Universities’ Third Mission:
Indicators and Good Practices
- Date:
- 02 Feb 2012 - 03 Feb 2012
- Location:
- Wood Quay, Dublin
- Organised by:
- The E3M project
- Website:
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Introduction
In modern knowledge societies, universities play an increasingly important role in achieving
economic growth and social progress.
Their traditional missions of teaching and research are being broadened to include Third Mission activities that facilitate their engagement with society and industry. While the teaching and research missions of the university are well understood and frequently measured, its Third Mission is yet to be fully examined, and approaches to its measurement developed. The E3M Project conference will discuss issues related to measuring the Third Mission, will provide an opportunity to present a set of indicators developed by the project, and to share good practices in attempts to develop a European-wide measurement framework for Third Mission activities.
Aims of the conference
The main aims of the conference are:
• To raise awareness of Third Mission activities and provision in Europe.
• To discuss the importance of measuring Third Mission activities.
• To exchange good practices among third mission providers.
• To present and discuss a Green Paper on Third Mission policy recommendations.
• To disseminate the results of the E3M research project.
Who should attend?
The conference is addressed to all stakeholders interested in the development of Third Mission activities, and in particular to:
• Higher Education Institutes (HEIs)
• Accreditation and ranking agencies
• Policy makers
• Institutions working with universities in the areas of technology transfer and innovation, continuing education and social engagement
• International organisations
• Colleagues
