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Editorial
EUI-Net (European University
- Industry Network) entered now a transition period towards
the new name EUE-Net (European University Enterprise Network).
It is not just a simple adaptation of the name but a change of
focus of the entire network towards the craft and small
enterprises rather than multinational corporations. Of course
none is excluded, it is just a matter of the focus.
Craft and small enterprises
represent some 98% of all enterprises in Europe. They employ
40-65% of the workers in the private sector of the Member
States; have a share in turnover of the private sector of
25-55%. Their share in deliveries to other Member States and
exports to third countries is equivalent to some 10-20%. Some
80% of their activities are offered at local or regional
level. At present
most of Universities prefer the cooperation with large
industries because of the simple approach and low cost of the
activity itself. However, this context clearly discriminates
the micro-enterprises and SMEs, and the Universities owe to
pay a closer attention to this sector.
Two important issues highlighted
in this Newsletters illustrate this change of focus in the
Network life. Firstly, for the new Erasmus deadline on 30
March at least 4 project proposals have been submitted from
the EUI-Net community addressing the cooperation University -
Enterprise: the new EUE-Net application for support from the
European Commission in the period 2007-2010, and another 3
Multilateral projects along the priority lines of the Network.
We hope all of them will be successful and will increase our
support for their success. Secondly, the 3rd EUI-Net
Conference that is now fast approaching. will be already
devoted to the cooperation of University and Enterprises. We
kindly invite you to register for participation with
presentations. At the same time all EUI-Net partners are encouraged to circulate this Newsletter as much as possible within their national an international contacts in order to increase the participation and visibility of the Conference
Doru Talaba, EUI-Net project
coordinator.
European
Conference on European Models for Practical
Placement of students, 14-16 May 2007,
Rome -
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The EUI-Net
European Network on University Industry cooperation,
funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus
Thematic Network scheme organises its 3rd European
Workshop during 14-16 May 2007 in the Italian capital,
Rome. At the same time, the last
General Assembly of the Network will take place before
the completion of the current Erasmus Thematic Network
project completion. The topics will includes the
presentation of the future EUI-Net activities,
external evaluation of the project, and outputs
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| Find out more
at the following
link:
3rd EUI-Net Conference |
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EUI-Net
Dissemination
Activities:
EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON CRAFT AND SMALL ENTERPRISES-4th edition
Stuttgart, 16/17 April 2007 |
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“Challenges and opportunities for craft and small enterprises
in the European Single Market”: EUI-Net Project coordinator
has been invited as a speaker
to present the strategy of the Network
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EUI-Net
Tuning exercise |
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The Tuning research is now approaching
completion. However, several countries are not yet sufficiently
represented with answered questionnaires, therefore we welcome
any contribution from the partners in the respective countries
in the next period before the Rome Conference.: These countries
are: Norway, Denmark, Czech Republic, Sweden, Turkey, and
Iceland. |
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THE
EUI-Net NEWSLETTER aims to inform the EUI-Net partners
and other interested people periodically about recent
activities and new information. The newsletter is issued
quarterly and most certainly all project partners are invited
to submit information and especially concerning the
network. |
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The content of this
publication is the sole responsibility of its publisher(s),
and that it in no way represents the view of the Commission or
its services. |
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| Source:
EUI-Net |
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