UNCHAIN- CASABLANCA

‘’Situation and Perspectives’’

Tempus Program

ETF-JP-00241-2008www.unchain-vu.net // www.uh2c.ac.ma

Prof. Mohamed TAHIRI: Chair Holder

Université Hassan II – Casablanca8 Insitutions

Law, Social and Economic Sciences Faculty

Sciences Faculty

National High School Of Electricity & Mechanic

High School of Technology

Noraml High School (ENS)

Mohamed SEKKAT University Library

Medecine & Pharmacy Faculty –Casablanca

Faculty of Dental Medecine

Humain & social Sciences and arts Faculty

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o   > 27 .000 students , o 2.500 PhD students,o 3.000 skills  per year o 1.000 researchers o  650 administratif staffo 42 research laboratories  and >

145 research teamo 5 Docoral Center

PARTNERSTU-GRAZ

UNIVERSITY - AUSRIA

TU-DELFT UNIVERSITY NEDERLANDS

POLITECNICO DI MILANO – ITALY

SEKEM DEVELOPMENT FONDATION -

EGYPT

HASSAN 2ND UNIVERSITY -

MOROCCO

SFAX UNIVERSITY – TUNISIA

CAIRO UNIVERSITY -

EGYPT

ALEPPO UNIVERSITY -

SYRIA

SAINT-JOSEPH UNIVERSITY –

LIBANON

UNIDO - VIEN

Aachen university

RFA

Duration:2009-2012

The main goal of the UNCHAIN project is to establish

a Strategy for Innovation in MENA Region

This goal is achieved trough specific objectives to be

implemented in the different Work Packages (WPs)

that constitute the project as a whole.

Therefore each objective is related to a specific WP

«UNCHAIN» objectives

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WP1: Establishing a University Chair of Innovation in the MEDA region

WP2: Developing Technology Transfer Policy and Training the Chair

Operators

WP3: Initiating a re-skilling program on Innovation

WP4: EU MEDA Twinning MSc Thesis Program

WP5: Developing an EU-MEDA Virtual Environment and Strategy for

University-Industry Cooperation in Innovation

WP6: Developing a strategy for University-Industry Cooperation in

Innovation

WP7: Dissemination

WP8: Assuring project sustainability

WP9: Assuring Quality Control and Monitoring

WP10: Project Management

UNIVERSITY UNCHAIN PIVOT- BRIDGESetting on January 2010

ESI

UNCHAIN-UH2C

INDUSTRIES

SME/SMICLUSTERS

Entrepreneurship

AgencyANAPEC

Stake holders:GCME, CPO,

PBF, WB, ….

MICNETMHESRHGT

MEDIATORR&D Maroc

National Centre of Innovation

UNCHAIN aims at bridging the gap between the

innovation needs of enterprises and the supply of

universities, in terms of human resources and technologies

by :

establishing a “University Chair on Innovation” ;

solving “real” problems regarding process and

product innovation thus supporting the road to a

sustainable economic development ;

develop Twinning Masters Students (Exchange

students of two partner universities working on two similar

subjects)

Enhance IP production ; …

Enterprises – University partnership

UNCHAIN 

Mainly works as a mediator Between Indus

tryandAcademia 

for the purpose of matching the skills,

knowledge,ideas Researchers of

the actual current to the Needsof

industries;

UNCHAIN provides

consultation services and  training to

industrials accordingto availablefunding

mechanisms necessarytoachieve the

cooperation sought.

Technology transfer

Research Valorisation

R& D

Innovation ProcessInnovation Process

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The Roles of the Actors of the “model”

shouldgenerateresearch-basedinventions

shoulddevelopandindustrializenewproducts

shouldgeneratetherulesanddirecttheactors

shouldinvestinresearch-basedventures

Source:Pietrabissa(2008)

ItispossibletogenerateaneffectiveandefficientTTprocessonlyifall the actors are pushed towork together,playingtheirrolesandtakingtheirresponsibilities

Innovation:is the driving Force for the

Economic growth and an efficient vehicle towards

modernization and enhancing competitiveness in

the global market

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SolutionNeed Product

The Castle of Innovation

Source:Pietrabissa(2008)

Tools for University – Industry relationships

Research agreements between University and Industriesare win-win tools to foster innovation and social development

… but …

The differences between players must be undestoodrespected and valorised

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Technology Transfer model

Transfer by publications

Transfer by contracting Transfer by cooperating (joint labs)

Transfer through infrastructures (test facilities)

Transfer by training

Transfer by head (Phd, spillover)

Transfer by licensing

Transfer by spinning off

HandledbyTTO

DrivenbyResearchDept.

Main achievements

January 2010- december 2011

Trainings:Short-time training : SME/SMI, researchersLong-time trainings : bachelor and masters including

modules on Innovation,

Applied Research and R&D Contracts:Cooperation programs with partners (MCINET,

NCSTR, R&D-Maroc : Innov’act)Private contracts

Research Valorization :Patents production ( 2011 > 18 patents of UH2c)TTEntrepreurship and sustainable development

Fields of Action

2010Start of UNCHAIN OFFICE :

January : HiringoftheResponsable

implementationofthe equipment

Linkingtothenetwork(MENA-EU)

March:OrganisationofCasablancaMeetingandseminaryonInnovation

April :Participationof2UH2CcandidatestotheTrainingon:Technology

transfer and valorization (TU-Delft ; Netherlands)

2010

Mai-june : Participationof2UH2CcandidatestotheTrainingon:‘’Training

of Trainers’(TOT)TU-DELFT

July : trainingon:‘’University as a nucleus for business Activities :

Systematic innovation’’ TU-GRAZ

July : trainingon:‘’Technology Transfer Processes and Tools ‘’ Politecnico

di Milano - ITALY

November : Meeting UNCHAIN –Aleppo Univ.-SYRIA

2010 Realizations

Making initial contacts for the ratification of the framework agreement

with MCINET on ‘’ Innovation City’’ (incubation Center for Start ups and

Spin Offs ) (Signed on July 27 th 2010)

October: training of university high graduate : ‘’Technology Innovation

and sustainable Entrepreneurship ‘’

Data Base of : SME/SMI (1260 units) and Scientific Researchers of UH2C

(256)

2011 – Dissemination : Seminaries and trainings aimed to PhD students and Industrials

January 25th : Seminary on : ‘’Eco Innovation, green energies, ideas, vision and

feasibility in Morocco ’’ 

March 24-25ths: training seminary on : ‘’Participative Innovation ’’

Mai 4th : training seminary on: ‘’Interactive Innovation ’’

July :

Training of Trainers : Product and Process Innovation with Renewable Energies

, TU GRAZ, Austria

Meeting with UNDO Staff ; Vien ‘’Sustainability of UNCHAIN Network’ and

South South transfer’

October : Meeting UNCHAIN –Tunis –TUNISIA

2011 Dissemination

May 2011 : Innovation Caravan ( FSAC, ENSEM, EHTP; Lycée Al Iyachi )

UNCHAIN-Uh2C South –South Technology Transfer :

‘’Identifiacation of Innovative Projects and Sustainable Entrepreneurship ‘’ Africa

(Chad Nov. 2011) :

13 Projects were identified and we continue to work towards their

achievement.

We solicit the support of all agencies of potential FINANCING .

2011 : Dissemination

October 20 th : Infoday seminary : ‘’ Mechanisms FINANCING Applied

Research : Innov’act’’ (R&D Maroc + Uh2C) 5 identified projects are being

processed

November : Participation to the seminary : How to apply for FP7 projects?

November 28 th -Dec. 01st : Participation to MEDINNOVA –Exhibition ; Casablanca ;

Morocco

2012-2013: Planed January 2012 : Meetings with researchers of UH2C : explanation of mechanisms

of boosting innovation

Preparation ofspecifications ofUniversity Diploma on Engineering and

Management of Innovation (tobelaunchednextyear:2012-2013)

Preparation of Summer School on Innovation : August 2012

We learned from Our Colleagues : All things you

want to do:Do it with:

Passion !

All is possible!

Oh, Yes! We can!

UNCHAIN-CASABLANCA-MOROCCO University of Hassan II

Fax : 0522 27 61 50unchain@univcasa.ma

GSM +212 6 63 42 86 43 

www.unchain.at

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