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The Realities and Challenges for a EuroFaculty Project

Frameworks for University Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region Turku, October 28, 2013. The Realities and Challenges for a EuroFaculty Project. Antti Paasio EFP Project Leader Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Director of Business and Innovation Development University of Turku .

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The Realities and Challenges for a EuroFaculty Project

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  1. Frameworks for University Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region Turku, October 28, 2013 The Realities and Challenges for a EuroFaculty Project Antti Paasio EFP Project Leader Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Director of Business and Innovation Development University of Turku

  2. EuroFaculty Pskov 2009 - 2015 • 1ST PHASE 2009-2012 (5-1 = 4 DONORS , 1 RECIPIENT) • ENTRY LEVEL BOLOGNA MODELLING PLUS SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE • BACHELOR, OFFERING THREE DIFFERENT MAJORS • QUALITY, ICT INFRA, LIBRARY, LANGUAGES • ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE EDUCATION (OUTLINED) • 2ND PHASE 2012-2015 (1 RECIPIENT, UP TO 10 DONORS) • MORE ADVANCED BOLOGNA; EXECUTIVE PROGRAM; INNOVATION • STRATEGIC ALLIANCE FOR MASTER OF BALTIC SEA REGION BUSINESS • INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT (STUDENTS!) • MDP, EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR BSRB • FACULTY DEVELOPMENT • LANGUAGES • MOBILITY

  3. EFP 2nd Phase 2012-2015 • THE FIRST PHASE STARTED UNDER SLIGHTLY CHAOTIC CONDITIONS • SLUGGISH PROGRESS, PSKOV IN THE MIDDLE OF MOVING TO BOLOGNA • LIQUIDATION OF VOLNYI INSTITUTE • GERMAN DAAD FUNDING PRACTICALLY UNUSABLE • TECHNOLOGY GAP IN PSKOV • The New Pskov State University is a much stronger partner • Much improved understanding of different academic cultures within EFP • Much more trust • Much more ambition • Stronger set of donor universities

  4. Major changes • THE WHAT: A strong movement towards WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER • ONE DIRECTION >> INTERACTION >> NETWORKING >> POST-EFP SUSTAINABILITY • STRONGER EMPHASIS ON LEARNING

  5. Pskov Innovation Marathon 2013

  6. EXPANDING NETWORK PSKOV (RECIPIENT) LEARNING PORTS! TURKU (LEAD) 1ST & 2ND PHASE DONOR 2ND PHASE DONOR

  7. EFP Observations • Cross-border activities increasing • Students as strong drivers • Societal impact finally active: innovation • Joint programs strengthen sustainability • Long distance between ”previous/local” and ”tomorrow/international” already covered

  8. EFP Challenges today • Synchronization of co-financing • Uneven terms of CBSS funding • Synchronization of EFP with other developments in Pskov • Capacity development of faculty • Low local visibility of EFP, better synch with other events needed • Great differences between regions

  9. EuroFaculty Pskov by 2015 • Master Program Baltic Sea Region Business (first launched by PskovSU and University of Latvia) • Solid Bologna type Bachelor Program in Business Studies • International executive Management Development Program for Baltic Sea Region Business • Innovation embedded in education, research and the region • Joint student-driven innovation activity • Better ICT infrastucture and faculty development • Focus on 2020 rather than just 2015

  10. Drivers for Re-Thinking EF”25 years after” • Universities are increasingly developing their activities through intensive international networking and interaction • Digital communication has revolutionized joint operations in development, research, education, and ... • Increased competition between universities requires more effective incentives for partner universities • Without ”we all benefit”, sustainability is lost • We now know much more about efficient international cooperation

  11. EF 2015 ONWARDS • The principle of ”one recipient, many donors” is outdated. All participants must be prosumers • Degree education should be jointly planned and jointly executed • A EF virtual learning platform must be developed • Joint benchmark-type research should also be carried out (Observatory for BSR Development, Impact of EF, ...) • An annual high status event based on OBSRD development focus should be developed (alumni development) • EF should be predominantly Cross-Border • BSR joint activity ”Students for Innovation and Entrepreneurship” should be supported • Links with academic networks (BSRUN, ECSB ETC.) should be intensified • Much more mobility of faculty and students • Joint operations with similar regions should be considered

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  13. Can EuroFaculty Have a Future? Yes, it must!

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