u. 10. H-9002 Győr, Pf. 420.
Tel.: 00/36/96/516-570 Fax: 00/36/96/516-579
e-mail: [email protected] web: www.rkk.hu/nyuti