Final report(Joanna Hofman, Julie Belanger and Simone Sasso)

• Internal deadline: October 2015 (to use for training course and dissemination activities)

• External deadline: to be submitted to the EC in March 2016

• Working group: RE, UM and Comenius (input from other partners also required)

• Structure: amended according to EC guidelines (to be approved by partners)

• Progress: sections drafted Project Methodology; Innovations in HE; Drivers and Barriers

Old structure

Final report(Joanna Hofman, Julie Belanger and Simone Sasso)

Please note that this by final report we mean the substantial report from the project. A final report will be submitted to the EC in March 2016, including an evaluation and report of activites (as well as this substantial final report)

Main questions to answer 1st draft 2nd draftUM review QA

Consortium review

Reply to review Jo/Consortium

Reply to QA review Final edits

Planned date of execution Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Sep-16 Oct-16Executive summary RE UM Jo RE all UM RE

1- Introduction (see proposal for key project questions) RE UM Jo RE all UM RE RE2 - Project approach and methodology

2-1 Project model

How do the dominant theoretical models related to the entrepreneurial university and distributed leadership account for the most recent trends? What are the main features of 'innovative' higher education provision and how can they be modelled (see preliminary findings)? RE Comenius/UM RE

2-2 Project methodology How do the different parts of the project fit together? (include Survey, case study, lit. review, self-assessment tool, visits and exchange of best practices) ComeniusUM Jo RE all UM Comenius RE

3- Main findings Jo RE all UM REOverview UM RE Jo RE all UM UM REProject results UM Comenius Jo RE all UM UM RE

3.1 Defining innovation How do we define innnovation? Is innovation context-specific or 'absolute'? What are the prominent types of innovation in Europe? RE Comenius/UM Jo RE all UM

3.2 Key changes in HE What have been the key changes in European HE? RE Comenius/UM Jo RE all UM RE

3.2.1. Innovations in HE provision What are some of the general trends in HE? How innovative are European HEIs? UM RE Jo RE all UM

3.2.2 Changes in governance and management How have the governance and management of HE changed across European HEIs? RE Comenius/UM Jo RE all UM

3.2.3 Main trends and potential differences across Europe How different have trends been across Europe? ComeniusUM Jo RE all UM Comenius RE3.3. Drivers and barriers What have been the drivers and barriers to innovations in HE? UM Comenius Jo RE all UM

3.4. Examples of 'best practices' (case study)What are some of the examples of practices which have emerged to support innovation? UM Comenius Jo RE all UM UM

3.5. Case study summaries What have been the examples in this project? Latvia UM Jo RE all UM3.6. Promoting innovation in institutions (self-assessment toolkit) What do institutions need to have to support innovations in HE? RE UM UM RE4- Dissemination practices and exploitation Jo RE all UM RE4.1 Summary of institutional visits What have exchanges with different institutions showcased? Sibiu UM Jo RE all UM4.2 Summary of exchange of practices during workshops What have been the key points of the exchange of best practices? Latvia UM Jo RE all UM Comenius (help from Sibiu)RE5- Policy recommendations Which recommendations can be made? RE UM Jo RE all UM RE RE6- Conclusion RE UM Jo RE all UM RE RE

Jo RE all UM RE

New structure

Final report(Joanna Hofman, Julie Belanger and Simone Sasso)