KnowHUB
KnowHUB- Reconnecting universities and enterprises to unleash regional innovation and entrepreneurial activity.
Funding Programme
Erasmus+ CBHE 2019
Project Number
610093-EPP-1-2019-1-AT-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP
Duration
36 months
Overall Budget
904.356,00
Countries
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Spain, Austria and Finland.
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KnowHUB
This project is based on the concept proven by the implementation of the TEMPUS project: “Knowledge Transfer Unit – From Applied Research and Technology-Entrepreneurial Know-How Exchange to Development of Interdisciplinary Curricula Modules” (KTU). This project aims at the development of sustainable relationships between universities and the economy in Western Balkan Countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro). The wider objective of this project is to strengthen the Partner Country Universities (PCUs) in a way that will allow them to fulfill their central role as innovators in their national economies and to become a respected partner of the enterprises.
Objectives of the project
- Analyse and understand the knowledge transfer, innovation and entrepreneurial infrastructure/activities at the target universities in the national ecosystems.
- Set-up and equip 5 Commercialisation Hubs (one at each target university) that will serve as one-stop-shop for cooperation with enterprises and support of students and academic staff to commercialise their research results and entrepreneurial ideas.
- Develop capacities of the Commercialisation Hubs, their services and instruments.
- Increase knowledge transfer and joint activities between the target universities and local enterprises through the Commercialisation Hubs.
- Increase students’ (self)employability through practical placement and practice-oriented interdisciplinary trainings covering selected EntreComp Framework’s competences.
- Train academic staff on entrepreneurial education to enable and encourage them to include entrepreneurship in their teaching.
- Increased awareness on the potential of the target universities as innovation partners by the local enterprises
- Increased skills and competences for employability of the students
- Developed progressive modular teaching materials for entrepreneurial educators
- Developed training materials for students and potential entrepreneurs
- Developed and use evaluation tools
- Organized training on entrepreneurship and innovation for university academic staff and students
- International Conference on Academia-Industry collaboration
Project Activities
- Organization of 2 innovate workshops
- Assessment of 5 target universities
- Production of 1 status-quo report; 5 peer-review report; 1 strategy development workshop; 5 commercialisation Hubs strategies; 5 Business and Activity plans for Commercialisation Hubs; 5 workshops for development of Hubs’ Portfolio of services; 5 Portfolios of services for Commercialisation Hubs
- Equipment for all 5 Commercialisation Hubs
- Definition and preparation of Job profiles for Hub Officer
- Trainings for developing the capacities for sustainably management of the 5 Commercialisation hubs
- Practical trainings on Lean Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping and Business Development
- Call for pilot projects and Implementation of Pilot projects in collaboration with the industry.
Project Partners
- Fh Joanneum Gesellschaft mbh., Austria
- World University Service-osterreichisches komitee verein universitat de Girona, Spain
- Vaasan Yliopisto, Finland
- Association of Citizens
- National Centre for Development of Innovation, North Macedonia
- European university of Tirana, Albania
- University of Vlora, Albania
- Univerzitet u sarajevu, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zaklada za Inovacijski i Tehnoloski Razvitak, Montenegro
- Javna Ustanova Univerzitet Crne Gore Podgorica, Montenegro