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By participating in the OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development, the region hopes to:
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Understand better HEIs’ strategies
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Raise attention of HEIs on regional priorities
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Improve co-operation among HEIs and other business and industry partners within the region, with a special attention to SMEs
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Increase visibility of the higher education system at the international level in order to create opportunities for international co-operation with leading edge research institutions.
Key issues in Lombardy
Higher education and Research
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Widening access to higher education
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Fostering PhD and Post Doc trainings
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Fostering lifelong learning
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Intensifying knowledge transfer and evaluating research and technology transfer institutions
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Promoting cross border co-operation
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Enhancing the strength areas in the region
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Attracting talent
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Stimulating university spin offs
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Enhancing research and innovation in health, energy, environment, food and manufacturing sectors
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Improving linkages between public and private sectors
Economy
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Supporting industrial and technology districts
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Encouraging innovation in traditional industry
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Assisting internationalisation of the SME sector
More information about the Lombardy Region, its higher education institutions, and the HEIs' role in regional development
Regional Co-ordinator in the Lombardy Region
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Alberto BRUGNOLI
IReR - Istituto Regionale di Ricerca della Lombardia (Lombardy Regional Research Institute)
Via Copernico, 38
20125 Milano
Italy
alberto.brugnoli[at]irer.it
sabrina.bandera[at]irer.it
www.irer.it
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