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FOREWORDIn last years, the national and regional strategies have put increasing expectations on HEIs as a source ofinnovations and know-how as well as a producer of economic and social welfare. The HEIs are expected toplay an important role in achieving several political objectives. An extended role of HEIs and increasingexpectations have been taken account also in the strategic policy lines of the Ministry of Education and in thenew legislation that came into force recently. The central aim of the legislation is to strengthen the societalinteraction of HEIs as a natural part of their core functions. Thus, the legislation should rather be seen as atool for stressing the societal importance of science and education than as a new separate task. With theextended role of HEIs, however, it is time to deepen this societal interaction by means of new modes ofaction. As a part of larger OECD coordinated project the self evaluation process and the report on hand forman excellent opening to meet this challenge.This critical self-evaluation brings up several starting-points that aim to further develop the societalinteraction of HEIs. The key outcomes of the evaluation can be summarized as a need for the brave choicesand deeper collaboration between the HEIs and their stakeholders. The efficient management of regionalinteraction requires strategic choices. It is not purposeful to decentralize the resources of HEIs too much inthe field of societal interaction. The HEIs should also be able to determine the activities that are not relevantto their operation. From the point of view of leadership, it is the question of profiling and prioritizing ofactivities. On the other hand, the leadership of societal interaction cannot be solely based on the internalstarting-points but it also requires a close coordination of strategies in cooperation with the stakeholders. Theinteraction between the society and HEIs should be two-way. A prerequisite for the efficient societalcontribution of HEIs is that the society and its actors also actively contribute to the development of theoperation of HEIs.This self-evaluation would not have been possible without a significant contribution of the personnel of HEIsand their stakeholders to this development process. They all deserve great commendation for their effort.Numerous discussions have revealed that there exists a real development ethos among the participatingactors. The evaluation process carried out allows a concrete opening for the common learning process andcapacity building to further strengthen the regional contribution of the University of Jyväskylä and JyväskyläPolytechnic. To enable an effective exploitation of the results of this self-evaluation there is a need for closestrategic cooperation and for concrete joint measures between the HEIs and their stakeholders. This formsthe next step to be taken in the near future.Aino SallinenRectorUniversity of JyväskyläMauri PanhelainenRectorJyväskylä Polytechnic
SUMMARYTogether with 13 other regions from different OECD countries the Jyväskylä region is participating in theproject that aims to boost regional contribution of higher education institutions (HEIs). The overall projectSupporting the contribution of HEIs to regional development is coordinated by the OECD programme onInstitutional Management of Higher Education (IMHE). As a part of the regional development process acooperative self-evaluation, which gathers together the HEIs and their stakeholders, has been launched ineach region. This is followed by the review visit of an international review team which aims to furthersupport the regional learning process. In the Jyväskylä region all central actors were participating in the selfevaluationprocess and content of this report is based on their viewpoints on prevailing situation andpotential focal points for development. The regional steering committee consists of representatives from theUniversity of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä Polytechnic, Regional Council of Central Finland, City of Jyväskylä,Jyväskylä Regional Development Organization (JYKES), Jyväskylä Science Park, Federation of CentralFinland’s Enterprises, Central Finland Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Education. The memberorganizations of the steering committee participated also in the funding of the project. In addition, theexpertise of the State Provincial Office of Western Finland and Employment and Economic DevelopmentCentre of Central Finland was used in the process.The self-evaluation process of the Jyväskylä region was coordinated by the Expert Division of the Universityof Jyväskylä. The main objective of the self-evaluation was to produce a versatile description about thecontribution of HEIs to the development of the Jyväskylä region, and practical information on possiblebottlenecks of the process and potential development fields. The self-evaluation is basically intended for thesupport of learning and development process. Interaction between the HEIs and their regional stakeholderswas analyzed and processed through interviews, questionnaires, workshops and work of the regional steeringcommittee. Within the HEIs the evaluation data was gathered from the central management, management ofdifferent units (faculties, schools, separate units), experts of different themes and from the developmentpersonnel. In regard to stakeholders the interviews were mainly directed to the leadership of organizationsand thematic experts.The self-evaluation revealed that the starting-points of regional interplay differ markedly between the twoinstitutions and between the faculties and schools within them. In the Jyväskylä Polytechnic the regionalinteraction is one of the most important vertical aspects guiding its operation, whereas at the University ofJyväskylä the regional contribution is rather seen as a horizontal theme which maps the applicable channelsfor regional exploitation. Part of the faculties / departments / schools have integrated the regionalcontribution as a key field in their operation, whereas in the others the need for regional interaction is onlyrecognized but not real measures have been taken so far. However, when analyzing the regional contributionof HEIs the ability of regional actors to use the know-how produced by the HEIs should also be takenaccount.Despite the different starting-points the HEIs cooperate actively and interact with their stakeholders tocontribute regional development. Several important regional development processes are in progress in HEIsin which the regional intermediary organizations and firms have a significant role as well. On the other hand,a lot of potential for strengthening the regional contribution is still unused. However, the exploitation of thatreserve requires a new kind of approach in which the HEIs collaborate closely with each others as well aswith their stakeholders. Both the HEIs and their stakeholders have recognized a need for a common forumthat supports the strategic planning. Moreover, it is considered essential that the cooperation between theHEIs will be further deepened to rationalize and strengthen the regional development work.Keywords: higher education institutions, evaluation, regional effects, societal interaction2
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developing wellness and environment
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Employment and Economic Development
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BIBLIOGRAPHYAcademy of Finland (200
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