Engage HEI

The Engage HEI conferences provide a much needed opportunity for academics and practitioners interested in understanding knowledge exchange between higher education institutions (HEIs), government and industry to share their experiences and inform practice. Following the highly successful Engage HEI conferences hosted at Lancaster University Management School in 2007 and Birmingham City University Business School in 2009, the next Engage HEI conference will be hosted by on 20th and 21st May 2010 at the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEIM) at Bradford University School of Management... For more details...

Background

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are engaging with large companies, SMEs, NGOs and community groups. What is the role of Universities in open innovation  and knowledge exchange with industry? The building of networks supports this work and draws on university-based expertise to build capacity at local, regional, national, European and international levels. Given the growing debate around the nature of open innovation in knowledge-based economies and the role of universities, it is timely to explore and debate the role of HEIs. Building on the successful Engage HEI conferences in 2007 (Lancaster) and in 2009 (Birmingham City) the purpose of this conference is to explore how we, as academics and practitioners, understand these outreach activities, frame our work theoretically and incorporate learning in order to improve engagement.

Executive conference committee

Dr Nigel Lockett, Bradford University School of Management
Dr Sarah Robinson, Open University Business School

Conference committee

Prof James Powell OBE, (honorary member), Pro Vice Chancellor for Enterprise and Regional Affairs, Salford University

Dr Ellie Hamilton, Director of Institute for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development, Lancaster University

Prof Ossie Jones, University of Liverpool Management School

Prof John Sparrow, Associate Dean, Birmingham City University Business School