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UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS CO-OPERATION: WHERE ARE WE?

UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS CO-OPERATION: WHERE ARE WE?. 3rd ASEM Rectors’ Conference (ARC3) 25 September, 2012 RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN. ARC3. RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN. AARHUS UNIVERSITY - A UNIVERSITY GROWING STRONGER. 43,000 students (52% graduate level students)

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UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS CO-OPERATION: WHERE ARE WE?

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  1. UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS CO-OPERATION: WHERE ARE WE? 3rd ASEM Rectors’ Conference (ARC3) 25 September, 2012 RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN ARC3 RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  2. AARHUS UNIVERSITY - A UNIVERSITY GROWING STRONGER • 43,000 students • (52% graduate level students) • 3,000 PhD students and • early career researchers • 4,300 international students of • 103 nationalities • 7,200 employees (FTE) of • 79 nationalities • 11,731 publications in 2010 ARC3 RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  3. AU QUADRUPLE HELIX – A MODERN UNIVERSITY THE HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY THE TRIPLE HELIX UNIVERSITY TALENT DEVELOPMENT PhDs RESEARCH EDUCATION Post docs Students KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Professors Research programmes Lifelong learning Contracts RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  4. AU QUADRUPLE HELIX – A MODERN UNIVERSITY THE HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY THE TRIPLE HELIX UNIVERSITY RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  5. KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE - AN AU CORE ACTIVITY • Aarhus University, the Entrepreneurial University of Denmark, selected by the Ministry of Trade and Industry among all Danish Universities • Focus on Entrepreneurship activities in research, education and talent development • Aim to develop an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset Studies RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  6. RETHINKING DOCTORAL EDUCATION • Defend freedom to pursue the unexpected but underscore interdisciplinarity • Think diversity in any recruitment and doctoral project • Focus on complementary skills such as leadership and teamwork • Include industry in teaching, supervision and financing • Promote outplacements during research training, and foster alumni networks RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  7. AU CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIPAND INNOVATION • AU CEI is a knowledge hub for translational services for all academic fields at AU – as well as for the business sector • AU CEI is responsible for: • Aarhus Entrepreneurship Centre • AU Outreach – for professional advice and further education • Projects in E&I with external partners Studies RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  8. STUDENT GREENHOUSE AARHUS • Offers • work space in a professional office environment • a personal coach and expert knowledge • extra curricular entrepreneurship workshops • a network of students interested in entrepreneurship • Results • Innocamp for more than 300 students • 50 founded companies in 2 yrs • Corporate Take Off - a programmefor joint venture between businesses and students Studies RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  9. AUTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE • Independent office with reference to senior management • Scouts for commercialideas • Provides legal support in contracting, patentingetc. • Supports proof of concept • A professional, fast and transparent commercialisation process • “Inventor’s guide” – process from idea to commercialisation RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  10. INCUBA SCIENCE PARK • 40,000 m sq, equity 60 mil. Euro • 1,000 employees, to date 570 companies • Njubiz for start-ups • Focus on: Food and Life Sciences, Green Energy, and ICT • Risk and Venture support • Majority shareholder Aarhus University Research Foundation RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  11. AU RESEARCH FOUNDATION AURF BOARD AARHUS UNIVERSITY BOARD Aarhus University Research Foundation RESEARCH FOUNDATION RECTOR’S OFFICE ADM. AURF Equity: EUR 400 m AURF Balance: app. EUR 1 bn. AURF Grant Budget: EUR 10 m. RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S REAL ESTATE LTD. ARTS AURIGA INDUSTRIES LTD. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ØSTJYSK INNOVATION A/S, INCUBA LTD. HEALTH INCUBA SCIENCE PARK LTD. AU Student body: 43,000 students AU Staff: 7,200 FTE staff AU 2012 Budget: EUR 826 M. RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  12. CONCLUSION • In knowledge economies universities are expected to contribute to economic development and competitiveness • A strong research base is the foundation – education, innovation and entrepreneurship the tools • Aarhus University responses: • Rethinkingdoctoraleducation • AU center for entrepreneurship and innovation • Student greenhouse Aarhus • AU technology transfer office • Incuba science park • AU research foundation RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN

  13. STOCKHOLM THANK YOU RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN rector@au.dk RECTOR LAURITZ B. HOLM-NIELSEN Nov. 2011

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