In February University of Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) hosted the kick-off meeting of UNISON Project (University-enterprise cooperation via spin-off companies network). The project is implemented within the framework of Erasmus+ program, KA2: cooperation for innovation and exchange of good practices -  �apacity Building in the field of Higher Education). NVSU became a member of the consortium and was appointed responsible for the implementation of Work Package 8 “Dissemination”. Other members of the consortium are partner universities from Spain, Germany, Portugal, China and Georgia.

  Wider objective

  Promoting Bologna process implementation through enhancing university-enterprise      cooperation via spin-off companies best practices. 

 

 

Specific objectives

1. Development of effective SOC-Model for university-enterprise partnership and piloting in RF and Georgia HEIs.
2. Creating of virtual international spin-off network.

Project Outcomes

1. SOC-Model for university-enterprise partnership.
2. Guidelines for SPC-Model for university-enterprise partnership implementation in partner HEIs (EU countries, Russia, China and Georgia). 
3. Training courses for spin-off developers. 
4. Virtual international spin-off network. 

During the meeting participants discussed such issues as project management and coordination, budgeting and financial reporting. Responsibilities for Work Packages were assigned, the steering committee members were selected and event schedule with specifics was agreed upon. Nizhnevartovsk State university was represented by Nadezhda Nemchinova, the Head of the International Office and Oksana Yakovishak, project manager at the International office.

The project “University-enterprise cooperation via spin-off companies network”(UNISON), 573555-EPP-1-2016-ES-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP, is co-financed by European Commission in the framework of Erasmus + programme. The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsi­ble for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.