Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
• Academic Programs
- Relationship Building for Research, Education, and Training
- Joint and Dual M.A. and Ph.D. Degrees
- Faculty and Student Research Collaboration
• University Technology Enterprise Network (UTEN)
- Science and Technology Commercialization Training for University Man-
agers, Staff, and Entrepreneurs
- Fostering Sustainable Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Entre-
preneurship, and Innovation at internationally competitive levels
- Facilitating Access to US & Global Markets
• Institution Building
- Build Centers of Research and Education Excellence for Critical Mass
- Build
Sustainable
and
Globally
Competitive
Infrastructure
for
S&T
Commercialization
• Industry Affiliates and Internships
- Enhance Portuguese University-Industry Collaboration
7 Key Lessons Learned for Regions, Science Parks,
and Innovation Clusters
1. While the numbers of Technology Parks, Incubators, etc., are dramatically
increasing worldwide it is an open question how successful and sustainable
these efforts will be in the near and longer-term
• In short, while beautiful infrastructure and buildings are dramatic and visible
they are not sufficient
• Institutional excellence alone is not sufficient
- Regional academic, business, government cooperation is essential to leverage
public and private assets to overcome regional challenges and for sustainability
- Well-leveraged action with excellent talent and ''know-how'' is preferred over
average or sub-standard teams and first class facilities
• Build on regional strengths & not what others have done.
2. It is important to have capable visionaries and influencers who collaborate and
cooperate while representing regional business, academic, and government
sectors
• It is a ''bottom up'' and a ''top down'' process including both national and
regional actors
• Regional buy-in and action by key facilitators is crucial.
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