Enterprise & Knowledge: the view from higher education Professor Alan Sibbald Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research, Outreach, Infrastructure) University of East London

KNOWLEDGE-DRIVEN REGENERATION: An evolving HE model UEL’s approach in London Thames Gateway

LONDON THAMES GATEWAY Compared to London and Greater SE England: weaker knowledge economy weaker skills base less attractive to investment. But: improving infrastructure big opportunities (Canary Wharf, Olympics, etc).

Compared to London and Greater SE England:

weaker knowledge economy

weaker skills base

less attractive to investment.

But:

improving infrastructure

big opportunities (Canary Wharf, Olympics, etc).

KEY HE POINTS HE collectively is a very large knowledge resource Major asset for LTG expertise to drive innovation and entrepreneurship supplying demand for higher level skills international linkages (students, research) cultural assets (eg Trinity Laban) knowledge economy branding partnership capacity

HE collectively is a very large knowledge resource

Major asset for LTG

expertise to drive innovation and entrepreneurship

supplying demand for higher level skills

international linkages (students, research)

cultural assets (eg Trinity Laban)

knowledge economy branding

partnership capacity

UEL’S VISION ‘ To be an agent of change - e mphasising the importance of values alongside the utility of knowledge contributing to the regeneration of the Thames Gateway providing qualifications focused on entrepreneurial skills commanding a high reputation amongst employers.’

‘ To be an agent of change -

e mphasising the importance of values alongside the utility of knowledge

contributing to the regeneration of the Thames Gateway

providing qualifications focused on entrepreneurial skills

commanding a high reputation amongst employers.’

KEY WORKING THEMES Non-traditional approach – university as an open platform for knowledge exchange, not an ivory tower selling intellectual property Wide focus on expertise – not just academics Growing entrepreneurial experts Creating expert centres Building up innovation and enterprise infrastructure

Non-traditional approach – university as an open platform for knowledge exchange, not an ivory tower selling intellectual property

Wide focus on expertise – not just academics

Growing entrepreneurial experts

Creating expert centres

Building up innovation and enterprise infrastructure

20 YEAR STRATEGY Align UEL goals with regeneration policy Win external funds to grow our enterprise development service, new facilities and networks Work with inventors, businesses, academics, students, entrepreneurs (iBase) Partner others in creating an ‘innovation and enterprise infrastructure’ to support long-term knowledge economy growth Use track record to influence future policy/funding

Align UEL goals with regeneration policy

Win external funds to grow our enterprise development service, new facilities and networks

Work with inventors, businesses, academics, students, entrepreneurs (iBase)

Partner others in creating an ‘innovation and enterprise infrastructure’ to support long-term knowledge economy growth

Use track record to influence future policy/funding

AFTER TEN YEARS c.£50m of external investment attracted Transformed UEL estate/brand Transformed innovation and enterprise role Transformed partnership picture Doubled student numbers Research activity growing and attracting international class academics NB These are LTG’s results as well as UEL’s.

c.£50m of external investment attracted

Transformed UEL estate/brand

Transformed innovation and enterprise role

Transformed partnership picture

Doubled student numbers

Research activity growing and attracting international class academics

NB These are LTG’s results as well as UEL’s.

OTHER INDICATORS UEL is recognized nationally as a leading regeneration-focused HEI Knowledge Dock (our enterprise development service) works with c.700 enterprises a year; Knowledge Dock Centre opened in 2006 providing an enhanced scale and quality of service to the iBase Award-winning - Grand Prix Invention Prize INPEX 2004, London/SE STEP Agency 2005 and 2006 Working partnerships: KnowledgeEast key to innovation & enterprise infrastructure; Creative Way targeting progression/employability in CCIs; Emerald Fund supporting pre-commercialisation; and more

UEL is recognized nationally as a leading regeneration-focused HEI

Knowledge Dock (our enterprise development service) works with c.700 enterprises a year; Knowledge Dock Centre opened in 2006 providing an enhanced scale and quality of service to the iBase

Award-winning - Grand Prix Invention Prize INPEX 2004, London/SE STEP Agency 2005 and 2006

Working partnerships: KnowledgeEast key to innovation & enterprise infrastructure; Creative Way targeting progression/employability in CCIs; Emerald Fund supporting pre-commercialisation; and more

SOME UEL EXAMPLES Expert Centres, eg FABPAD (fabric, print and design bureau) Simlab (visualisation, simulation and process mapping) Manufactured Aggregates Research Centre RIX Centre (technology and learning disability) Product Design Lab Sustainability Research Institute Geo-Informatics 20 start-ups supported in 5 years Helped found East London Inventors Club Empower – supporting women’s entrepreneurship Hothatch – supporting student entrepreneurship

Expert Centres, eg

FABPAD (fabric, print and design bureau)

Simlab (visualisation, simulation and process mapping)

Manufactured Aggregates Research Centre

RIX Centre (technology and learning disability)

Product Design Lab

Sustainability Research Institute

Geo-Informatics

20 start-ups supported in 5 years

Helped found East London Inventors Club

Empower – supporting women’s entrepreneurship

Hothatch – supporting student entrepreneurship

UEL’s Docklands Campus – the first new campus to be built in London for 50 years

East London Inventors Club

FABPAD – fabric, print, design Supporting students and business…. Degree shows, Rolf Harris, ENO, local SMEs

Supporting students and business….

Degree shows, Rolf Harris, ENO, local SMEs

Hot Hatch ‘ Hot Desk’ for new business start ups 51 hours per month for 3 months – free Desk + Phone + PC Broadband internet access Business Address Meeting rooms

‘ Hot Desk’ for new business start ups

51 hours per month for 3 months – free

Desk + Phone + PC

Broadband internet access

Business Address

Meeting rooms

IN SUMMARY UEL has harnessed its knowledge intensity to regeneration UEL’s broad-based community of entrepreneurial experts is growing Partnership-based innovation and enterprise infrastructure is growing As UEL has developed itself, London Thames Gateway has been developed too Job not complete, but job definitely started!

UEL has harnessed its knowledge intensity to regeneration

UEL’s broad-based community of entrepreneurial experts is growing

Partnership-based innovation and enterprise infrastructure is growing

As UEL has developed itself, London Thames Gateway has been developed too

Job not complete, but job definitely started!