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1. Mission (by Government)

• Education

• Social/Scientific services

• Research

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1. Mission : strategic targets

• To meet the accreditation standards;– Education based on scientific research

(academic Ba/Ma)– Orientation to professional working field

(prof. Ba)

• Being a leader in some well defined research-domains and application-domains

• Regional knowledge-portal for SME’s, institutions and local governments; entrance gate to the domains of expertise of the Association K.U.Leuven

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Fundamental Applied implementationscientific scientific of research research research projects

“new” translation disseminationknowledge of knowledge of knowledge

Universities Univ. Colleges

Doctor Master Bachelor

Knowledge + Creativity = Innovation

2. Specificity – Innovation chain

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2. Specificity - KHKempen

• Multidisciplinary approach within the KHKempen

- Added value - Requires efficient coordination- Research board

• Sharing of knowledge and innovation drive (internally and with external partners, e.g. Vito www.vito.be, Imec http://www.imec.be )

• Realise a maximal synergy between– Knowledge institutions– Knowledge intermediates– Companies, authorities and institutions

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3. Financial resources

• Structural governmental funding– professional bachelors

• Structural governmental funding– academic Ba-Ma’s

• Project funding by government• Private funding

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• Research– Originally small scale and question

oriented;– Initiative of individual professor(s);– IWT-funding from 1997 on

• Rendering of services for the region– Impulse from funds EFRO-ESF– Spinoff-companies: Campinia Media, LOVAP,

KVLT, KILTO, CIT…

4. Research policy

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• Committees for research and rendering of services

• Clearly defined research domains– Interdepartmental– Interdisciplinary

• Valorisation policy• Results and indicators

4. Research policy

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5. Research domains structure

• Research groups (10) have a steering committee

- KHKempen-researchers- working field

representatives- socio-economical actors

- SME’s

- scientific world• Aims for maximum synergy

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5. Research domains :relation with education

• Research projects will have a strong and functional link to education

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Research Domains

• Energy• Sustainable agriculture• Biomedical technology• Animal welfare• Functional nutrition• ICT• Local social and economic policy• Gerontology and elderly people care• Effectiveness of educational processes• Mother- and child care

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7. Results :indicator overview

322.778.848462004

252.482.034392003

151.866.164282002

141.737.210222001

121.051.485142000

Personeelsinzet in VTE

Projectbegrotingen (Euro)

Aantal projectenJaar

322.778.848462004

252.482.034392003

151.866.164282002

141.737.210222001

121.051.485142000

personel in FTU

Project budget (Euro)

NumberprojectsYear

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7. Results :Indicator : research – rendering of services

0

500.000

1.000.000

1.500.000

2.000.000

2.500.000

3.000.000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

services

research