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The university third mission and the European Structural Funds in peripheral regions: Insights from Finland

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  • Maria Salomaa
  • David Charles

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Current EU policies aim to support regional research, development, and innovation activities. The Cohesion Policy, implemented through Structural Funds (SFs) Operational Programmes, seeks to foster local level innovation. In parallel, universities have become important drivers of regional development through their ‘third mission’ driven by the different policy levels. This article investigates the tensions between the primary institutional logics of the university and the institutional logic of the SF programmes in peripheral regions as experienced by a multi-disciplinary university network from Finland. The findings from the case study reveal competing and co-evolving institutional logics of the two frameworks; university-led SF activities increase collaboration with local stakeholders, but the implementation of SF projects remains challenging (e.g. strict guidelines, higher education (HE) policies driving research excellence). Further investigation of these results in different regional contexts could provide new tools for managing the university third mission more efficiently, through SF programmes and beyond.

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  • Maria Salomaa & David Charles, 2021. "The university third mission and the European Structural Funds in peripheral regions: Insights from Finland," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 48(3), pages 352-363.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:48:y:2021:i:3:p:352-363.
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    1. Loitongbam Athouba Meetei, 2024. "The Role of Universities in the Innovation Systems in the Developing Countries," Foresight and STI Governance (Foresight-Russia till No. 3/2015), National Research University Higher School of Economics, vol. 18(1), pages 58-67.
    2. Marja Vehviläinen & Liekki Valaskivi, 2022. "Situated gender equality in regional research and innovation: Collaborative knowledge production [Policies as Gendering Practices: Re-Viewing Categorical Distinctions]," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 49(4), pages 561-572.
    3. Il-haam Petersen & Glenda Kruss & Nicole van Rheede, 2022. "Strengthening the university third mission through building community capabilities alongside university capabilities [In Search of a Developmental University: Community Engagement in Theory and Pra," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 49(6), pages 890-904.

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