UNESCO Chair in Research Management and Innovation Systems

UNESCO Chair in Research Management and Innovation Systems
UNESCO Chair in HE
Year of foundation: 
2010
Member since: 
02/06/2015
UNESCO Chair in Research Management and Innovation Systems
Parent Institution's name (english translation): 
Lund University
Parent Institution's name (original language): 
Lunds Universitet

Contact

Institutional postal address: 
Box 117, 221 00
Region: 
Europe
Country: 
Sweden
City: 
Lund
Institutional phone: 
+46 (0)46 222 0000
Institutional fax: 
+46 (0)46 222 4720

Goals

  • To initiate, coordinate and conduct research on global trends on research and innovation systems and policies with particular emphasis on how these trends affect higher education institutions in the South;
  • To disseminate and transfer knowledge about capacity-building and governance of research systems through North-South-South institutional partnerships focused on training, research seminars, research exchanges and professional education;
  • To establish an internet site for storage and dissemination of knowledge on research systems.

Partners

  • UNESCO. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • The Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP)

Sponsored by

  • Generalitat de Catalunya. Ministry of Business and Employment. Department of Research and Universities
  • Generalitat de Catalunya. Ministry for Foreign Action and Open Government