Presentation Water Forum

1. MSM Presentation Water Forum Maastricht School of Management Irna van der Molen molen@msm.nl • PADUCO: Innovative water solutions • Academic-Business cooperation in the Netherlands

2. Palestinian-Dutch academic cooperation program in water PADUCO

3. Academic-Business Cooperation

4. MSM Maastricht School of Management Institutional infrastructure • Participation in national fora on economic development policy, smart specialisation and industrialisation • Key player in regional knowledge strategy, together with business and knowledge institutions in same region • Support internationalization of business in province Limburg through training, research, policy advise , stimulating networking and bridge building

5. MSM Maastricht School of Management Institutional infrastructure • Mentorship program for international MBA students in collaboration with DSM, Philips, ING, CBS, city of Maastricht • Organizing regular information and competitive intelligence sessions for local businesses to do business in, e.g. BRICS, Azerbadjan, Peru, Russia

6. MSM Maastricht School of Management • Virtual Management Lab • to create business opportunities • agri-business; water management, engineering, life sciences and other fields • Junior/senior researcher will be parttime located at company for 6 months - 5 years • Tasks: Combining research and consulting • Company contributes 450 Euro/month to scholarship • Research under strict supervision by MSM to comply with accreditation standards • Examples: www.dialego.de; www.watch-consultancy.com

7. MSM Maastricht School of Management • MSM's contribution to the regional economy

8. TUDelft and companies providing health technolgoy (such as Phillips) in the development of MRI Scan Dutch concept “Sandmotor” as adaptation to to sea levelrise Cooperation Civil Engineering Department and Dredging Firms Coooperation between Civil Engineering Department and Consulting Firm

9. Sensor system FREESTANDING WAVEGUIDE Surface Functionalisation Bacteria in water Microfluidic system Evanescent wave Input Transmitted Reference

10. Institutional infrastructure Delft Centre for Entrepreneurship • Delft Centre for Entrepreneurship offers - and constantly develops - an inspiring and cutting edge education program: • For Bachelor students: the minors ‘Technology based Entrepreneurship’ and ‘International Entrepreneurship & Development’ • For master students: Design Challenge, Sustainable Business Game and Patent Law. • For PhD students: encouragement to do a PhD in relation to entrepreneurship

11. DCE organizes a two day masterclass entrepreneurship. Goal of this masterclass is to introduce the participants to starting up as a spin-off of the university. The program encompasses: best/worst practices, writing a business and marketing plan, finance and strategy, marketing & sales, intellectual property. The teachers are employees of TU Delft and professionals from the corporate world.

12. UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education

13. UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education To improve drinking water supply by increasing availability and reducing climate change effects on the water companies in the Mekong Delta. It will reduce the water and energy footprint of the water companies and industries.

14. UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education Sustainable Water Fund: PPP for increased access to Sustainable Water Services in Rwanda (SusWas) • To support the urban and rural Rwandan water sector to: • increase access to water and sanitation; • improve quality and safety of drinking water, and • enhance financial and operational sustainability, • ultimately benefitting the entire population (11.3 million people). Partners: Vitens Evides International (applicant) EWSA - Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority of Rwanda; FEPEAR Association of private operators of water supply and sanitation in Rwanda; Aquanet BV PWN consultants for water enterprise development; UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education.

15. Institutional Infrastructure UNESCO IHE Networks and Partnerships

16. IFFCO KISAN SEZ Greenport Nellore, India – a design of a 1100 hectare Agropark, with detailed models for the corresponding Intelligent Agrologistic Network (IAN). • Agropark IFFCO Kisan SEZ Nellore is envisaged to be environmentally sustainable with zero effluent emissions. • The spatial clustering of different agro-production chains and spatial combination of agro-processing and non-agro functions enable prosperous scenario’s.

18. UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE • Founders: • City of Enschede, • Province of Overijssel, • University of Twente, • Saxion University of Applied Sciences • Region of Twente Activities • Entrepreneurship: stimulate startups and growing companies • Innovation: stimulate innovation and knowledge transfer • Area: create an inspiring location for innovative companies

20. VenturelabTwente • 1 year business development program for startups and growing companies • >200 participants in 3 years • Research Joint Ventures • Thermoplastic Composite Research Centre (TPRC): Boeing, Stork, Fokker, Ten Cate • Centre for Medical Imaging (CMI): Siemens, UMCG • High Tech Factory: 20 nano- companies • Center4Cloud: Google, IBM, KPN

21. UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE Results: • Regional engine for innovation • 330 companies on site • 5,900 commercial jobs • 879 spin-offs (40 -50 startups/year) from the University alone • 8529 jobs of the spin-offs

22. Whythisworks: • Itis anecosystem • Top technology at the universities (nano, bio, ICT) • Long history with Industry – university cooperation in the region A shared vision with the local governments and industry (HTSM; High Tech Systems and Materials)