Our #quoteoftheweek highlights the role of #Technology sovereignty for #innovation #policy #trade #investing and #Competition. Very interesting read thanks to Jakob Edler Knut Blind @henning_kroll Torben Schubert Fraunhofer ISI TU Berlin CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research

PhD in Economics at Univerisity of Milan and Pavia Università degli Studi di Milano Università di Pavia , 6 positions available!!! Many topics available, including #Migration and #Innovation Deadline May 5, APPLY!!!👇👇👇 unimi.it/en/education/p…

Looking forward to speaking at the State of the Union The State of the Union Andrea Renda 🇪🇺 The event adresses challenges and opportunities for Europe in uncertain times and our session with #ronboschma Julia Bachtrögler-Unger Thomas Schwab will focus on accelerating the twin transition 👇

Er du interessert i hvordan universiteter bidrar til regional utvikling og innovasjon? Vi arrangerer en formidlingskonferanse i Oslo 2. juni, hvor vi vil dele resultater fra RUNIN og diskutere aktuelle problemstillinger. Mer info i lenken under: runinproject.eu/event/runin-co…

My first podcast is out 🙂 Interested in subjects like #UniversityIndustryCollaborations , #CollaborativeDoctorate , #HigherEducationPolicy , #PhDSkills , #DoctoralEducation , #CareerTransition , or #TransferableSkills ? Then this podcast might be of interest.

Creating a decentral campus does not in itself create regional development. There is a need for initiatives and policies to support interaction between universities and local firms, says David Fernández G. at the RUNIN conference

How can universities help regions to manage the green transition? Various approaches are possible, but the transformative university model is emerging as a new framework, says Liliana Fonseca at the RUNIN conference

The desire to see their research applied in society is the most important motivation for academics to engage with external stakeholders, says Kwadwo Atta-Owusu at the RUNIN conference

We need to create a narrative where contributions to social, cultural and environmental development are as important as contributions to economic development, says Ridvan Cinar at the RUNIN conference

Looking forward to #geoinno2024 already? @TBroekel and I warmly welcome your submissions to our special session (SS28) on “Narratives, News and the Power of Sentiments” Details are available here: geoinno2024.com/ss28_narrative… Deadline is July 21st!

Start of the Policies for Smart Specialisation summer school with an excellent presentation by Charles Abbott on Europeanisation and smart specialisation.

PhD position on Green technologies, digitalization and regional diversification with ANDREA MORRISON Roberta Rabellotti David Rigby Ron Boschma Phd in Sustainable Development and Climate Change at Università di Pavia Deadline 17 July APPLY👇👇👇 phd-sdc.it/how-to-apply Scholarship code CU2.25

"Uncooperative society, uncooperative politics or both? #Trust, #polarization, #populism and #COVID19 deaths across European regions", with N. Charron & Victor Lapuente, just out in issue 3, 2023 of the European Journal of Political Research Don't miss it! doi.org/10.1111/1475-6…

Pursuing research excellence can strain ties between #universities and local #businesses. While it benefits society, this pursuit can increase the gap between #knowledge production and local #firms' needs, undermining the economic impact of universities. doi.org/10.1016/j.tech…

Excited to announce that I’ve embarked on a new chapter in my research career as a Senior Researcher at NIFU! Grateful for the opportunity to work with my new colleagues and continue impactful research with existing collaborators. #ResearchJourney #NIFU #NewBeginnings #Grateful

The rise in political #discontent across the #EU is not driven by overall economic #stagnation. It comes from the stark #inequality in economic performance among different regions" Pierre-Alexandre Balland & Andrea Renda in full form in this CEPS ThinkTank paper. ceps.eu/ceps-publicati…

Interested in how thinking about moving beyond the #efficiency vs. #equitivy debate and overcoming left-behidedness has evolved in the last decade? Look no further than my new article with Federico Bartalucci, Nancy Lozano & Dávalos, out today in Regional Science Policy & Practice (RSPP). doi.org/10.1016/j.rspp…

Do private #schools really offer better education? Private schools do not outperform public ones due to better teaching but because of the socio-economic composition of their students. #Education #Inequality #PISA doi.org/10.1007/s00168…

#EU regions with strong levels of trust grow faster and in a more sustainable & inclusive way. The implication? #Trust isn’t merely a cultural asset; it’s economic capital. Building political trust may be as vital as infrastructure to lift lagging regions doi.org/10.1007/s00168…

The annual NIFU Conference is underway at Tøyen! Engaging discussions are unfolding on how research and innovation can play a pivotal role in addressing climate challenges and fostering sustainable transitions. #NIFUKonferansen #GreenShift #RDpolicy #Sustainability #Innovation