Üniversite Araştırmaları Dergisi

Yazarlar: Oğuz GÜNER

Konular:Sosyal

Anahtar Kelimeler:European Union,Horizon2020,Innovation,Higher Education

Özet: The European Union, in a competition process based upon information and technology, has started to implement certain policy sets to be able to boost its knowledge-based activities, empower scientific capability and accelerate innovation production. One of these policy sets is the framework programs which is addressed within science, research and higher education policies. Via instrumentalization of the framework programs, the European Union aims to develop its capacity and capability of innovation production, increase its economic competitiveness and provide sustainable growth. Current framework program is Horizon 2020 which is in practice between 2014-2020. This study aims to discuss the European Union countries’ participation in Horizon 2020 and elaborate the role of higher education institutions in the process of innovation production. In this context, Horizon 2020 program was conceptually described, the member countries’ contribution to the program budget, number of the projects they participated and funds they received were analysed. Additionally, profiles of the institutions participated in the projects and role of the higher education institutions in production of innovation were elaborated. In the study, it is concluded that considering the number of projects and the amount of grants acquired within the framework of Horizon 2020, there is a very heterogeneous distribution among EU countries and the ability to produce innovation increases as cooperation increases between higher education institutions and companies.

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