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Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 1
In the region – for the region?
The multiple roles of universities for their (rural) siting region
DI Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna, Institute for
Sustainable Economic Development
Presentation at the Alpen Adria University Klagenfurt, 23rd October 2020
Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020
“Everything we do needs to feed back into our core competences”.
Statement of the university management, University of Twente
Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 3
Evolution of the (societal) role of universities
11th- 18th century
Universities support
socio-economic
development at the
national level
19th century
1st academic revolution:
Humboldtian university:
research and academic freedom
20th century
After World War II:
contribution of
economic development
Mode 1: universities as
knowledge providers for industry
68er revolution:
democratic mass
universities with
access for all
2nd academic
revolution:
knowledge and tech
transfer as core
missions of the
university (Third
mission)
21st century
Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020
What does this mean for the regional role
of universities?
§ The core competences of universities have changed over time
§ Organisational and institutional changes have accompanied these
processes
§ The Higher Education landscape has diversified and decentralized
§ But these new developments and changes lead to the same
question: Alongside teaching and research are there other
tasks for a modern university in a knowledge society (macro
level)? And especially what is the role of the university for its
siting region (micro level)?
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Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020
Content
1. Regional role of universities based on presence effects
2. Regional role of universities based on activity effects
3. Determinants influencing the regional role of unviersities
4. Challenges for universities in rural siting regions
5. Strategies
6. Conclusions
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
University as economic
actor:
• Location factor
• Investments
• Expenses
• employment
Developmental role
Engagement in regional societal and
political activities, strategy processes,
leadership
Generative role
Knowledge transfer and
entrepreneurship
Traditional role
• Participation in Education
• Provision of graduates/
human capital
Presence
effects
Activity
effects
(Adapted from Hamm and Koschatzky, 2020)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
University as economic actor - demand-side effects
Numerous studies have been conducted to elevate the multiplier
effect (e.g. the income multiplier ranges between 1.3 -1.8,
similar to value creation multiplier (1.8 - 2.0) (Hamm and Koschatzky
2020)
University
Increasing demand,
Employment and
value effects
1. Investment: into
infrastructure, buildings
2. Expenses
Personnel
Material
Of the employees and
students
3. Employment : most often
universities are among the
biggest employers in the
region
Demand-side
effects
Region
Mulitplier effects
(Adapted from Hamm and Koschatzky, 2020)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Traditional role: effects of universities on the participation in
higher education
§ Decentralized (rural) university locations result in more regional
inhabitants considering participating in higher education programs
(Kunzmann and Tata 2000, Peer and Penker 2014)
§ Nevertheless several studies (Bühler-Conrad 1985, Connor 2001) emphasize that
geographical proximity is not a sufficient preconditions, also social
proximity (determined by the social status of the parents) is
influential.
§ The probability to pursue a study degree is twice as high for children
whose parents have a high school certificate (Matura).
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Traditional role: effects of universities on the participation in
higher education
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
§ Study offer in the city / region / federal province of origin have a
significant influences on the choice for the study programme
(Kultursministerkonferenz 2020, Radinger-Peer 2013)
§ The more comprehensive the offer of study programmes in the
federal province of origin the higher the probability that the students
stay.
§ Within Austria most students (around 50%) begin their studies in
Vienna, followed by Styria (15%) and Upper Austria (10%) (Statistik Austria,
Hochschulstatistik 2020)
Traditional role: effects of universities on the participation in
higher education
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Regionale Herkunft
(Bundesland)
Insgesamt
Studienort
Klagenfurt Linz Salzburg Graz Leoben Innsbruck Wien
Insgesamt 18.346 561 1.675 1.078 3.234 206 1.692 9.900
Burgenland 572- 9- 66 3- 494
Kärnten 1.362 500 17 20 535 13 19 258
Niederösterreich 3.240 2 209 31 62 34 13 2.889
Oberösterreich 2.857 2 1.313 352 288 22 59 821
Salzburg 1.012 8 42 586 109 6 83 178
Steiermark 2.458 35 19 24 2.049 93 9 229
Tirol 1.433 6 4 32 66 6 1.199 120
Vorarlberg 553 3 12 10 26 8 288 206
Wien 4.764 2 44 10 24 18 10 4.656
Wohnsitz Ausland 94 3 6 13 9 2 12 49
Keine Angabe 1- - - - 1- -
Tab.1: First semester students at publc universities in the winter term 2019/2020 (Statistik Austria, Hochschulstatistik)
Traditional role: effects of universities on the participation in
higher education
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Traditional role: provision of the region with university graduates
§ Graduates are perceived as the most important channel to „transfer“
academic knowledge into the regional economy / administration / public
authorities
§ Graduates have an influence on the regional potential for innovation as well
as the absorptive capacity for academic innovation and knowledge
§ Generally the willigness to move is rather high after graduation (Gareis, 2017; Busch
2007), it is lower for those graduates who have completed their study
programme in their federal country of origin
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Traditional role: provision of the region with university graduates
§ The most important factors influencing the migration behavior of graduates are:
1. Adequate workplace (income, career options)
2. Image of the workplace (e.g. attractive employers)
3. Reasonable distance to the place of living (Radinger-Peer 2013; Hamm 2013, IHS Kärnten 2015)
§ Overall graduates of universities are more mobile than graduates from
Universities of Applied Sciences (FH) and graduates from technical studies are
more mobile than those from humanistic and social studies.
§ A critical point is the correct and comprehensive information about job
opportunities in the region / federal province of origin (Radinger-Peer 2013, Hamm 2013)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
University as economic
actor /demand-side effects:
• Location factor
• Investments
• Expenses
• employment
Traditional role
• Participation in Education
• Provision of graduates/
human capital
Presence
effects
(Adapted from Hamm and Koschatzky, 2020)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
University as economic
actor /demand-side effects:
• Location factor
• Investments
• Expenses
• employment
Developmental role
Engagement in regional societal and
political activities, strategy processes,
leadership
Generative role
Knowledge transfer and
entrepreneurship
Traditional role
• Participation in Education
• Provision of graduates/
human capital
Presence
effects
Activity
effects
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Activity effects of universities on their siting region
§ The generative role (Gunasekara 2006) refers primarily to the provision of
knowledge by the university in response to business or
institutional demands (triple helix model, entrepreneurial university)
§ The developmental role, in contrast, implies that universities
contribute to the long-term socio-economic development of a region
by adapting their research and teaching activities more closely to
regional needs (Boucher and Conway. 2003). Moreover, universities play an
important role in enhancing the regional institutional and social
capacity, as well as fostering the creation of new intra- and
interregional relationships (“boundary spanning capacity” (Pflitsch and Radinger-Peer 2018) (e.g.
engaged university model, sustainable university model)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
…generative role …developmental role
Triple Helix
Entrepreneurial
university
Sustainable university
Engaged university
Leuphana university
Activity effects of universities on their siting region
Source: www.heinnovate.eu © pixabay
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
…generative role Triple Helix universityEntrepreneurial university
Activity effects of universities on their siting region
Definition University applies an economic mission
and focuses on the commercialization of
knowledge via patents, licenses and spin-
off foundations
University – industry –
government relations are
generated endogenously
with overlapping institutional
spheres were hybrid
organizations emerge at the
interface
Organisational
change
• transfer units at the interface of the
university and the regional environment
• Internal incentive structures
• “entrepreneurial scientists”
• Change from a general mission towards an
economic mission
• Commercialization activities are taken into
account in the evaluation
• Foundation of hybrid
organizations such as
knowledge transfer offices,
university incubator facilities;
• New firm foundations/spin
offs;
• Transdisciplinary thinking
and working methods
(Source:Radinger-Peer,2019a)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
…developmental role
Activity effects of universities on their siting region
Definition The regional focus is integrated in all
activities of the universities, that
is research, teaching and other knowledge
exchange activities
Sustainability is incorporated
as key principle into
management practices as
well as teaching, research
and outreach activities
Organisational
change
• Integration of the regional focus into the mission
and strategy of the university
• Integration of the regional focus/perspective into
teaching and research
• Participation in strategic regional networks
• Boundary spanning between different regional
actors
• Change of the self-perception of the university
• Transdisciplinarity
• Institutional entrepreneurs as role models for
regional engagement activities
• Change of management and
operational practices towards
more sustainable practices or
conduction of certifications (e.g.
EMAS)
• Sustainability is taken into
account as core principle in
teaching and research
• Participation in regional
transformation/development
processes towards sustainability
Sustainable universityEngaged university
(Source:Radinger-Peer,2019a)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Example on how the Johannes Kepler University Linz exerted a developmental role to support the
regional sustainability developments in its siting region (Source: Pflitsch and Radinger-Peer 2018)
(Source:PflitschandRadinger-Peer,2018,Radinger-Peeretal.2020)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Activity effects of universities on their siting region
§ Most often a mixture of the presented types of regional engagement occurs
§ Nonetheless which role is followed universities can exert different forms of agency and
further regional path development (Grillitsch and Sotarauta. 2019; Nieth and Radinger-Peer, forthcoming)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Activity effects of universities on their siting region
§ Most often a mixture of the presented roles of universities occurs
§ Nonetheless which role is followed universities can exert different forms of agency and
further regional path development (Grillitsch and Sotarauta. 2019; Nieth and Radinger-Peer, forthcoming)
Innovative
entrepreneurship
• Establishment of new regional pathways, new industries
• Entrepreneurship, spin-off creation, R&D cooperation
• Supported by the institutional environment
Institutional
entrepreneurship
• Change of internal norms, social practices, routines concerning the regional engagement -
enacted by institutional entrepreneurs (Grillitsch and Sotarauta 2018)
• Establishment of new routines/cultures of generating knowledge (e.g. transdisciplinary research
approaches, focus on regional topics)
Place-based
leadership
• Enfold leadership capacity outside the organizational boundaries
• Participation of the university in regional innovation networks, strategy processes, with
various stakeholder groups (Gibney, Copeland, and Murie 2009, Collinge, Gibney, and Mabey 2011).
• University as a bridging actor (Radinger-Peer and Pflitsch 2017)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Activity effects of universities on their siting region
§ Most often a mixture of the presented roles of universities occurs
§ Nonetheless which role is followed universities can exert different forms of agency and
further regional path development (Grillitsch and Sotarauta. 2019; Nieth and Radinger-Peer, forthcoming)
Innovative
entrepreneurship
• Establishment of new regional pathways, new industries
• Entrepreneurship, spin-off creation, R&D cooperation
• Supported by the institutional environment
Institutional
entrepreneurship
• Change of internal norms, social practices, routines concerning the regional engagement -
enacted by institutional entrepreneurs (Grillitsch and Sotarauta 2018)
• Establishment of new routines/cultures of generating knowledge (e.g. transdisciplinary research
approaches, focus on regional topics)
Place-based
leadership
• Enfold leadership capacity outside the organizational boundaries
• Participation of the university in regional innovation networks, strategy processes, with
various stakeholder groups (Gibney, Copeland, and Murie 2009, Collinge, Gibney, and Mabey 2011).
• University as a bridging actor (Radinger-Peer and Pflitsch 2017)
Transfer of knowledge to the region and induce innovation
University internal structural but also normative and cultural changes
Active leadership in regional strategies and networks
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
University as economic
actor /demand-side effects:
• Location factor
• Investments
• Expenses
• employment
Developmental role
Engagement in regional societal and
political activities, strategy processes,
leadership
Generative role
Knowledge transfer and
entrepreneurship
Traditional role
• Participation in Education
• Provision of graduates/
human capital
Presence
effects
Activity
effects
What influences the role the university
plays in its siting region?
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
§ Each university – region setting is unique
§ Spatial /geographical proximity alone does not guarantee a
prosperous interplay of university and region => other types of
proximity are needed as well!
§ The regional role is not self evident but influenced by the regional
environment
ü Regional influencing factors
ü Organizational influencing factors
ü Institutional framework
Determinants influencing the regional role of universities
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Regional influencing factors
§ Characteristics of the regional economy (industries, size, R&D affinity, cluster
=> cognitive proximity; the employment of graduates in regional businesses
increases this type of proximity)
§ Invitation and participation of the university in regional networks (knowledge
exchange, strategy processes) => establishment of organizational proximity
between universities and public and private actors)
§ Political support for the development /establishment of university infrastructure
and location development
§ Number of other HEIs in the region
Determinants influencing the regional role of universities
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Organisational influencing factors
§ Type of university (research-oriented, teaching-oriented, technical, full
etc) => technical universities have a higher probability to establish as
an entrepreneurial university
§ History and reasons for foundation
(after World War II university foundations are
more regional oriented / attitude towards applied
research than older universities)
§ Profile, mission statement and self-perception
(influenced by university management
and leadership)
Determinants influencing the regional role of universities
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Institutional framework
§ refers to the Higher Education System (national, international, global)
§ governmental regulatory framework (“Leistungsvereinbarungen”) => influence
on the strategic orientation and agenda setting of universities
§ Focus of financing and funding programs
§ Norms within a certain academic profession (what is allowed / legitimated /
appropriate)
Determinants influencing the regional role of universities
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
§ Profiling and image
§ Focus of the universities (departments, study programs etc)
vs demands of the labour market/industry
§ Attraction of students and staff (=> affect the legitimacy)
§ Demand for internationality (vs regionality?)
§ Demand for academic excellence (vs societal engagement?)
§ (Rural) image of the region
§ Etc.
Challenges for universities in rural siting region
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Evidence from two case study regions
Technical University of Kaiserslautern
§ Founded in 1969 as part of the double university Trier-Kaiserslautern
§ Main reason for founding: a) shortage of vocational teachers and b)
“development aid” for the structurally weak region Western Palatine
§ No. of students: 14.500 (around 5.000 via distance learning)
§ Focus: technical university, 12 departments including social and economic
sciences (departments)
Source: www.uni-kl.de
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Main challenges of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern
§ Attraction of students:
- German wide decline of student numbers at the beginning of the 1990s
- Competition with other Technical Universities
- Offer of study programs attracted only partial interest of female students
- Lack of an image as student city (income students from the “washing
machine radius”)
§ Regional labour market was not able to absorb the graduates from the
different study programs
§ Permanent political expectations to spur the regional economic development
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Strategies of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern
§ With regard to incoming students:
- Foundation of the distance learning center (DISC) in 1992 => 20% of the
overall students are international students (17 international Graduate
programs)
- Strengthening of the social and economic related study programs (which
attract especial attention from female students)
- Establishment of a network of partner-universities among which students
can change/switch easily or receive a joint or double degree
- Image => via excellence orientation as
well as cooperation with the city
government to make the city more
attractive for students.
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Strategies of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern
§ Profiling and Excellence orientation: attraction and foundation of numerous
highly renowned (often applied) institutes from the 1980s onwards => close
relationship to regional industry, increase of R&D cooperation
two Fraunhofer Institutes, a Max Planck Institute,
the German Research Center for Artificial
Intelligence (DFKI), the Institute for Surface and
Thin Film Analysis (IFOS), and the Institute for
Composite Materials (IVW)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Strategies of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern
§ Profiling and Excellence orientation: attraction and foundation of numerous
highly renowned (often applied) institutes from the 1980s onwards => close
relationship to regional industry, increase of R&D cooperation
§ Research output and teaching excellence lead to top positions in national
and international rankings => affect the image and reputation
§ Spin Off Creation and entrepreneurship become the main focus at the TUK
=> graduates found their own work place, especially in IT)
§ Institutionalization of Knowledge and Technology Transfer at the university
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Strategies of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern
§ Networks and Alliances:
§ Participation in (metal, engineering, textile) cluster and initiation of the
Software cluster
§ Initiation of networks (Science Alliance, Diemersteiner Kreis) between
the University, University of Applied Sciences, local and regional public
authorities as well as regional businesses
§ Board of trustees of the university actively integrates local policymakers
and businesses to discuss a joint regional agenda (regional labor market
and stay of the graduates, location development, business settlement and
attraction of companies => university shows interest in challenges of
regional policy/ regional businesses (Radinger-Peer 2019b)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
University of Twente
§ Founded in 1964 as one of three Dutch
Technical universities
§ Was expected to support the development of a
modern technology based regional economy
(after economic crises and de-industrialization)
§ In 1985 the rector Van den Kroonenberg
rebranded UT as “the entrepreneurial university”
§ No. of students: 9.645 (2018)
§ 6 Departments
Source: www.utwente.nl
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Main challenges of the University of Twente
§ Attraction of students:
§ Due to the location and the lack of efficient reachability (via airplane, train)
it is a challenge to attract income students
§ Furthermore many graduates leave after their Bachelor or Master degree
due to the perception, that there is a lack of jobs in the region and other
cities are the places to be (Brain drain).
§ Image of the region and of the university
§ Lack of absorptive capacity of the regional economy for university
knowledge transfer (lack of cognitive proximity)
§ Lack of effective decision making structures for the whole region
(Benneworth and Hospers 2007; Nieth and Radinger-Peer, forthcoming)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
§ Excellence via cutting edge
research in the fields of medical
technology, telematics,
nanotechnology and tissue
engineering and the foundation
of respective institutes ( e.g.
MESA+, MIRA, ITC -)
§ Creation of the TOP program
(temporary entrepreneur
scheme) and the foundation of
the Business and Science
Park show a strong
commitment to
entrepreneurial activity in the
region and spin-off creations.
Strategies of the University of Twente
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Strategies of the University of Twente
§ Due to the lack of absorptive capacity of the regional industries, the
university established new industries (especially in ICT) (Novel T as
incubator and foundation of numerous spin-offs)
§ Active participation in regional strategic processes (e.g. partner in the
Twente Board)
§ Together with regional businesses and the local government new
strategies to inform graduates (in Twente and abroad) about job and
career opportunities in the region are envisaged and implemented.
Source: www.utwente.nl
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Summary of the strategies of the two case study universities
Innovative
entrepreneurship
• Both universities supported academic spin offs and entrepreneurship which led to the
establishment of new regional industries => work places for graduates => attraction of new
businesses
• Strong cooperation with the local government (e.g. location development)
• Participation in clusters / initiation of clusters
Institutional
entrepreneurship
professionalization and institutionalization of cooperation with regional stakeholders (e.g.
Technology Transfer Offices, Design Lab, Board of Trustees)
• Integration of regional engagement activities (commercial but also non-commercial) into
university strategies and development plans
• Coalitions with other HEIs to attract students (joint and double degrees) distance learning
• Align study programs / contents to regional demands
Place-based
leadership
• leadership outside the organization: participation in pertinent networks and strategic boards
and regional strategy processes (e.g. Science Alliance and Diemersteiner Kreis in
Kaiserslautern and Novel T in Twente) => legitimacy, support and resources
• University as a bridging actor between various stakohlders but also importer of internationally
relevant new themes
(adapted from Grillitsch and Sotarauta 2019 as well as Nieth and Radinger-Peer forthcoming)
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Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion
Summary of the strategies of the two case study universities
Innovative
entrepreneurship
• Both universities supported academic spin offs and entrepreneurship which led to the
establishment of new regional industries => work places for graduates => attraction of new
businesses
• Strong cooperation with the local government (e.g. location development)
• Participation in Clusters / initiation of clusters
Institutional
entrepreneurship
• professionalization and institutionalization of cooperation with regional stakeholders (e.g.
Technology Transfer Offices, Design Lab, Board of Trustees)
• Integration of regional engagement activities (commercial but also non-commercial) into
university strategies and development plans
• Coalitions with other HEIs to attract students (joint and double degrees) distance learning
Place-based
leadership
• leadership outside the orgaparticipation in pertinent networks and strategic boards and
regional strategy processes (e.g. Science Alliance and Diemersteiner Kreis nizational
boundaries: in Kaiserslautern and Novel T in Twente) => legitimacy, support and resources
• University as a bridging actor between various stakohlders but also importer of internationally
relevant new themes
All three types are strongly influenced by
a) highly motivated individuals/frontrunners,
b) support and openness from the university
management and
c) regional structures that “allow” for university-
region collaboration / joint governance.
(adapted from Grillitsch and Sotarauta 2019 as well as Nieth and Radinger-Peer forthcoming)
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Conclusion
• The establishment of the regional role is a deliberation process
• the region is only one of multiple levels the university is active at and
the regional focus is only one of multiple perspectives the university has
• regionally embedded and active within a multi-scalar international
environment
active within an
international
environment
regionally
embedded
Universities
regional role
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Conclusion
• the success of the university (e.g. attraction of students, image
building, location development) is also dependent on the cooperation
with and support of respective regional stakeholders/partners
• The higher the proximity (cognitive, organizational, institutional)
between the university and its region/the regional private and public
stakeholders, the higher the probability for a “win-win” situation.
• The two universities have actively shaped the proximity to their
location region via multiple roles and different forms of agency.
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University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
Department of Economics and Social Sciences
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In the region – for the region? The multiple roles of universities for their (rural) siting region

  • 1. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 1 In the region – for the region? The multiple roles of universities for their (rural) siting region DI Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna, Institute for Sustainable Economic Development Presentation at the Alpen Adria University Klagenfurt, 23rd October 2020
  • 2. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 “Everything we do needs to feed back into our core competences”. Statement of the university management, University of Twente
  • 3. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 3 Evolution of the (societal) role of universities 11th- 18th century Universities support socio-economic development at the national level 19th century 1st academic revolution: Humboldtian university: research and academic freedom 20th century After World War II: contribution of economic development Mode 1: universities as knowledge providers for industry 68er revolution: democratic mass universities with access for all 2nd academic revolution: knowledge and tech transfer as core missions of the university (Third mission) 21st century
  • 4. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 What does this mean for the regional role of universities? § The core competences of universities have changed over time § Organisational and institutional changes have accompanied these processes § The Higher Education landscape has diversified and decentralized § But these new developments and changes lead to the same question: Alongside teaching and research are there other tasks for a modern university in a knowledge society (macro level)? And especially what is the role of the university for its siting region (micro level)? 4
  • 5. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 Content 1. Regional role of universities based on presence effects 2. Regional role of universities based on activity effects 3. Determinants influencing the regional role of unviersities 4. Challenges for universities in rural siting regions 5. Strategies 6. Conclusions 5
  • 6. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 6 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion University as economic actor: • Location factor • Investments • Expenses • employment Developmental role Engagement in regional societal and political activities, strategy processes, leadership Generative role Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship Traditional role • Participation in Education • Provision of graduates/ human capital Presence effects Activity effects (Adapted from Hamm and Koschatzky, 2020)
  • 7. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 7 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion University as economic actor - demand-side effects Numerous studies have been conducted to elevate the multiplier effect (e.g. the income multiplier ranges between 1.3 -1.8, similar to value creation multiplier (1.8 - 2.0) (Hamm and Koschatzky 2020) University Increasing demand, Employment and value effects 1. Investment: into infrastructure, buildings 2. Expenses Personnel Material Of the employees and students 3. Employment : most often universities are among the biggest employers in the region Demand-side effects Region Mulitplier effects (Adapted from Hamm and Koschatzky, 2020)
  • 8. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 8 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Traditional role: effects of universities on the participation in higher education § Decentralized (rural) university locations result in more regional inhabitants considering participating in higher education programs (Kunzmann and Tata 2000, Peer and Penker 2014) § Nevertheless several studies (Bühler-Conrad 1985, Connor 2001) emphasize that geographical proximity is not a sufficient preconditions, also social proximity (determined by the social status of the parents) is influential. § The probability to pursue a study degree is twice as high for children whose parents have a high school certificate (Matura).
  • 9. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 9 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Traditional role: effects of universities on the participation in higher education
  • 10. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 10 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion § Study offer in the city / region / federal province of origin have a significant influences on the choice for the study programme (Kultursministerkonferenz 2020, Radinger-Peer 2013) § The more comprehensive the offer of study programmes in the federal province of origin the higher the probability that the students stay. § Within Austria most students (around 50%) begin their studies in Vienna, followed by Styria (15%) and Upper Austria (10%) (Statistik Austria, Hochschulstatistik 2020) Traditional role: effects of universities on the participation in higher education
  • 11. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 11 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Regionale Herkunft (Bundesland) Insgesamt Studienort Klagenfurt Linz Salzburg Graz Leoben Innsbruck Wien Insgesamt 18.346 561 1.675 1.078 3.234 206 1.692 9.900 Burgenland 572- 9- 66 3- 494 Kärnten 1.362 500 17 20 535 13 19 258 Niederösterreich 3.240 2 209 31 62 34 13 2.889 Oberösterreich 2.857 2 1.313 352 288 22 59 821 Salzburg 1.012 8 42 586 109 6 83 178 Steiermark 2.458 35 19 24 2.049 93 9 229 Tirol 1.433 6 4 32 66 6 1.199 120 Vorarlberg 553 3 12 10 26 8 288 206 Wien 4.764 2 44 10 24 18 10 4.656 Wohnsitz Ausland 94 3 6 13 9 2 12 49 Keine Angabe 1- - - - 1- - Tab.1: First semester students at publc universities in the winter term 2019/2020 (Statistik Austria, Hochschulstatistik) Traditional role: effects of universities on the participation in higher education
  • 12. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 12
  • 13. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 13 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Traditional role: provision of the region with university graduates § Graduates are perceived as the most important channel to „transfer“ academic knowledge into the regional economy / administration / public authorities § Graduates have an influence on the regional potential for innovation as well as the absorptive capacity for academic innovation and knowledge § Generally the willigness to move is rather high after graduation (Gareis, 2017; Busch 2007), it is lower for those graduates who have completed their study programme in their federal country of origin © pixabay
  • 14. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 14 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Traditional role: provision of the region with university graduates § The most important factors influencing the migration behavior of graduates are: 1. Adequate workplace (income, career options) 2. Image of the workplace (e.g. attractive employers) 3. Reasonable distance to the place of living (Radinger-Peer 2013; Hamm 2013, IHS Kärnten 2015) § Overall graduates of universities are more mobile than graduates from Universities of Applied Sciences (FH) and graduates from technical studies are more mobile than those from humanistic and social studies. § A critical point is the correct and comprehensive information about job opportunities in the region / federal province of origin (Radinger-Peer 2013, Hamm 2013) © pixabay
  • 15. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 15 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion University as economic actor /demand-side effects: • Location factor • Investments • Expenses • employment Traditional role • Participation in Education • Provision of graduates/ human capital Presence effects (Adapted from Hamm and Koschatzky, 2020)
  • 16. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 16 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion University as economic actor /demand-side effects: • Location factor • Investments • Expenses • employment Developmental role Engagement in regional societal and political activities, strategy processes, leadership Generative role Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship Traditional role • Participation in Education • Provision of graduates/ human capital Presence effects Activity effects
  • 17. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 17 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Activity effects of universities on their siting region § The generative role (Gunasekara 2006) refers primarily to the provision of knowledge by the university in response to business or institutional demands (triple helix model, entrepreneurial university) § The developmental role, in contrast, implies that universities contribute to the long-term socio-economic development of a region by adapting their research and teaching activities more closely to regional needs (Boucher and Conway. 2003). Moreover, universities play an important role in enhancing the regional institutional and social capacity, as well as fostering the creation of new intra- and interregional relationships (“boundary spanning capacity” (Pflitsch and Radinger-Peer 2018) (e.g. engaged university model, sustainable university model)
  • 18. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 18 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion …generative role …developmental role Triple Helix Entrepreneurial university Sustainable university Engaged university Leuphana university Activity effects of universities on their siting region Source: www.heinnovate.eu © pixabay
  • 19. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 19 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion …generative role Triple Helix universityEntrepreneurial university Activity effects of universities on their siting region Definition University applies an economic mission and focuses on the commercialization of knowledge via patents, licenses and spin- off foundations University – industry – government relations are generated endogenously with overlapping institutional spheres were hybrid organizations emerge at the interface Organisational change • transfer units at the interface of the university and the regional environment • Internal incentive structures • “entrepreneurial scientists” • Change from a general mission towards an economic mission • Commercialization activities are taken into account in the evaluation • Foundation of hybrid organizations such as knowledge transfer offices, university incubator facilities; • New firm foundations/spin offs; • Transdisciplinary thinking and working methods (Source:Radinger-Peer,2019a)
  • 20. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 20 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion …developmental role Activity effects of universities on their siting region Definition The regional focus is integrated in all activities of the universities, that is research, teaching and other knowledge exchange activities Sustainability is incorporated as key principle into management practices as well as teaching, research and outreach activities Organisational change • Integration of the regional focus into the mission and strategy of the university • Integration of the regional focus/perspective into teaching and research • Participation in strategic regional networks • Boundary spanning between different regional actors • Change of the self-perception of the university • Transdisciplinarity • Institutional entrepreneurs as role models for regional engagement activities • Change of management and operational practices towards more sustainable practices or conduction of certifications (e.g. EMAS) • Sustainability is taken into account as core principle in teaching and research • Participation in regional transformation/development processes towards sustainability Sustainable universityEngaged university (Source:Radinger-Peer,2019a)
  • 21. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 21 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Example on how the Johannes Kepler University Linz exerted a developmental role to support the regional sustainability developments in its siting region (Source: Pflitsch and Radinger-Peer 2018) (Source:PflitschandRadinger-Peer,2018,Radinger-Peeretal.2020)
  • 22. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 22 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Activity effects of universities on their siting region § Most often a mixture of the presented types of regional engagement occurs § Nonetheless which role is followed universities can exert different forms of agency and further regional path development (Grillitsch and Sotarauta. 2019; Nieth and Radinger-Peer, forthcoming)
  • 23. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 23 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Activity effects of universities on their siting region § Most often a mixture of the presented roles of universities occurs § Nonetheless which role is followed universities can exert different forms of agency and further regional path development (Grillitsch and Sotarauta. 2019; Nieth and Radinger-Peer, forthcoming) Innovative entrepreneurship • Establishment of new regional pathways, new industries • Entrepreneurship, spin-off creation, R&D cooperation • Supported by the institutional environment Institutional entrepreneurship • Change of internal norms, social practices, routines concerning the regional engagement - enacted by institutional entrepreneurs (Grillitsch and Sotarauta 2018) • Establishment of new routines/cultures of generating knowledge (e.g. transdisciplinary research approaches, focus on regional topics) Place-based leadership • Enfold leadership capacity outside the organizational boundaries • Participation of the university in regional innovation networks, strategy processes, with various stakeholder groups (Gibney, Copeland, and Murie 2009, Collinge, Gibney, and Mabey 2011). • University as a bridging actor (Radinger-Peer and Pflitsch 2017)
  • 24. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 24 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Activity effects of universities on their siting region § Most often a mixture of the presented roles of universities occurs § Nonetheless which role is followed universities can exert different forms of agency and further regional path development (Grillitsch and Sotarauta. 2019; Nieth and Radinger-Peer, forthcoming) Innovative entrepreneurship • Establishment of new regional pathways, new industries • Entrepreneurship, spin-off creation, R&D cooperation • Supported by the institutional environment Institutional entrepreneurship • Change of internal norms, social practices, routines concerning the regional engagement - enacted by institutional entrepreneurs (Grillitsch and Sotarauta 2018) • Establishment of new routines/cultures of generating knowledge (e.g. transdisciplinary research approaches, focus on regional topics) Place-based leadership • Enfold leadership capacity outside the organizational boundaries • Participation of the university in regional innovation networks, strategy processes, with various stakeholder groups (Gibney, Copeland, and Murie 2009, Collinge, Gibney, and Mabey 2011). • University as a bridging actor (Radinger-Peer and Pflitsch 2017) Transfer of knowledge to the region and induce innovation University internal structural but also normative and cultural changes Active leadership in regional strategies and networks
  • 25. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 25 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion University as economic actor /demand-side effects: • Location factor • Investments • Expenses • employment Developmental role Engagement in regional societal and political activities, strategy processes, leadership Generative role Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship Traditional role • Participation in Education • Provision of graduates/ human capital Presence effects Activity effects What influences the role the university plays in its siting region?
  • 26. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 26 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion § Each university – region setting is unique § Spatial /geographical proximity alone does not guarantee a prosperous interplay of university and region => other types of proximity are needed as well! § The regional role is not self evident but influenced by the regional environment ü Regional influencing factors ü Organizational influencing factors ü Institutional framework Determinants influencing the regional role of universities
  • 27. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 27 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Regional influencing factors § Characteristics of the regional economy (industries, size, R&D affinity, cluster => cognitive proximity; the employment of graduates in regional businesses increases this type of proximity) § Invitation and participation of the university in regional networks (knowledge exchange, strategy processes) => establishment of organizational proximity between universities and public and private actors) § Political support for the development /establishment of university infrastructure and location development § Number of other HEIs in the region Determinants influencing the regional role of universities © pixabay
  • 28. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 28 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Organisational influencing factors § Type of university (research-oriented, teaching-oriented, technical, full etc) => technical universities have a higher probability to establish as an entrepreneurial university § History and reasons for foundation (after World War II university foundations are more regional oriented / attitude towards applied research than older universities) § Profile, mission statement and self-perception (influenced by university management and leadership) Determinants influencing the regional role of universities © pixabay
  • 29. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 29 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Institutional framework § refers to the Higher Education System (national, international, global) § governmental regulatory framework (“Leistungsvereinbarungen”) => influence on the strategic orientation and agenda setting of universities § Focus of financing and funding programs § Norms within a certain academic profession (what is allowed / legitimated / appropriate) Determinants influencing the regional role of universities © pixabay
  • 30. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 30 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion § Profiling and image § Focus of the universities (departments, study programs etc) vs demands of the labour market/industry § Attraction of students and staff (=> affect the legitimacy) § Demand for internationality (vs regionality?) § Demand for academic excellence (vs societal engagement?) § (Rural) image of the region § Etc. Challenges for universities in rural siting region
  • 31. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 31 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Evidence from two case study regions Technical University of Kaiserslautern § Founded in 1969 as part of the double university Trier-Kaiserslautern § Main reason for founding: a) shortage of vocational teachers and b) “development aid” for the structurally weak region Western Palatine § No. of students: 14.500 (around 5.000 via distance learning) § Focus: technical university, 12 departments including social and economic sciences (departments) Source: www.uni-kl.de
  • 32. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 32 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Main challenges of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern § Attraction of students: - German wide decline of student numbers at the beginning of the 1990s - Competition with other Technical Universities - Offer of study programs attracted only partial interest of female students - Lack of an image as student city (income students from the “washing machine radius”) § Regional labour market was not able to absorb the graduates from the different study programs § Permanent political expectations to spur the regional economic development
  • 33. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 33 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Strategies of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern § With regard to incoming students: - Foundation of the distance learning center (DISC) in 1992 => 20% of the overall students are international students (17 international Graduate programs) - Strengthening of the social and economic related study programs (which attract especial attention from female students) - Establishment of a network of partner-universities among which students can change/switch easily or receive a joint or double degree - Image => via excellence orientation as well as cooperation with the city government to make the city more attractive for students. © pixabay
  • 34. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 34 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Strategies of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern § Profiling and Excellence orientation: attraction and foundation of numerous highly renowned (often applied) institutes from the 1980s onwards => close relationship to regional industry, increase of R&D cooperation two Fraunhofer Institutes, a Max Planck Institute, the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), the Institute for Surface and Thin Film Analysis (IFOS), and the Institute for Composite Materials (IVW)
  • 35. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 35 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Strategies of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern § Profiling and Excellence orientation: attraction and foundation of numerous highly renowned (often applied) institutes from the 1980s onwards => close relationship to regional industry, increase of R&D cooperation § Research output and teaching excellence lead to top positions in national and international rankings => affect the image and reputation § Spin Off Creation and entrepreneurship become the main focus at the TUK => graduates found their own work place, especially in IT) § Institutionalization of Knowledge and Technology Transfer at the university
  • 36. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 36 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Strategies of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern § Networks and Alliances: § Participation in (metal, engineering, textile) cluster and initiation of the Software cluster § Initiation of networks (Science Alliance, Diemersteiner Kreis) between the University, University of Applied Sciences, local and regional public authorities as well as regional businesses § Board of trustees of the university actively integrates local policymakers and businesses to discuss a joint regional agenda (regional labor market and stay of the graduates, location development, business settlement and attraction of companies => university shows interest in challenges of regional policy/ regional businesses (Radinger-Peer 2019b)
  • 37. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 37 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion University of Twente § Founded in 1964 as one of three Dutch Technical universities § Was expected to support the development of a modern technology based regional economy (after economic crises and de-industrialization) § In 1985 the rector Van den Kroonenberg rebranded UT as “the entrepreneurial university” § No. of students: 9.645 (2018) § 6 Departments Source: www.utwente.nl
  • 38. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 38 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Main challenges of the University of Twente § Attraction of students: § Due to the location and the lack of efficient reachability (via airplane, train) it is a challenge to attract income students § Furthermore many graduates leave after their Bachelor or Master degree due to the perception, that there is a lack of jobs in the region and other cities are the places to be (Brain drain). § Image of the region and of the university § Lack of absorptive capacity of the regional economy for university knowledge transfer (lack of cognitive proximity) § Lack of effective decision making structures for the whole region (Benneworth and Hospers 2007; Nieth and Radinger-Peer, forthcoming)
  • 39. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 39 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion § Excellence via cutting edge research in the fields of medical technology, telematics, nanotechnology and tissue engineering and the foundation of respective institutes ( e.g. MESA+, MIRA, ITC -) § Creation of the TOP program (temporary entrepreneur scheme) and the foundation of the Business and Science Park show a strong commitment to entrepreneurial activity in the region and spin-off creations. Strategies of the University of Twente
  • 40. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 40 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Strategies of the University of Twente § Due to the lack of absorptive capacity of the regional industries, the university established new industries (especially in ICT) (Novel T as incubator and foundation of numerous spin-offs) § Active participation in regional strategic processes (e.g. partner in the Twente Board) § Together with regional businesses and the local government new strategies to inform graduates (in Twente and abroad) about job and career opportunities in the region are envisaged and implemented. Source: www.utwente.nl
  • 41. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 41 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Summary of the strategies of the two case study universities Innovative entrepreneurship • Both universities supported academic spin offs and entrepreneurship which led to the establishment of new regional industries => work places for graduates => attraction of new businesses • Strong cooperation with the local government (e.g. location development) • Participation in clusters / initiation of clusters Institutional entrepreneurship professionalization and institutionalization of cooperation with regional stakeholders (e.g. Technology Transfer Offices, Design Lab, Board of Trustees) • Integration of regional engagement activities (commercial but also non-commercial) into university strategies and development plans • Coalitions with other HEIs to attract students (joint and double degrees) distance learning • Align study programs / contents to regional demands Place-based leadership • leadership outside the organization: participation in pertinent networks and strategic boards and regional strategy processes (e.g. Science Alliance and Diemersteiner Kreis in Kaiserslautern and Novel T in Twente) => legitimacy, support and resources • University as a bridging actor between various stakohlders but also importer of internationally relevant new themes (adapted from Grillitsch and Sotarauta 2019 as well as Nieth and Radinger-Peer forthcoming)
  • 42. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 42 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Summary of the strategies of the two case study universities Innovative entrepreneurship • Both universities supported academic spin offs and entrepreneurship which led to the establishment of new regional industries => work places for graduates => attraction of new businesses • Strong cooperation with the local government (e.g. location development) • Participation in Clusters / initiation of clusters Institutional entrepreneurship • professionalization and institutionalization of cooperation with regional stakeholders (e.g. Technology Transfer Offices, Design Lab, Board of Trustees) • Integration of regional engagement activities (commercial but also non-commercial) into university strategies and development plans • Coalitions with other HEIs to attract students (joint and double degrees) distance learning Place-based leadership • leadership outside the orgaparticipation in pertinent networks and strategic boards and regional strategy processes (e.g. Science Alliance and Diemersteiner Kreis nizational boundaries: in Kaiserslautern and Novel T in Twente) => legitimacy, support and resources • University as a bridging actor between various stakohlders but also importer of internationally relevant new themes All three types are strongly influenced by a) highly motivated individuals/frontrunners, b) support and openness from the university management and c) regional structures that “allow” for university- region collaboration / joint governance. (adapted from Grillitsch and Sotarauta 2019 as well as Nieth and Radinger-Peer forthcoming)
  • 43. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 43 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Conclusion • The establishment of the regional role is a deliberation process • the region is only one of multiple levels the university is active at and the regional focus is only one of multiple perspectives the university has • regionally embedded and active within a multi-scalar international environment active within an international environment regionally embedded Universities regional role
  • 44. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 44 Presence effects Activity effects Determinants Challenges Strategies Conclusion Conclusion • the success of the university (e.g. attraction of students, image building, location development) is also dependent on the cooperation with and support of respective regional stakeholders/partners • The higher the proximity (cognitive, organizational, institutional) between the university and its region/the regional private and public stakeholders, the higher the probability for a “win-win” situation. • The two universities have actively shaped the proximity to their location region via multiple roles and different forms of agency.
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  • 47. Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer I In the region – for the region? 23rd October 2020 23.10.20 47 Thank you! University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences Institute for Sustainable Economic Development Dr. Verena Radinger-Peer Feistmantelstraße 4, 1180 Vienna, Austria verena.radinger-peer@boku.ac.at, www.boku.ac.at