Becoming International, becoming European: EU Research Collaboration at Finnish Universities.

Autor: Hakala, Johanna, Kutinlahti, Pirjo, Kaukonen, Erkki
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Zdroj: Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences; Dec2002, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p357-379, 23p
Abstrakt: This article analyses the significance and consequences of the exceptionally extensive mobilization of Finnish researchers into EU-funded research from the perspective of university research. The focus is on the views of university researchers and heads of departments and research units concerning such questions as the quality and relevance of EU projects; the relationship between EU collaboration and other international collaboration; and the future attractiveness of EU-funded research. The study shows that Finnish university participation in EU collaboration is moving from an exploratory stage towards a more established stage in which collaboration is becoming more selective. In order to increase the appeal of EU projects among academics, EU programmes should give more space to curiosity-oriented research and become more flexible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index