Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education in Austria

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Preface by Austria Preface by OECD and European Commission Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations and acronyms Executive summary Chapter 1. An overview of the higher education system and its components Describing the Austrian higher education system Public universities Universities of applied sciences Private universities University colleges for teacher education Ongoing reforms affecting the structure of the HE system in Austria Governance arrangements in different sectors of higher education institutions The governance of public universities The governance of universities of applied sciences The governance of university colleges for teacher education and private universities Recent reforms in the admission system and impact on funding regimes Funding mechanisms Public and private expenditure for higher education Tuition fees Third-party-funded research projects at universities Reforms in doctoral education and academic careers “The new doctorate” at Austrian universities The academic profession Key actors in the Austrian higher education system Key actors including federal bodies and HEI institutions Federal ministries The rectors’ conference Austrian Higher Education Conference Student union Austrian quality assurance agency Research funding agencies/research institutions with their own funding programmes The Science Fund (FWF) Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (AWS) Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG) The Christian Doppler Research Association (CDG) Advisory bodies Social partnership and representatives of interests Austrian Patent Office The social dimension of higher education National guidelines for equal opportunities and anti-discrimination National Strategy on the Social Dimension in Higher Education The entrepreneurial and innovation agenda in higher education Strategic orientation and organisational capacity Main guiding frameworks and strategies Governmental strategies on digitalisation Programmes fostering knowledge exchange CDG – Christian Doppler Research Association COMET – Competence Centres for Excellent Technologies R&D Competences for Industry Knowledge transfer centres AplusB Centres Sparkling Science The Innovation Foundation for Education Notes References Chapter 2. Applying the HEInnovate framework to higher education in Austria The HEInnovate guiding framework The HEInnovate eight dimensions in the Austrian context Leadership and governance Organisational capacity: Funding people and incentives Entrepreneurial teaching and learning Preparing and supporting entrepreneurs Digital transformation and capability Knowledge exchange and collaboration The internationalised institution Measuring impact Notes References Chapter 3. Leadership and governance in Austrian higher education institutions Introduction Review findings There is interest and support from external stakeholders in developing engaged HEIs Senior management support the entrepreneurial and innovation agenda Interdisciplinary approaches in education and research Interdisciplinary education programmes Interdisciplinary research Strategic collaboration between higher education institutions and with other entities Areas for further policy and institutional development Funding for the entrepreneurial and innovation agenda Strategic planning and performance agreements Governance models Programme development frameworks Conclusions and recommendations Main recommendations Note References Chapter 4. Entrepreneurial teaching and learning in Austria Introduction Defining entrepreneurship in the context of higher education Is it possible to teach entrepreneurship? Teaching entrepreneurship to improve sustainability and impact Learning and teaching entrepreneurship in a university context Main features of the entrepreneurial HEI Approaches to learning and teaching entrepreneurship in HEIs Formal entrepreneurial teaching and learning in Austrian HEIs Entrepreneurship education at the undergraduate and master’s levels Entrepreneurship education targeting PhD students Integrating research in entrepreneurial education Co-designing and co-delivering entrepreneurial education with the support of external stakeholders Evaluating curricular entrepreneurship teaching and learning programmes Informal learning opportunities to stimulate the development of an entrepreneurial mindset Conclusions Notes References Chapter 5. Preparing and supporting start-ups in higher education in Austria Introduction The importance of preparing and supporting entrepreneurship in HEIs Systemic conditions supporting entrepreneurship in Austria Austrian HEIs have developed different approaches to prepare and support entrepreneurship HEIs have put in place several (extracurricular and informal) activities to support student entrepreneurship There are limited rewards for faculty that engages with entrepreneurial activities Practices to support start-ups vary according to HEIs and regional ecosystems Austrian universities of applied sciences have experience in facilitating entrepreneurship Conclusions Notes References