Explore our preliminary program
TIME (CEST)
SESSIONS
13:00 – 13:30
WELCOME AND REGISTRATION
13:30 – 14:00
OPENING CEREMONY
RED ROOM
With Arno Meerman (CEO of UIIN)
14:00 – 14:20
COFFEE BREAK
The Role of the Engaged University in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
CASE STUDIES: INITIATIVE
BLUE ROOM
- Clustered higher education: An impact-driven quadruple helix model in the Basque Country – Read more
- Fostering technological innovations in the social and health care sector: A case study from Finland – Read more
- VentureWærft – a vivid hub-structure for a cross-border entrepreneurial ecosystem – Read more
- A transfer and innovation partnership in action – Nucleus Jena – Read more
14:20 – 15:45
Driving Innovation and Entrepreneurship
NEXT PRACTICE
ROOM 8
- KIUInnovate – A flagship initative for an entrepreneurial and engaged university in Georgia – Read more
- Community Manager Academy by Crazy Town – Read more
- Entrepreneurship education in digital environments – Read more
- Making it happen – Read more
- Value and Future – Ethical Entrepreneurship and Leadership Education & Training – Read more
Designing the Future University
WORKSHOP
ROOM 6
Facilitated by: Todd Davey, Arno Meerman and Carolin Plewa – Read more
How to Excel in Horizon Europe though Collaboration?
UNITE4H DISCUSSION
ROOM 10
- Towards Coalition Excellence: University-SME Collaboration for public funding in Europe – Elma Demir, IMTBS
- What do I need to excel in Horizon Europe? UNITE4H Competency Framework and Toolkit – Alexandra Zinovyeva and Fleur Schellekens, UIIN
- How to ensure success in collaborative proposal writing process – Gabriella Lovasz, Europa Media
Facilitated by: Alexandra Zinovyeva (UIIN)
15:45 – 16:10
COFFEE BREAK
Fostering University-Industry Engagement – Business Perspective
UIIN BUSINESS GROUP
ROOM 8
16:10 – 17:30
University-Industry Cooperation towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
WORKSHOP
ROOM 6
Facilitated by: Victoria Galan-Muros, Alep Blancas & Jaime Roser (UNESCO) – Read more
Innovation in Entrepreneurial and Open Education
RESEARCH
ROOM 5
How Ready are You to Engage in Impactful Collaboration?
EREADY DISCUSSION
ROOM 10
- Engagement Readiness at the individual and organisational level – the foundations – Carolin Plewa, The University of Adelaide
- Exploring Engagement Readiness of HEIs: Research Results of the Engagement Readiness Monitor Project – Monica Collins, IMTBS
- A holistic framework towards measuring and integrating university-business engagement – Balzhan Orazbayeva, UIIN
Facilitated by: Alexandra Zinovyeva (UIIN)
Minimising Uncertainty in Interdisciplinary, Collaborative Proposal Development with Gamification
WORKSHOP
ROOM 2
Facilitated by: Rajiv Vaid Basaiawmoit (Aarhus University) – Read more
18:30 – 20:30
ORGANISATIONAL MEMBERS’ DINNER
UIIN Organisational Members ONLY
20:30 – 23:00
INFORMAL GET-TOGETHER
Open to all delegates
No Rules Vondelpark, Vondelpark 3
TIME (CEST)
SESSIONS
8:30 – 9:00
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND WARM-UP COFFEE
9:00 – 10:20
KEYNOTE PANEL
Leading the Innovative and Entrepreneurial University
RED ROOM
- Todd Davey | Associate Partner at UIIN
- Andrew Petter | Former Chancellor at Simon Fraser University
- Pascale Quester | Vice-Chancellor and President of Swinburne University of Technology
10:20 – 10:40
COFFEE BREAK
The Partnering University
CASE STUDIES: INSTITUTIONAL
BLUE ROOM
10:40 – 12:10
Models and Mechanisms Driving Innovation and Engagement
RESEARCH
ROOM 5
- A study on university’s strategic growth patterns by an unsupervised machine learning technique – Read more
- Partnering for Transformation – exploring the concept of Transformative Academic Institutions – Read more
- University Innovation Hubs: Upscaling ecosystems from local to transnational arena – Read more
Impact Development: the Portfolio Approach for Building Public-Private Partnerships
WORKSHOP
ROOM 2
Facilitated by: Marc Zinck, Sebastian Husein & Iva Tsvetskova (University of Twente) – Read more
Future of Global Higher Education & Work: Disruption, Innovation, Strategic
Partnerships, & Transformation
PANEL DISCUSSION
ROOM 8
Facilitated by: Monroe France (NYU), Lisa Coleman (NYU), Tawana Kupe (University of Pretoria), Teboho Moja (NYU) – Read more
Valorisation: Empowering STEM Researchers for Impact
STEM DISCUSSION
ROOM 6
- STEM Valorise project: Empowering for Impact – Zeynep Erden Bayazit, ITU
- Defining successful valorization in STEM fields: stakeholders, process, and drivers – Nina Brankovich, IMTBS
- What it takes to train valorisation skills: Learning Framework for STEM Valorisation – Balzhan Orazbayeva, UIIN
- Good Practices in supporting STEM Valorisation – Catherine Hayward, UIIN
Facilitated by: Alexandra Zinovyeva (UIIN)
12:10 – 13:30
LUNCH BREAK – POSTER PRESENTATIONS
- E³UDRES² & E.I.N.S. – An Entrepreneurial European University for Smart and Sustainable Regions – Read more
- Enhancing dialog between university and local society: results from the Project “Explain us your town” – Read more
- Partnership GISA (Getafe Iniciativas, SA) and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid for “GETAFE INNOVA” – Read more
- An Online Incubation Program for University Students – Read more
- What Does It Mean to be Innovative? Exploring Opportunities and Challenges in Higher Education – Read more
- Innovating Digitally: Enabling New Avenues for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Teaching Resources between Academia and Industry – Read more
- The Rise of Edupreneurs: Converting Innovation to Commercialisation – Read more
- Facilitate A Viable Ecosystem Between Students, Researchers, and Companies to Enhance Regional Development – Read more
- Knowledge and Technology Transfer (KTT) Impact Canvas – Read more
- Institutional Transformation in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences – Read more
13:00 – 13:30
UIIN Individual & Institutional Accelerator Programs
ROOM 2
The Partnering University
CASE STUDIES: INSTITUTIONAL
BLUE ROOM
- Establishing a holistic strategic and organisational approach to the university’s corporate relations – Read more
- Uncommon university: A case of Pan-Atlantic University – Read more
- Infrastructures for co-production of research, competence and business supporting energy system development and electrification transition – Read more
Mechanisms Supporting University Industry Engagement with SMEs
RESEARCH
ROOM 5
- Effectiveness of knowledge sharing between the university of applied sciences and SMEs – Read more
- The Enablers and Inhibitors of Digital Transformation within the Microbusiness Sector in Ireland – Read more
- Hybridization in Science-Oriented Companies: An Opportunity for University-Industry Linkages – Read more
13:30 – 15:00
Engagement Models Driving the Regional Innovation Ecosystem
CASE STUDIES: INITIATIVE
ROOM 10
- Innovation Hub 13 – Insights and Learnings on the track to the Innovative University – Read more
- Affiliated competence: A new mobility concept tested at Lund University and Lulea University of Technology – Read more
- [email protected]: paid on-campus work-integrated learning for engineers – Read more
- Establishment of a structure for collaboration between two universities and SMEs using an intermediary organisation – Read more
Global Best Practices in Technology Transfer: A University-Industry Interaction Perspective
CASE STUDIES: INITIATIVE – Read more
ROOM 6
- Vlatka Petrovic, Ph.D. – University of Zagreb, Croatia
- Marc Sedam – NYU Langone
- Anji Miller, Ph.D., CLP, RTTP – LifeArc, UK
- Abdelkader Outzourhit – Cadi Ayyad University Marrakech, Morocco
- Kannan Grant – University of Alabama Huntsville, US
Moderated by Yatin Karpe, Ph.D., RTTP – Rowan University, USA
How Can Research and Innovation Intelligence Contribute to A More Sustainable Future?
PANEL DISCUSSION – Read more
ROOM 8
Organised by Elsevier
C-STEM: Exploring and Using the Power of Multidisciplinary Approaches to Innovation
WORKSHOP
ROOM 2
Facilitated by: Jochen Barth, Laura Salomon & Holger Kunze (smart³ Innovation Network) – Read more
15:00 – 15:20
COFFEE BREAK
A Strategic Approach towards Enhancing Partnerships
CASE STUDIES: INITIATIVE
ROOM 10
- Strategic partnering supports a diverse ecosystem to thrive at The Australian National University – Read more
- ‘Octopus’ initiative: an integrated and comprehensive partnership governance model for Ca’ Foscari innovation ecosystem – Read more
- The NRF’s Approach to Enhancing Industry-Academia Partnerships – Read more
15:20 – 16:30
Mechanisms to Drive and Support Knowledge and Technology Transfer
RESEARCH
ROOM 5
University-Business Collaboration in Education
CASE STUDIES: INITIATIVE
ROOM 8
- Expanding University Business Collaboration: LetsInnomind A Challenged-Based Learning Program – Read more
- The Bristol Model – student engagement in knowledge exchange with partners in the city region – Read more
- University-Business Collaboration from the Students’ Perspective: A Quantitative Evaluation of Company Projects – Thomas Baaken and Sue Rossano-Rivero (FH Münster University of Applied Sciences)
Documentation and Presentation of Merits from External Engagement
WORKSHOP
ROOM 6
Facilitated by: Johan Blaus (KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm), Magnus Adenskog (Lunds University) & Anna Bergstrand (University of Borås) – Read more
The GIG Economy & The Future of Work
WORKSHOP
ROOM 2
Facilitated by Joe English (Head of Enterprise at Meath Local Enterprise Office Ireland) and Dr. Conor Patterson (Chief Executive Newry & Mourne Enterprise Agency) – Read more
16:35 – 17:45
KEYNOTE PANEL
Successful University-Industry Relationships And the Role of External Engagement Units
RED ROOM
- Sarah Jaber | Manager Business Development at UIIN
- Arianne Bijma | Global Manager Talent Engagement and University Relations at ASML
- Jo Townshend | Principal Partnerships Manager at UCL
- Marc Sedam | Vice President, Technology Opportunities and Ventures at NYU
19:00 – 00:00
CONFERENCE DINNER
Open to all delegates
Kanarie Club, Bellamyplein 51
TIME (CEST)
SESSIONS
8:30 – 9:00
WARM-UP COFFEE
9:00 – 10:30
KEYNOTE PANEL
Research Valorisation and Impact
RED ROOM
- Balzhan Orazbayeva | Manager Strategic Initiatives at UIIN
- Susana Jurado Apruzzese | Head of Telefónica Open Innovation Campus
- Emma Salgård Cunha | Commercialisation Manager (AHSS) at University of Cambridge
- Davide Iannuzzi | Chief Impact Officer & Professor in Physics at VU University
10:30 – 11:00
COFFEE BREAK
Entrepreneurial Education and Student Entrepreneurship
CASE STUDIES: INITIATIVE
BLUE ROOM
11:00 – 12:30
The Entrepreneurial and Innovative University
RESEARCH
ROOM 5
- USC Ecosystem: A comprehensive framework for university-society cooperation – Read more
- Will universities drive the future of innovation during COVID recovery? – Read more
- Exploring missing links between international university collaboration and international industry collaboration – Read more
- A Framework for Evaluating and Improving University-Industry Collaboration – Read more
Presenting an Organisational Culture to Better Facilitate Work-Based Learning Partnerships between Universities and Industry
WORKSHOP
ROOM 2
Facilitated by: Oran Doherty (IBEC) – Read more
Building entrepreneurial and innovation capacity: Meet the EIT HEI Initiative Alliances
ROOM 6
- EINS
- INCORE
- TRUE
- Inno-EUT+
- InnoChange
12:30 – 13:45
LUNCH BREAK – POSTER PRESENTATIONS
- How entrepreneurial is the European university alliance? A case of the SEA-EU – Read more
- RECAPHE – Enhancing Staff Research and Innovation Capacity in Professional Higher Education – Read more
- Universities as platforms for urban renewal and collective mobilization: reinventing Venice’s social fabric, economy and lagoon – Read more
- I am no cheap labour and it’s not ok: Ethical engagements in knowledge exchange – Read more
- Experiences from an academic-industrial initiative enabling energy system data for research and innovation – Read more
- Transferring capabilities for transformative research – Read more
- Green and Sustainable Engagement – Virtualisation of Research and Innovation Infrastructures supporting University-SME Collaboration – Read more
- Scale Up Academy addressing SME’s eternal dilemma: Need to grow and lack of resources – Read more
- Practices for Implementing International Cooperation to Support Green Transition in Industry – Read more
- Champions of transfer and imbrication with industry and entrepreneurial mindset and intention theories: spanning boundaries requires entrepreneurial skills – Read more
- Rural Municipal Innovation Partnerships: Redefining the Social Engagement of Universities of Applies Sciences – Read more
13:15 – 13:45
UIIN Individual & Institutional Accelerator Programs
ROOM 2
Cultural Change and Building Trust for University-Industry Engagement
CASE STUDIES: INITIATIVE
BLUE ROOM
- Getting it right: How to maintain the trust of academics when engaging – Read more
- The ‘innovation battle’: A culture change initiative to sharpen industry engagement – Read more
- Nurturing Engagement: Increasing opportunities through Covid for the University of Sydney Business School stakeholders – Read more
- Enhancing collaboration through certification – Read more
Tools and Instruments to drive and Measure External Engagement
CASE STUDIES: INITIATIVE
ROOM 10
13:45 – 15:10
Supporting Mechanisms for Entrepreneurship and Research Valorisation
CASE STUDIES: INITIATIVE
ROOM 8
- First Results of a Government Funded Proof of Concept Initiative at Hungarian Universities – Read more
- Unicorn Startup & Innovation Hub Graz – the active interface between University and regional stakeholders – Read more
- Raising Capabilities and Empowering Individuals: Skills Acceleration by UIIN – Read more
Towards Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
WORKSHOP
ROOM 6
Facilitated by: Saskia Stoker (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences), Sue Rossano-Rivero (FH Münster), Iulia Stroila (FH Münster) & Ingrid Wakkee (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) – Read more
Realizing an Innovation & Entrepreneurship Culture on Campus: A Case Study of Rowan University
CASE STUDIES: INITIATIVES – Read more
ROOM 5
- University leadership support and commitment towards innovation/entrepreneurship – Robert Bullard (Assistant Vice President, Professional Success, Rowan University)
- Student Innovation/Entrepreneurship Education – Eric Liguori, Ph.D. (Founding Head, School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Rowan University)
- College initiatives stimulating university-industry faculty engagement – Nidhal Bouaynaya, Ph.D. (Assoc. Dean for Research, College of Engineering, Rowan University)
- Regional organization stimulating & enabling University-Industry collaboration – Tiffany Wilson (President & CEO, University City Science Center)
- Regional NSF node stimulating and enabling university innovation ecosystem – Christina Pellicane (Assistant Director, Princeton Innovation & Lead Instructor NSF I-Corps Hub)
Moderated by Yatin Karpe, Ph.D. (RTTP – Rowan University)
From Assessment to Action: Process and Tools to Help Higher Education Institutions Become More Entrepreneurial
WORKSHOP
ROOM 2
Facilitated by: Ester Bernadó-Mansilla (Tecnocampus), Katja Lahikainen (LUT University) – Read more
15:10 – 15:30
CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION
15:30 – 16:00
AWARDS & CLOSING CEREMONY
BLUE ROOM