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1 Exploratory Grant NRU ITMO and Heriot-Watt University
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Exploratory Grant NRU ITMO and Heriot-Watt University Daria Mironova & Igor Kukhtevich Olga Kozlova & Gillian McFadzean Moscow

2 INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION
British Council exploratory grants scheme The aim: to explore potential for collaboration in terms of research, training, innovation and commercialisation practices

3 Academic and business partnership
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Academic and business partnership Fit of research areas Track record in international collaborations Active knowledge exchange policy

4 Academic and business partnership
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Academic and business partnership Heriot 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

5 Project team ITMO, Marketing Department
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme ITMO, 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)

6 Industry partners HP Microsoft Danon-Юнимилк
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Industry partners HP Microsoft Danon-Юнимилк Pronano (branch of Rusnano)

7 SME partners Iain Young (Hydrafact Ltd) Nick Psaila (Optoscribe Ltd)
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme SME partners Iain Young (Hydrafact Ltd) Nick Psaila (Optoscribe Ltd) Vladimir Kuznetsov (KBST ITMO Ltd)

8 Shaping the project proposal
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Shaping the project proposal Research Training Knowledge Exchange

9 Shaping the project proposal
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme 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

10 Designing and managing the inward and outward visits
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme 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

11 Designing and managing the inward and outward visits
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme 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

12 Follow Up Activities to Date
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme 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

13 Identifying and pursuing sources of funding
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme 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 of the Russian Federation

14 Interacting with the British Council
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme 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

15 Troubleshooting P1. Managing expectations of both sides
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Troubleshooting P1. Managing expectations of both sides P2. Collaboration is a marathon not a sprint Identification of opportunities for quick wins Focused approach on strong areas of common interest

16 INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION
British Council exploratory grants scheme Troubleshooting P3. 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 opportunities Communicating of opportunities for joint research and knowledge exchange

17 INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION
British Council exploratory grants scheme Troubleshooting P4. Lack of funding for scientific and innovation collaborations between Russia and UK !!! WORK IN PROGRESS ??? This is a real challenge that needs to be addressed and not just by our 2 institutions but a wider community interested in the area of collaboration between Russian and UK

18 INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION
British Council exploratory grants scheme 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

19 Future collaboration programme
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Future collaboration programme The key future activities are Short term Joint training and consulting in Research and Knowledge Exchange between UK and Russia through M2IES – further funding required Longer term Competition for Joint Research Proposals between Scottish-St. Petersburg Universities – further funding required

20 Thank you for your time Daria Mironova – Mironova@mail.ifmo.ru
INTERNATIONALISING HIGHER EDUCATION British Council exploratory grants scheme Thank you for your time Daria Mironova – Igor Kukhtevich – Olga Kozlova - Gillian McFadzean -


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