European Universities are already engaged in a variety of ways in nurturing innovation and entrepreneurship. It has not been easy, in many cases and several countries, given some deeply entrenched cultural biases. We will briefly discuss a snapshot of the situation across Europe, and focus on some major initiatives, already underway, to further empower students, researchers and academics to pursue innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Innovation and academia a european perspective - at SRII Indian Summit
1. Innovation, Entrepreneurship and
the University -
a European Perspective
Prof. Dr. Christos N. Nikolaou
Transformation Services Lab Computer Science Department
University of Crete
Prof. Dr. Vali Lalioti
Director, Vali Lalioti Ltd.
Professor in Leadership & Innovation
Antwerp Management School
2. Historically…
• … no culture of entrepreneurship in many European
countries (but not all!)
– Tim Berners-Lee, a European, invented the web while
working at CERN(Switzerland) but commercial exploitation
in USA!
• Young people were encouraged to study to become
employees of large corporations or the government.
• “European innovation policy in the past has been
dominated by a focus on research and development
(R&D), and an assumption that innovation is about
science and technology” (Lisbon Council).
• But this is changing…
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3. The effects of crisis in Europe
• The problems with the banks (Ireland, Spain, …)
• The problems with the debt-ridden governments
of southern Europe,
• The tough austerity policies and the lack
of/anaemic growth in the Eurozone,
• … are pushing governments and people towards
empowerment of the human potential, risk
taking and innovation, as alternatives to growth.
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4. A flurry of initiatives
across Europe…
• Government-led:
– Horizon 2020: emphasis on innovation, on SME participation, on cooperation
between SMEs and universities/research centers
– Member states:
• Long tradition in UK (e.g. business parks at Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Southampton,
etc.)
• Spain: Innova (Barcelona Tech), Espai Empren, Lean Startup Creation, …
• German Länder…
• Greece: National competition for innovation prices (funded by banks), entrepreneurship
courses in some universities (e.g. U. of Crete)
• Privately-led:
– Banks (usually) create investment funds, with some public funding and some
VC funding.
– VCs presence not as strong as in the US; VCs very weak after financial crisis.
– Co-working, Incubators and accelerators,…
– Maker spaces: taking advantage of 3D printing and open innovation, e.g.
http://www.greatrecovery.org.uk/
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5. The University Link
• Innovation and risk taking are naturally linked to
young people (or to people with a young,
inquisitive, adventurous mind),
• Universities have large communities of young
people,
• Therefore, Universities should be natural
incubators of innovation and entrepreneurship,
• And this is already happening in many places
around the world – USA, UK, …
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6. What is being done today
• Universities, across Europe, usually provide introductory
entrepreneurship courses (make your own business plan, etc.), or
more advanced ones in Business Schools,
• Universities host national or regional competitions with awards for
innovating ideas in business,
• Universities create centers for entrepreneurs’ support
(technological, legal, etc., e.g., see program Innova at UPC,
Barcelona).
• However, contact of students and young researchers with VCs
and/or successful entrepreneurs tends to be sporadic and
educational efforts tend to be fragmented and not interdisciplinary
(e.g. only in business schools).
• Some Universities offer advanced/innovative curricula (see UK
example…)
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7. The Team Academy Idea
in the UK
• Followed by a couple of Business Schools in the UK (Bristol,
Newcastle and Falmouth):
– First year students start with 100 pounds each and start
companies in groups.
– Through the three year program, they are coached in their
groups by professional coaches and business school faculty
(trained as coaches vs. mentors).
– Students take courses as needed, from any department and any
faculty; when they graduate they get a degree and a company!
– So far successful and innovative.
– More info at http://www.akatemia.org.uk/what-is-team-
academy/ta-worldwide/
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8. What Remains to be Done
• Develop curricula/set of courses and labs for entrepreneurship and
innovation, of interdisciplinary nature, especially between schools
of engineering, business, health, sciences.
• Provide incentives to faculties and departments in Universities.
• Systematically develop links between such programs and
entrepreneurs, VCs, industry executives/senior managers, etc., at
various levels: advisory, mentoring, lecturing/teaching, student
projects leading, etc.
• Provide university facilities, infrastructure, resources, for ideation,
seeding new projects, working on proof-of-concepts, etc.
• Some of the US universities programs and centers could serve as
best practices (e.g. UC Berkeley).
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