DAAD u' EUProgramme zw' Komplementaritt u' Konkurrenz

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TEMPUS III Joint European Projects (JEPs) with
German enterprise participation (2000 2004)
Enterprises involved
Overall German participation
197 projects(out of 534)

• Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH (pharmaceutical
  industry)
• Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH (modern heart center)
• MV-Engineering GmbH (production of machine
  parts and tools)
• Schaumann GmbH (farm hygiene, animal
  nutrition)
• Siemens
• Südzucker GmbH (processing of agricultural
  raw materials European market leader in the
  sugar segment)
• TÜV Rheinland Group
• and others

Projects with German enterprises as project
partners
14 projects
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German TEMPUS-NCP survey (March 2006)
University-Enterprise Cooperation in EU-Third
Country Projects
Questionnaire two different versions
Universities
Enterprises(SMEs large enterprises)

• Arguments for and against university-enterprise
  cooperation
• Barriers and constraints for successful
  cooperation
• Advantages of university-enterprise cooperation
• Recommendations how to consolidate existing links
  and to establish new fields of cooperation

Major points of the questionnaire
The questionnaire was mailed to German
grantholders and partner institutions in TEMPUS
projects.
Universities 37 questionnaires Enterprises 12
questionnaires
Return
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German TEMPUS-NCP survey (March 2006)
University-Enterprise Cooperation in EU-Third
Country Projects
Priority Reasons for Cooperation
Universities
Enterprises
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German TEMPUS-NCP survey (March 2006)
University-Enterprise Cooperation in EU-Third
Country Projects
Expected win-win factors

• Exchange of knowledge and ideas 65
• Enhancing the universitys national and
  international reputation 65
• Chance of establishing new links with
  enterprises 54
• Additional co-financing 46
• Consolidation of existing links 43
• Intercultural competences 43

Universities

• Access to new market segments 83
• Chance of establishing new links with
  enterprises abroad 75
• Raise national and international visibility 75
• Exchange of knowledge and ideas 58
• Intercultural competences 42

Enterprises(SMEs)
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German TEMPUS-NCP survey (March 2006)
University-Enterprise Cooperation in EU-Third
Country Projects
Obstacles blocking university-enterprise
cooperation

• No contacts with enterprises willing to
  cooperate 24
• Controversial interests pursued by universities
  and enterprises 14
• Lack of relevant experiences 14
• Weak interest in higher education projects on
  the entrepreneurial side 5

Universities

• Time-consuming and lengthy project
  procedures 66
• Inadequate administrative demands 58
• Short-term results rarely visible 50
• No contacts with universities willing to
  cooperate 25
• Controversial interests pursued by universities
  and enterprises 25

Enterprises
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German TEMPUS-NCP survey (March 2006)
University-Enterprise Cooperation in EU-Third
Country Projects
Ways towards closer university-enterprise links

• Support from employers associations and
  chambers of commerce
• Enterprises get in touch with universities
• Presentation of good practice examples at
  industrial fairs and conferences
• Approaching enterprises and establishing
  personal contacts

Universities
Enterprises

• Presentation of good practice examples at
  industrial fairs and conferences
• Enterprises approach relevant academic fields
  at universities
• Universities publish information on
  successful cooperation projects
• Employers associations and chambers of
  commerce offer support

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German TEMPUS-NCP survey (March 2006)
University-Enterprise Cooperation in EU-Third
Country Projects
Key results of the survey
Universities
Enterprises

• express their common interest in
• Establishing new contacts
• Consolidating existing links
• Organizing networking events
• Publishing good practice projects
• Efficient and reliable administration
  procedures
• Exchange of knowledge and experiences

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Activities of the German TEMPUS NCP to raise the
interest of German enterprises in EU Higher
Education Cooperation
Activities so far

• Panel Discussion of representatives from
  universities and enterprises at the German
  International TEMPUS conference in Aachen
• DAAD-Seminar in Bonn, March 2006 Steps to
  University-Enterprise Cooperation in
  EU-Projects
• Survey University-Enterprise Cooperation in EU
  Third Country Projects addressing German
  universities and enterprises involved in
  EU-projects

Activities envisaged

• Seminar in cooperation with the employers
  associations
• Presentation of Best Practice projects at
  industrial and educational fairs
• Round table discussion with university
  professors actively engaged in the corporate
  sector (as a member of board of directors, as
  business partner or consultant)
• Publication of Success Stories

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Proposals on promoting university-enterprise
cooperation in the programme succeeding TEMPUS III

• Significant simplification of administrative
  procedures
• Explicit recommendation of university-enterprise
  cooperation in the programme guidelines
• New TEMPUS programme line focusing on
  university-enterprise projects
• Additional funding gt for the dissemination of
  Best Practice experiences (seminars in
  cooperation with employers organisations,
  publications, etc.)
• Additional funding gt for the presentation of
  project ideas and sucessful TEMPUS
  university-enterprise cooperations at relevant
  fairs, conferences and similar events