1. Regional Engagement of Universities
and Colleges in the Glasgow Region
John Tibbitt
Policy Analyst Pascal/Glasgow University

2. PASCAL
International
Observatory
 An international policy and
C0-directors: research alliance
Professor Bruce Wilson, RMIT,
Melbourne  Focussed on place, social
Professor Mike Osborne,
University of Glasgow capital and learning regions
Mr Paul Crawford, Northern
Illinois University  Working from 4 centres
Professor Catherine Hoppers,
UNISA, South Africa around the world
Chair:  Cadre of expert Associates
Jarl Bengtsson, formerly OECD
drawn from senior academic
and policy-making positions

3. What does PASCAL
do?
 International R & D
- PURE
Bringing research and policy - PUMR
together
 International Exchange
Access to latest knowledge and
ideas on PASCAL themes
Programme
Offer worldwide perspectives to
 Knowledge Mobilisation
local possibilities
- Conferences
- Publications
- Online news and
information services

4. PURE
Pascal Universities Regional
Engagement Project
 Focus on contribution of HE
to regional development
 Expert visits
Involves 17 regions including city
regions and more mixed and
agricultural areas, and remoter
 Locally determined action
rural regions in
Europe, Africa, Australia and US.
projects
 Benchmarking engagement
practice
Academic Director:
Professor Chris Duke  Opportunities for shared
learning

5. Benchmarking
engagement
PURE made use of 2 related
 Domains for engagement
benchmarking instruments: - Regional development & Infrastructure
For HEIs the instrument was
- Human Capital
based closely on the one developed - Business processes
by David Charles for HEFCE (2002)
- Regional learning & Social Capital
For regions, the benchmarking tool - Community Development
was specially developed for the
PURE project - Cultural
- Sustainability
- Promotion of engagement within HEIs

6. Regional Engagement
within Universities
and Colleges
Activities included:
Commitment /management
arrangements
Place in HEI vision, mission &
strategic planning
CC
Resources for engagement
AC
Rewarding and valueing
engagement activity UWS
Staff skills for engagement Com/man
UG
Regional involvement in
governance of the HEI GSA
GCU
0 1 2 3 4 5 6

7. Human Capital
development
Activities here include:
Human Capital
Access for students from
disadvantaged backgrounds CC
Retention of graduates
AC
Involvement in regional skills
strategies, local labour demands &
UWS
labour market intelligence
Human Cap
Involvement of employers in UG
curriculum development
Course provision for GSA
employers, including CPD
GCU
Relationships with local schools &
colleges
0 1 2 3 4 5

8. Business
Development
Business processes development
Activities here include
CC
Strategic plan for business support
Creation of spin-out companies AC
Graduate entrepreneurship & UWS
business skills
Bus dev
Company incubation UG
Student placements & internships GSA
Applied research
GCU
0 1 2 3 4 5

9. Regional learning &
social capital
development
Social Capital
Activities here include:
Involvement in regional
governance
CC
Contribution to regional economic
and futures analysis AC
Participation in regional learning UWS
Soc Cap
strategy or activities
UG
Staff exchanges
GSA
Connecting regional partners to
international networks GCU
0 1 2 3 4 5

10. Cultural
development
Cultural Development
Activities here include:
CC
Cultural strategy
Provision of cultural facilities AC
Impact of local tourism UWS
Promoting regional cultural Cultural
identity UG
Skills and spin-outs to cultural and GSA
creative industries
GCU
Commonwealth Games
0 1 2 3 4 5 6

11. Community
development
Community development
Activities here include:
CC
Support to community-based
regeneration
AC
Facilities open for community use
UWS
Contribution to healthy living &
health promotion Com dev
UG
Student community action
GSA
Community-relevant research with
community partners
GCU
Promoting public debate
0 1 2 3 4 5

12. Sustainability
Promoting Sustainability
Activities here include:
CC
Sustainability in managing
institution
AC
Environmental management of
estate
UWS
Research on models for Sustain
sustainably societies, and core UG
societal challenges
GSA
Promoting education for
sustainability
GCU
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

13. Profiles of
engagement
High level of commitment to
regional engagement
Regional Engagement Profile
Variation between institutions on Com/man
other domains, especially cultural 5
development and community 4.5
4
development Sustain 3.5 Human Cap
3
2.5
2 GCU
General strength in human capital 1.5 GSA
development 1
0.5 UG
0
UWS
Scope for improvement in business Cultural Bus dev AC
process development CC
Lowest engagement on
sustainability issues Com dev Soc Cap

14. Engagement model
Regional Market Institutional
Context Context Context
Characteristics
Students/
Economy
Stakeholder
Engagement Process
Expectations
Engagement
Profile

15. Individual profile 1
GSA
Com/man
5
4.5
4
3.5
Sustain Human Cap
3
Specialist institution 2.5
2
(GSA) 1.5
1
0.5
0 GSA
Cultural Bus dev
Com dev Soc Cap

16. Individual Profile 2
UWS
Com/man
5
4.5
4
Sustain 3.5 Human Cap
3
Regional university 2.5
2
(UWS) 1.5
1
0.5
0 UWS
Cultural Bus dev
Com dev Soc Cap

17. Individual profile 3
AC
Com/man
4.5
4
3.5
Sustain 3 Human Cap
2.5
2
College of Further 1.5
1
Education 0.5
0 AC
(Anniesland)
Cultural Bus dev
Com dev Soc Cap

18. Individual profile 4
UG
Com/man
4.5
4
3.5
Sustain 3 Human Cap
2.5
2
Research intensive 1.5
1
university 0.5
0 UG
(UG)
Cultural Bus dev
Com dev Soc Cap

19. Some issues for
discussion
 The region and its
international context
 Reaching SMEs
Some starters for discussion  Innovation
 Incentivising engagement in
HEIs
 Co-opetition

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listening
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