Economic enhancement of knowledge in the food sector strengthening the technological transfer offices in albanian universities Erasmus Project

Project Title

Economic enhancement of knowledge in the food sector strengthening the technological transfer offices in albanian universities

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Albania, as Partner Country, aims to improve the quality of its Higher Education system in order to be more responsive to the labour market needs and requirements by strengthening technology transfer and cooperation with businesses. The need is to qualify a service for the Albanian Universities (HEIs) third mission’s activities by space’s availabilities and sharing knowledge in each of the partner universities. The project focuses on modernization of Albanian ‘s Universities technological transfer offices (TTO), youth employment in key sectors of Albania economy (agri-food) through start up and spin off creation, cooperation and networking among universities at local and international level. Overall, the foreseen capacity building actions aim to transfer original and innovative methodologies and knowledge to different target groups: Academic and university administrative staff, students, enterprises, SMEs, mainly in the agro food sector, Public institutions. The project outputs are: 1) co designed guide lines of Albanian TTOs functioning; 2) increase in competences level and skills of Albanian ‘s HEIs TTOs (capacilty building actions); 3) TTOs services implemented by pilot initiatives (learning by doing); 4) TTOs international network creation. The main project result is the increase of innovation and competitiveness level in the Albanian Universities and businesses system and so the increase of Youth employment in agri food sector.The project strategy is based on a new approach for a modern technological transfer system. From traditional linear technology transfer model to a systemic and circular one. that involves all innovation players (from public bodies to research organizations, companies and innovation agencies) The modernized Albanian HEIs TTOs collaboration at national and international level, is the further means through which a stronger ecosystem of innovation is achieved.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 737695 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI BARI ALDO MORO & Country: IT

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITETI FAN S NOLI KORCE
• UNIVERSITETI BUJQESOR I TIRANES
• UNIVERSITETI ALEKSANDER MOISIU DURRES
• UNIVERSITETIT TE VLORES
• SERVIZI AVANZATI PER LA SOSTENIBILITA’ E L’INNOVAZIONE NELLE AREE AGRICOLE E RURALI SOCIETA’ A RESPONSABILITA’ LIMITATA
• CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI ALTISTUDI AGRONOMICI MEDITERRANEI
• TECHNOLOGIKO PANEPISTIMIO KYPROU