Description du projet
L’enseignement supérieur au service de l’excellence en matière de R&I
Dans toute l’Europe, les établissements d’enseignement supérieur sont confrontés à un défi pressant: leur capacité limitée à stimuler la recherche et l’innovation (R&I). Cette insuffisance freine l’excellence scientifique et étouffe le plein potentiel de la valorisation des connaissances. Les obstacles politiques entravent encore les progrès, en particulier dans les pays en voie d’élargissement. Dans ce contexte, le projet INITIATE, financé par l’UE, vise à donner aux universités de ces pays les moyens de se transformer en centres dynamiques d’activités de R&I. En mettant l’accent sur les pays en voie d’élargissement comme la Croatie, la Macédoine du Nord et le Portugal, INITIATE génère des recommandations politiques, des résultats de recherche et des dossiers de demande de financement conjoint. L’objectif final est une feuille de route pour l’adoption durable de la R&I, étayée par une réforme institutionnelle et une culture de l’excellence scientifique.
Objectif
INITIATE is a project that aims to empower higher education institutions to develop R&I through institution transformation. INITIATE, in its widening dimension, seeks to raise excellence in science and knowledge valorisation of Europe's universities through cooperation and knowledge circulation. Through stakeholder inclusion and co-design approach, INITIATE will design an approach for institution transformation that will reflect on the current needs and resources of the institution, external elements such as policy barriers, good practices from other initiatives and identification of possible collaboration areas with other institutions including local ecosystems. Through iterative process and R&I Labs supported by online tools such as Knowledge Hub, INITIATE will generate policy recommendations for helping stimulate R&I development and scientific excellence in Widening countries, in addition to research outputs and creation of joint applications for other funding sources (e.g. Horizon Europe). The approach will be demonstrated in Croatia, Portugal and north Macedonia. This will finally result in a roadmap for long term uptake of R&I in widening countries with identified replication cases and forming of the Alliance for green energy transition that will assure the long-term sustainability of INITIATE results. The action focuses on universities in Widening countries, in which the cases for the implementation of INITIATE approach will be conducted. Additionally, the project aims to achieve several outcomes, including the successful institutional reform and upgrade of higher education institutions in the R&I dimension, empowerment to be actors of change, and the mainstreaming of a culture of excellence in science and value creation amongst higher education institutions, particularly in less research-intensive institutions and countries. To achieve these outcomes, the project will engage universities as well as local ecosystems.
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinateur
10000 Zagreb
Croatie