universityâenterprise cooperation
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strategies, as for instance retraining measures developed with the<br />
regional labor offices (working agencies) as a part of the reduction<br />
of the unemployment due to continuing education & Life-long learning.<br />
RFH University is from time to time, in dependence of the kind of<br />
the project and the project realization, involved in different EU<br />
regional development projects.<br />
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A) Staffordshire University - http://www.staffs.ac.uk<br />
B) A strategic plan considering a university-enterprise policy implementation<br />
is developing through Enterprise and Commercial Development (ECD)<br />
leads the applied research, enterprise and knowledge transfer activities<br />
of the University and develops mutually beneficial collaborations<br />
between academics and large and small organisations within<br />
both the private and not-for-profit sectors. Through the delivery<br />
of expertise based upon knowledge, technologies and intellectual<br />
capital based within the University, ECD can assist enterprising<br />
organisations seeking to transform, innovate and develop business<br />
resilience. ECD has access to a wide range of innovation support<br />
programmes such as Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, Innovation<br />
Vouchers and Proof of Concept Funding. The Staffordshire University<br />
clearly defined the university procedures concerning <strong>cooperation</strong><br />
with enterprises and incorporated it into a legal document under<br />
the title Student Employability and Enterprise Policy.<br />
C) Faculties, schools and employer-facing areas such as Careers<br />
Centre, Sales & Student Recruitment, Placements , Enterprise &<br />
Commercial Development and KTP work together using a customer<br />
relationship management system to maximize the available pool of<br />
potential experience-based learning opportunities and promote to<br />
employers the services within Job Zone.<br />
Staffordshire University’s Work Experience Programme aims to<br />
provide over 100 structured work experience placements each year,<br />
to local young people across a range of departments.<br />
D) The University aims to formally embed enterprise into the curriculum<br />
so that all students have the opportunity to enhance their enterprising<br />
capacities. Moreover, Staffordshire University students will be encouraged<br />
to view starting and running a business as a genuine career choice, and<br />
where appropriate will gain access to practical support to make this happen.<br />
Enterprise and entrepreneurship in the curriculum – aligned to the relevant<br />
award. The University is developing a strategy and action plan to further<br />
embed an enterprise culture. The development strategy has three<br />
strands: enterprise in the curriculum; supporting academics to deliver<br />
enterprise education; developing academic enterprise.<br />
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www.staffs.ac.uk/about_us/<br />
university_departments/ecd/index.jsp<br />
www.staffs.ac.uk/visitors/<br />
careers_centre/index.jsp<br />
www.staffs.ac.uk/about_us/<br />
university_departments/ssr/<br />
index.jsp<br />
www.staffs.ac.uk/faculties/<br />
health/partnerships/placements/<br />
www.staffs.ac.uk/about_us/<br />
university_departments/ecd/<br />
index.jsp<br />
www.staffs.ac.uk/commercial/<br />
knowledge_transfer/ktp/index.jsp<br />
www.staffs.ac.uk/commercial/<br />
recruiting_services/<br />
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