Public Private Partnership as a Crucial Instrument for Bridging the Gap between Acquired Skills and New Competence Requirements Viktorija Bojovi ć , MA 9th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM INTERDISCIPLINARY REGIONAL RESEARCH

Brief intro Public Private Partnerships Triple Helix Model UNS activities toward STPs What about students? Concluding remarks 1 2 3 4 5

Public Private Partnership Why? Societies and economies are changing There is a need to bring together paramount elements and practices of that change What? An alternative Joint venture with shared risks and profits

Why?

Societies and economies are changing

There is a need to bring together paramount elements and practices of that change

What?

An alternative

Joint venture with shared risks and profits

Public Private Partnership Partnership is crucial for long time growth as a tool for: bridging the gap between research and development at universities and industry eliminating time lag of application of basic research and giving incentives to the researcher to become “ academic entrepreneur ”. move research from the lab to the market

Partnership is crucial for long time growth as a tool for:

bridging the gap between research and development at universities and industry

eliminating time lag of application of basic research and

giving incentives to the researcher to become “ academic entrepreneur ”.

move research from the lab to the market

Triple Helix = Mode 2 Three helices that advance together through dense and nonlinear communication and negotiations Industry Academia Government

The capacity to recognise and assimilate relevant knowledge from universities could be stimulated through the Science and Technology Parks, or Technology Transfer Centres Primary goal of University is scientific research and education, making it a unique source of basic research which when adopted by the business community, can function as an important source of knowledge based economic growth. Serbian experience in implementing new model

The capacity to recognise and assimilate relevant knowledge from universities could be stimulated through the Science and Technology Parks, or Technology Transfer Centres

Primary goal of University is scientific research and education, making it a unique source of basic research which when adopted by the business community, can function as an important source of knowledge based economic growth.

Knowledge spill-over tends to occur only within a limited geographic region, therefore University of Novi Sad is an important economic catalyst mostly within the Province of Vojvodina. The small, innovative and dynamic new businesses formed in the process of spinning off become an important driver in local economic growth, industrial renovation and employment generation . Serbian experience in implementing new model

Knowledge spill-over tends to occur only within a limited geographic region, therefore University of Novi Sad is an important economic catalyst mostly within the Province of Vojvodina.

The small, innovative and dynamic new businesses formed in the process of spinning off become an important driver in local economic growth, industrial renovation and employment generation .

Model implemented at UNS

Typology of Managed Workspace

Knowledge measurement www.inovacija.org research science development technology innovation

The Best Technology Innovation Competition Contestants 900 Ideas/teams 346 Teams in second round 170 Firms during competition 9 Contestants 900 Ideas/teams 254 Teams in second round 180 Firms during competition 8 Contestants 928 Ideas/teams 257 Teams in second round 178 Firms during competition ? 2005 2006 2007

A non-profit company lead by students only (projects & internal organisation) A small laboratory in which students solve everyday business problems Bridging the gap between academic knowledge and practical business experience Offering a sense of reality SKILL, CORE & Victory Student company or junior enterprise is

A non-profit company lead by students only (projects & internal organisation)

A small laboratory in which students solve everyday business problems

Bridging the gap between academic knowledge and practical business experience

Offering a sense of reality

SKILL, CORE & Victory

Student companies benefits Transfer of theoretical knowledge Intensification of „soft skills“ Get to know business processes Networking Financial aspects Students

Student companies benefits Increase name recognition & image Achieving of competitive advantages Possibility for new partnerships Transfer practice  theory Universities Knowledge transfer Soft skills Business process Finances Students

Student companies benefits Make use of new and creative ideas High knowledge + high motivation Student consulting firms are cheaper Potential employees Knowledge transfer Soft skills Business process Finances Students UNIs Image & name Competitiveness Partnerships Transfer practice Firms

Experiences in Serbian JE SKILL, CORE & Victory Members = workers more diverse Projects more aggressively searched for Support – have well known professors at your side Meetings and attitudes toward clients more convincing How to value work?

SKILL, CORE & Victory

Members = workers more diverse

Projects more aggressively searched for

Support – have well known professors at your side

Meetings and attitudes toward clients more convincing

How to value work?

Obstacles to JE in Serbia SKILL, CORE & Victory General attitude young = inexperienced Unwillingness to pay (gain experience and be happy/grateful) Lack of support at Faculties Great burden for students (exams, terms, hard work -> stress, stress & stress )

SKILL, CORE & Victory

General attitude young = inexperienced

Unwillingness to pay (gain experience and be happy/grateful)

Lack of support at Faculties

Great burden for students (exams, terms, hard work -> stress, stress & stress )

Close to tree hundred innovations EVERY year implies great innovative potential of Serbian economy. What is needed is intensifying different stimuli for market realisation. That number of start-ups in high-tech industry could be regarded as sufficient contribution to the small transitional economy. Much more has to be done to support student enterprises. Concluding remarks

Close to tree hundred innovations EVERY year implies great innovative potential of Serbian economy.

What is needed is intensifying different stimuli for market realisation.

That number of start-ups in high-tech industry could be regarded as sufficient contribution to the small transitional economy.

Much more has to be done to support student enterprises.

Thank you for your attention Viktorija Bojovi ć , MA [email_address]