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Involving Universities in Regional Upgrading in the Periphery: Lessons from Northern Europe

In: Regional Upgrading in Southern Europe

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  • Paul Benneworth

    (University of Twente
    Agderforskning)

  • Rómulo Pinheiro

    (Agderforskning
    University of Agder)

Abstract

This chapter presents and discusses two cases of regional upgrading involving public-run universities in two Northern European countries, Norway and the Netherlands. More specifically, it illuminates how academic groups associated with the field of medicine took pro-active steps to establish and further develop regional coalitions which, over time, have resulted in situated learning. The focus on processes of university-regional engagement and mutual satisfaction in a context where universities are pressured to be globally excellent allow lessons to be drawn for regions in Southern Europe. Subtle transfer is nevertheless required to account for universities’ autonomies and organisational capacity to embed engagement at the institutional level.

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  • Paul Benneworth & Rómulo Pinheiro, 2017. "Involving Universities in Regional Upgrading in the Periphery: Lessons from Northern Europe," Advances in Spatial Science, in: Madalena Fonseca & Ugo Fratesi (ed.), Regional Upgrading in Southern Europe, chapter 0, pages 299-321, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:adspcp:978-3-319-49818-8_13
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-49818-8_13
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    Keywords

    Higher education; Regional development; Universities; Northern Europe; Local relevance and global excellence; Tensions;
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    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • L38 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise - - - Public Policy
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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