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Exploratory Grant NRU ITMO and Heriot-Watt
University
Daria Mironova & Igor KukhtevichOlga Kozlova & Gillian McFadzean
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATIONBritish Council exploratory grants scheme
Moscow18.12.2012
The aim: to explore potential for collaboration in terms of research, training, innovation and commercialisation practices
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Academic and business partnership
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Academic and business partnershipHeriot Watt ITMO
Photonics, ICT, LS & Oil&Gas Photonics, ICT, LS & Robotcs
Centre for Excellence in Enterprise Development
Innovation Hub
International Campuses/ Network of Approved Learning Partners
EURECA, SCO
Successful spin-outs Successful spin-outs
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Project teamITMO, Marketing Department•Daria Y. Mironova (Head of Marketing Department )•Igor V. Kukhtevich (Support in managing of the project)Heriot-Watt, Research and Enterprise Services•Olga Kozlova (Enterprise Creation Manager) •Gillian McFadzean (Director of RES)
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Industry partners•HP•Microsoft•Danon-Юнимилк•Pronano (branch of Rusnano)
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SME partners•Iain Young (Hydrafact Ltd)•Nick Psaila (Optoscribe Ltd)•Vladimir Kuznetsov (KBST ITMO Ltd)
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Shaping the project proposal
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Shaping the project proposal• Staff exchange, sharing of policies and
procedures used by RES and Marketing department in their knowledge exchange activities
• Identification of areas for collaboration such as Photonics and ICT and match making of key staff
• Webinars/training for project teams and students union
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Designing and managing the inward and outward visits
Visit of the HW delegation to St Petersburg – 13-17th May 2012 •Meetings with staff from Innovation Hub, spin-outs including KBST-ITMO, Magic Factory company•Presentation at the VI International Forum “From Science to Business”•Sharing of policies and procedures
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Designing and managing the inward and outward visits
Visit of ITMO delegation to Edinburgh – 26th September-3d of October 2012 •The visitors attended Converge Challenge 2012 final and awards •Meetings were held with business development team and relevant spin-outs Hydrafact and Optoscribe•Plans were formed for future collaboration
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Follow Up Activities to Date
• Visit of Deputy Principal Research and Knowledge Transfer, Prof Alan Miller from HW to ITMO to present at the International Conference of Applied Optics
• Visit of NRU ITMO students to HWU: training for project teams and Student Union
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Identifying and pursuing sources of funding• Skolkovo foundation• European funding (Erasmus Mundus)• Competitiveness and Innovation
Framework Programme • Tempus Programme• Royal Society travel grant• Government of St.Petersburg• Ministry of Education and Science
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Interacting with the British Council
• Initial support during the proposal preparation• Support during contract signing• Liaising during the report preparation• Timely reminders of deadlines• Kind invitation to share our experiences
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Troubleshooting
P1. Managing expectations of both sidesP2. Collaboration is a marathon not a sprint
Identification of opportunities for quick winsFocused approach on strong areas of common interest
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TroubleshootingP3. It’s easier to develop existing collaborations rather than building a new ones which take effort and resources without immediate outcomes
New links open new opportunitiesCommunicating of opportunities for joint
research and knowledge exchange
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Troubleshooting
P4. Lack of funding for scientific and innovation collaborations between Russia and UK
!!! WORK IN PROGRESS ???
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Outcomes
• Links in three key areas such as Photonics, ICT and Knowledge Exchange
• Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Principals of both Universities
• Joint training delivered
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Future collaboration programmeThe key future activities areShort termJoint training and consulting in Research and Knowledge Exchange between UK and Russia through M2IES – further funding requiredLonger termCompetition for Joint Research Proposals between Scottish-St. Petersburg Universities – further funding required
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Thank you for your time
Daria Mironova – [email protected] Kukhtevich – [email protected]
Olga Kozlova - [email protected] Gillian McFadzean - [email protected]
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