Measuring universities’ engagement: A revision of the European research projects and the actual use of the so-called ‘third mission’ indicators

Nowadays, the interaction between universities and their territories (engagement or third mission) is considered a core mission of universities whatever the country and the policymaker. Still, this third mission is an ambiguous notion and there is no consensus in the scientific community about its d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Torre García, Eva María de la, Casani Fernández Navarrete, Fernando, Pérez Esparrells, María del Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/721275
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/721275
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Third mission indicators
University engagement
University strategy
Observatory of European Universities
SPRU
E3M
Economía
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Sumario:Nowadays, the interaction between universities and their territories (engagement or third mission) is considered a core mission of universities whatever the country and the policymaker. Still, this third mission is an ambiguous notion and there is no consensus in the scientific community about its definition and system of indicators, hindering the visibility of universities’ socioeconomic contributions to their territories. This paper revises the wide variety of indicators proposed theoretically in Europe as well as their actual restricted use in empirical studies. Our revision shows that both theoretical and used indicators are strongly heterogeneous and biased towards technology transfer and innovation