Coordination Meeting of Aleppo 02-03 November 2010 University of Aleppo

Coordination Meeting of Aleppo02-03 November 2010University of Aleppo

Dr. Hussein Al Mohammad &Working group, Aleppo Meeting 02-03 November 2010

Dr. Hussein Al Mohammad Working group

We established the infrastructure of the chair; Laboratory and

equipments; etc …

The University have been prepared a second space of 100 square

meters to host the Visio conferencing room for training courses,

and UNCHAN project will equip it in data processing and

informatics equipments

We Introduced the chair to the university structure .

The team of the Chair Management is selected and in operation

The regalements have been identified and the tasks will be

distributed according the business plan of the chair

WP 1: Establishment of University Chair on Innovation


The office and staff in Aleppo university established

and in operation

is ready and fully established as (Centre of

Aleppo University on Innovation)

the staff in Aleppo University is engaged and in

action in different activities, They consists in 10

persons.

The work started since 05/2009.


WP 1: Equipments and furnitureAlmost necessary equipments are ready in the office laboratory :

1.Pc × 52.UBS x 53.Lab top x 14.Video projector x 25.Ethernet network points edge switches

6.Flat panel HD TV monitors and electric screen 7.Color laser printer8.HD digital video cameras9.Application/data server10.Smart Board11.Photocopy12.Color printer, fax, scanner13.Still digital cameras14.Wi-Fi network


WP 1: Visio Conferencing Equipment's

Almost necessary equipment's will be soon ready in the video conferencing room in Faculty of Agriculture:

1.Pc × 12.UBS x 13.Lab top x 24.Video projector x 15.Ethernet network points edge switches

6.Flat panel HD TV monitors and electric screen 7.Video conferencing Camera8.Interpret kit9.Application/data server10.Smart Board11.Phone wireless12.printer, fax, scanner, Photocopy13.Wi-Fi network ADSL


Activities planned for 6 month ago

Activities 1 2 3 4 5 6

Several meeting with the consulting group

Staff members of the chair participated in the workshop organized by the Italian Trade Commission, Italian Embassy, in cooperation with the Aleppo Chamber of Industry. About the Innovation and Technology transfer in the practice,TT models and casesApproach: practical, based on cases, exercises, examples

Meeting with the vice president of Aleppo University to activate the role of the Technology Incubator, And the role of UNCHAIN project in the activities of this incubator

The UNCHAIN (University Chair on Innovation) in cooperation with Aleppo Chamber of Industry performed a workshop about " Role of the higher education and the research in the innovation and sustainable development" April 27nd – 28nd in the Faculty of Medicine

- Monitoring carried out in Damascus in February 2010

Follow the establishment of New Training room and various contacts and training activities … etc


Activities planned for following 6 month

Activities 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Training activities in Europe

Establishment of the Training courses and various contacts and training activities … etc (Dr. Ammar will explain this tomorrow)

Follow the establishment of New Training room and various contacts and training activities … etc

Participation in the meeting with the president of Aleppo University to activate the role of the Technology Incubator, And the role of UNCHAIN project in the activities of this incubator

The UNCHAIN in cooperation with Aleppo Chamber of Industry perform a workshop about " Innovation Management at the University" November 4nd in the Faculty of AgricultureAnd coordination meeting

- Participation of Staff members in the monitoring carried out in Aleppo in June 2010

Creation of data bases university research activities and industrial activities and needs (dr. Kher aldine)



Outcome/output title: MEDA University Chairs on Innovation Ref. N°: 1

Startng date: M1 First Year End date: M12, First Year

Activity title:Identification of the weaknesses of the MEDA university-industry relation

Sub Ref. N°:

1.1

Activity title: TOR: Preparing Terms of Reference and Task Description of the Chair Management Team

Sub Ref. N°:

1.2

Activity title: Introducing the chair to the MEDA universities

Sub Ref. N°:

1.3

Activity title: Establishing the Infrastructure of the MEDA Chairs

Sub Ref. N°:

1.4

Acts: This activity is finished.

Outcome Protocol

The Relationship between

Aleppo University and Industry

The weakness of communication and information between university and industry

prevents the exchange of successful experiences.

Also most of the researches at the university do not serve the industry and their impact

is modest in economic development.

This relation has the following aspects :

Lack of administrative incompatibility with needs.

Insufficient financial support for R&D.

University misses a clear mechanism to locate and follow the problems and the

development of industry.

Insufficient trust between the industry and university.

Low potential of the university to translate the needs and the

problems of industry into projects R&D and innovation .Dr. Hussein Al Mohammad &Working group, Aleppo Meeting 02-03 November 2010

Our needs to perform the UNCHAIN tasks :

Literature on Innovation

Information regarding the functioning of a Technology

Transfer Office

Support material about processes and product innovation

Real life examples of projects and success stories to present to

industry

Support for industry contacts

workshop with the industrials concerning innovative cases


Concerning the main difficulties in creating new University-Industry contacts: there is a real lack of promotion material which could

reflect the benefits of University-Industry cooperation There is a lack also of interest to cooperate with the local

university because in the past there were few projects conducted in cooperation with the university and with week dissemination

There are difficulties in defining project parameters, costs and outcomes



SomethingNew

SomethingStandard

Innovation supply(Techology push)

Innovation demand(Technology pull)

Produce technologies

ResearchDevelop

Use technologiesAdopt

ImplementAccept

to know the needs of industry adaptation of the courses to the needs of industry and Labor market.

training and professional insertion for the students

Expectation & Needs! exemple: Questionnaires needs

For the industry

For the University

Qualification of human resources The importance of R&D and innovationThe importance of expertise and know-how


WP 5 “EU MEDA VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT”

Suggestion for the Virtual Environment !

I propos again to create an Arabic Virtual Environment and to widen the access for the personnel of the Universities and industries:

- for increase the e-collaboration University-Enterpriseand starting to collect the various information about theirs needs, problems, …

Dr. Hussein Al Mohammad &Works group, Aleppo Meeting 02-03 November 2010

Dr. Mahmoud Kasem & Hussein Al MohammadCasablanca Meeting 23-25 March 2010

WP. 10Dissemination aspects

Newspapers Al JA

MAHIR

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Coordination Meeting of Aleppo 02-03 November 2010 University of Aleppo