OECD commends Øresund collaboration

Success for Øresund University and Øresund Science Region in demonstrating that collaboration at the regional scale can be effective in an intensely competitive environment.
 
A review by OECD found that the Øresund University and the stakeholders involved in the Øresund Science Region have made progress in constructing a bottom-up cross-border science region with the objective of being internationally competitive. The project is unique because of leadership in the project by higher education, the lack of national government intervention, and the role of the platforms in providing a coordinating link between the higher education institutions (HEI) and the community.

This leadership could be a demonstration to other universities internationally as to the significant role HEIs can play in the collaborative processes required for effective cross-national regional development globally. The Øresund Region has therefore potential to become a significant motor for the two nations involved, and also a demonstration to other nations and their regions as to what can be achieved.

Øresund University is a consortium of fourteen universities and university colleges on both sides of Øresund. The consortium is based on geographical proximity and a long common history and culture. Aiming at becoming a significant science region, it increases quality and efficiency among the participating institutions by opening up all courses, libraries and other facilities to all students, teachers and researchers.
More information at: Øresund University

Øresund Science Region is an initiative between Denmark and Sweden that combines the forces of six regional research and innovation platforms and three projects, The Øresund University, and a number of regional coordination bodies in an attempt to strengthen the regional co-operation and integration between universities, industry and the public sector (i.e the triple helix structure).
More information at: Øresund Science Region

(Source: www.oresundit.com)