greek american academic meeting mutual accountability in strategic research partnerships

GREEK AMERICAN ACADEMIC MEETING

MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY in STRATEGIC RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS

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Form of Key International University Research Partnerships

Research Center of Excellence to Research Center of Excellence (Enhances attractiveness to corporations)-sometimes more than 2 partners

Joint Labs

Potential for 24/7 Lab Operations

Exchangeable Faculty, Post Docs, Grad Students

Joint Degrees

PEER-TO-PEER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

• Mutual accreditation (standards, policies)

• Alignment- mission, vision, strategy, governance

• Scale (corporations will need scale)

• Enterprise culture/productivity/pace

• English Medium

• Project-Program-Organic relationship

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EVIDENCE OF CAPACITY TO PARTNER

• Money/capital (from where?)

• Focus and Strength (ability to set and sustain priorities)

• Dedicated Human Resources – Critical Mass/Scale-

• Facilities and equipment

• Ability to assume risk/make multi-year commitments

• Competitive environment

• Aligned intellectual property policies

• Other assets

• Entrées to markets (Balkans, MENA countries)

• Relationships corporations (multinational)

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KFUPM TRIANGULATION PARTNERSHIPS

• KAUST/KFUPM/SAUDI ARAMCO

– Temporary use of KFUPM labs

– Joint labs

– Faculty development

– Complementary undergraduate program

– KFUPM enhanced Saudi Aramco relationship

• KAUST/KFUPM/IMPERIAL COLLEGE

– Piggy-back on KAUST/Imperial College Agreement

– Joined in activity above

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GREEK AMERICAN RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS

How can Greek Universities and US partners meet criteria for peer-to peer?

Structures and approach for developing capital? Corporate-Philanthropic-US Grant-EU Grant

Greek Universities Thematic Research Consortia

Find way to interest Greek corporations

Partner to help 3rd country

QUADRILATERAL MODEL FOR GREECE

• Greek University (ies)

• US University (ies)

• US/Multinational Corporation

• Greek Corporation (Recruited by US Corporation?)

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