The outline of the presentation is as follows: • Description of the triangle Education-Research-Innovation – interactions and intersections • Education-Research-Innovation in EU context • Education-Research-Innovation in Slovak context • Evaluation policy of Higher Education-Research activities and its impact on Innovation scheme • Examples of “best practice” from Slovak environment • The “University Scientific Park” programme at STU

1. prof. Alajos Mészáros
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Slovakia
(Former Member of the European Parliament)

2. Outline
Description of the triangle Education-Research-
Innovation – interactions and intersections
Education-Research-Innovation in EU context
Education-Research-Innovation in Slovak context
Evaluation policy of Higher Education-Research activities
and its impact on Innovation scheme
Examples of “best practice” from Slovak environment
The “University Scientific Park” programme at STU

3. The E-R-I Triangle with internal
connections
Innovation
Education Research

4. The E-R-I block diagram
with internal/external relations
Innovation
Education Research
Energy Mix Social Environment Geographic Position
Politics Economy Industry

5. Automatic device invented by Hero of Alexandria
Heron of Alexandria (c. 10 – c. 70 AD) was a Greek mathematician
and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria, Roman
Egypt.

6. t Controller
c
Controller Controlled Object
Block diagram of Feedforward Control
The controller and actuator consist of:
communicating vessels; pipe; bucket; ropes; pulley; weight
Controlled object: temple gate
The above diagram is not older than 60 y.; However, the device was
constructed 2 thousand y ago
control signal
(burning)
actuator
controlled signal
(gate position)

7. A centrifugal governor invented in 1788 by James Watt
A centrifugal governor (regulator)
is a specific type of governor with a
feedback system that controls the
speed of an engine by regulating
the amount of fuel admitted, so as
to maintain a near-constant speed,
irrespective of the load or fuel-
supply conditions. It uses the
principle of proportional control.
It was invented in 1788 by James
Watt to control his steam engine.

8. c
Block diagram of Feedback Control
sda
actuator speed
load
Centrifugal
Governor
Steam
Engine

10. History
Launched in 1998 in Paris (La Sorbonne) by the Ministers
of 4 countries (F, UK, D and I)
Confirmed in 1999 with the Bologna Declaration (29-30
countries)
Follow-up ministerial conferences (and communiqués) in:
 Prague, 2001, enlarged to 33 countries, and
 Berlin, Sept. 2003, enlarged to 40 countries)
 Bergen, May 2005, enlarged to 45 countries
 London, May 2007

11. Main features (tools)
Creation of a transparent system based on a “bachelors”
and “masters” system and, since Berlin (2003),
doctorates (PhD)
Bachelor: preparation to a professional career and to
further university studies
Master: specialization
 Doctorate (PhD)

12. Bologna Main Points
Increase attractiveness
Increase transparency
Increase mobility
Facilitate recognition
Adapt HE to labour
market
Reform degree system
Higher education as a
public good and public
responsibility
Student participation
Lifelong learning
Quality assurance

15. What is Horizon 2020?
Horizon 2020 brings together all EU research and
innovation funding under a single programme:
 Framework Programme (future FP8)
 Competitiveness & Innovation Programme (CIP)
 European Institute of Technology (EIT)
Commission proposal for € 80 billion research and
innovation funding programme (2014 ‐ 2020)

16. A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European
Research Area:
 Responding to the economic crisis to invest in
future jobs and growth
 Addressing peoples' concerns about their livelihoods,
safety and environment
 Strengthening the EU's global position in research,
innovation and technology

17. Excellent science
 World class science is the foundation of tomorrow’s technologies, jobs
and well‐being
 Europe needs to develop, attract and retain research talent
 Researchers need access to the best infrastructures
Industrial leadership
 Strategic investments in key technologies underpin innovation across
existing and emerging sectors
 Europe needs to attract more private investment in research and
innovation
 Europe needs more innovative SMEs to create growth and jobs
Societal challenges
 Concerns of citizens and society/EU policy objectives can not be
achieved without innovation
 Breakthrough solutions come from multi‐disciplinary collaborations,
including social sciences & humanities
 Promising solutions need to be tested, demonstrated and scaled up
Three priorities

18.  International cooperation is crucial to address many Horizon
2020 objectives
 Principle of general openness: the programme will remain to be
the most open funding programme in the world
 Horizon 2020 shall be open to the association of: acceding
countries, candidate countries and potential candidates and selected
third countries that fulfill the relevant criteria (capacity, track
record, close economic and geographical links to the Union, etc.)
International cooperation
Targeted actions to be implemented taking a strategic
approach to international cooperation (dedicated
measures in the 'Inclusive, innovative and secure
societies' challenge)

19. The Multiannual Financial Framework (2014-
2020)
Key challenge:
stabilise the financial and economic system while taking measures
to create economic opportunities
1. Smart & inclusive growth € 491 bn
2. Sustainable growth, natural resources € 383 bn
3. Security and citizenship € 18.5 bn
4. Global Europe € 70 bn
5. Administration € 62.6 bn
Total: € 1,025 bn

20. Horizon 2020
Single set of simpler and more coherent participation rules 
New balance between trust and control 
Moving from several funding rates for different beneficiaries and activities to
just two

Full alignment of the rules for participation with the revised Financial Regulation

Simplifications for research directly introduced in revised Financial Regulation
(prizes, interest on pre-financing, VAT, extrapolation)

Broader acceptance of usual accounting practices of the beneficiaries

Simplified time recording; abolition of time-sheets for staff working fully on the
EU project

Reducing Time to grant

Simplification - Summary

21. European Institute of Innovation and
Technology – EIT
is the EU's flagship education institute designed to assist
innovation, research and growth in the EU
making the work of the different universities, research
institutes and companies unified

23. About us...
Bratislava
Slovakia
The Slovak University
of Technology

24. Constitution of the university
1937
constitution of the Technical University of Milan Rastislav
Štefánik in Košice
1938
opening of the first academic year at the temporary residence
in Martin and renaming to the Slovak Technical University
(SVŠT)
1939
movement to Bratislava and realisation of first branches and
institutes

25. STU in numbers
100.400 graduates
 18.300 students in all forms of study
 3.200 employees and research staff
 900 contracts and industry orders
 480 domestic research projects
 170 international research projects
 147 accredited study courses in 76 study branches
 70 university agreements with world wide universities
 33 prominent university research places of work
 7 faculties

26. Faculties
Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies
Faculty of Material Sciences and Technology
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
and Information Technology
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Civil Engineering

27. Institutes of Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology
Institute of Analytical Chemistry
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Technology and Materials
Institute of Biochemistry, Nutrition and Health Protection
Institute of Biotechnology and Food Science
Institute of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Institute of Information Engineering, Automation and
Mathematics
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Catalysis and Petrochemistry
Institute of Polymer Materials

28. Financial sources
Total amount of financial sources represents cca 40 mil EURO per year.

29. Academic staff

30. Education
Three degree study in harmony with the Bologna declaration of
ministers of European countries
Credits, compatible with the European Credit Transfer System
(ECTS), enabling mobility of students
Co-operation with prestigious partner universities in the framework of
international programmes (Socrates, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci)
Utilisation of modern educational methods, laboratories, practical tasks
Orientation to lucrative areas of study with long lasting and permanent
success of graduates on the labour market

31. Study degree

32. Number of study courses

33. Lifelong education
acquirement, improvement and innovation of professional
qualification, re-qualification (distance courses, e-learning)
third age university
(architecture, computers, food, sound lifestyle)
study of foreign languages
(French, German, English)

34. Research
large spectrum of scientific and technical fields of basic research
covers all fields of study in second and third degree of education
intensive research, centred on selected perspective areas
dominant financing of research with grants obtained from direct
competitions and from contracts with industry
high engagement in international scientific and technical co-
operation projects mainly in the framework of European research
space

35. Basic orientation of research
information society technologies
sustainable sources and development: energy, raw materials
sustainable sources and development: environment, country, urbanism
nanotechnologies, nanosciences and multifunctional intelligent
materials
biotechnology and biocompatibility
life, health, foodstuffs
safety, reliability and quality

36. Financial support of research
Chemistry and
food technology
34%
Architecture
6%
Materials and
technologies
6%
Civil Engineering
14%
Mechanical
engineering
7%
Electrotechnology
and informatics
33%
Structure of financial support of research according to research areas

37. Co-operation with industry
industry assignments realised on the basis
of a direct agreement or order
research and innovation projects realised jointly with enterprises
engagement of small and middle enterprises
in international projects
study stay and vocational training of students
at enterprises of European countries
support to establishment of small companies

38. International co-operation
work on joint projects in the framework of EU programs and other
international programs (Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Ceepus, COST,
6FP, 7FP, etc...)
mobility of students, teaching staff
and researchers
co-operation based on international agreements
membership in international organisations
organisation and realisation of international conferences, seminars, etc.

39. “Best Practise” examples to promote
E-R-I scheme
Scholarship granted by big companies
Bachelor/master degree thesis elaborated in (or in
collaboration with) a company
Joint research carried out by HE institutions and SMEs
Common research centres founded by HE institutions and
industrial enterprises

40. Joint Research and Innovation Centre of the
Podbrezová Iron and Steel Works , joint-stock
company, and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of
STU
spoločné pracovisko Výskumno-vývojového centra
Železiarne Podbrezová, a.s. a Strojníckej fakulty
Slovenskej technickej univerzity v Bratislave
ez jej organizačnú zložku Ústav automatizácie,
merania a aplikovanej informatiky
nture
KONTI
LAB
Konti
Lab
• The joint venture was created to conduct common research
in the field of numerical modeling and optimal control of
continuous casting of steel
• The common research results should lead to significant
improvement of the steel quality after solidification through
temperature domain control

41. The University Scientific Park
• More than € 80 mil. Have been invested into this project from
EU structural funds
• The University Scientific Park is primarily focused on Material
Engineering in the field of ion and plasma technologies,
automation and ICT implementation to industrial processes.
• Two new research centres have been built and equipped with
the most advanced technologies
1. Scientific centre of material research
2. Scientific centre of automation and ICT
Activities planned/being carried out:
• Applied research in the above research centres
• Support to transfer advanced technologies into
practice,transfer of know-how, innovations and knowledge
from the academic environment into practice and providing
support for start-up and spin-off activities.

42. Evaluation policy of Higher Education-Research activities
and its impact on innovation scheme
Accreditation policy is crucial for E-R-I triangle
The E-R evaluation rate depends on the degree of study;
bachelor degree: E is dominating; master degree: E-R well
balanced; PhD degree – R is superior
Different according to the field of study and specializations
High profile journal publications (CC) are dominant
Innovation attempts are not sufficiently supported (1 CC
publication = 1 patent)
Good results in E-R-I triangle can be achieved by appropriate
mix of the academic staff

43. Question to be raised:
Is financial investment into HE-R crucial for I (E-R-I
scheme)? What should be the optimal share of GDP?
What is the role/responsibility of Industry in this scheme?
What is the impact of basic/secondary education system
onto the scheme? (Vocational training is diminishing!)

44. Thank You
for attention and the pleasure
having you all here.