CURDS Summer School 1999

Universities and their Regions:

THEME 1. Universities and Regional Development

THEME 2. The Virtual University and the Region

Newcastle upon Tyne, 13-17 July, 1999

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Objectives

The summer school is aimed at postgraduates and researchers interested in developing an understanding of the interaction between universities and their regions. This is a topic of renewed debate in the light of the changing nature of territorial governance and development. Territoriality is an extremely complex issue for universities and the processes of globalisation, regionalisation and localisation are encouraging the teaching, research and community service functions of universities to be managed and funded in new ways.

The North-East of England acts as the backdrop for the summer school. The region has experienced severe economic and social restructuring over the last few decades and a sharp decline in manufacturing activity has been complemented by a rise in service sector employment. Newer industrial sectors have emerged in the region, most notably in offshore engineering and biotechnology. Newcastle upon Tyne has been a particular focus for the growth of the service sector, especially in terms of retail and call-centre based activity, and has enhanced its reputation as a regional capital and vibrant cultural centre.

With 5 universities and the regional Open University, the North-East has high levels of higher education provision. However, the region has one of the lowest HE participation rates in the UK. The region's universities have taken a leading role in the development and transformations occurring in the region. In particular, groups such as Higher Education Support for Industry in the North (HESIN) have emerged to support regional innovation. In partnership with other regional actors, many other university-based initiatives are underway to improve the educational, skills and informational infrastructure of the region.

Participants of the summer school will have the opportunity to:

• Theoretically and practically, explore how universities engage with their regions;
• Relate experiences of universities in regions to show how they affect the very 'idea' of the university and how they are managed.

Management

The summer school is organised by CURDS. The core management and co-ordination team consists of David Charles, Paul Chatterton and Cheryl Conway at CURDS.

Programme

The overall programme will follow a structure with plenary sessions, invited lectures, workshops and fieldwork (agency visits). Both lectures and workshops will go through a sequence of stages which embrace key aspects of research activities: conceptualisation, research organisation and methodology, and policy analysis. In the plenary sessions senior researchers will introduce discussions on various dimensions of the regional development topic. These various elements will be combined to create a stimulating and creative learning environment.

Presentations will be given by

• Dr David Charles, CURDS
• Prof. Dr. Klaus R. Kunzmann, ERP, University of Dortmund
• Prof. John Goddard, CURDS
• Dr. Arnoud Lagendijk, University of Nijmegen
• Prof Kevin Robins, CURDS
• Prof. Lena Tsipouri, University of Athens
• Prof Steve Garlick, Southern Cross University, Australia

CURDS Summer School 1999 - Programme Overview
	Tues 13	Wed 14	Thurs 15	Fri 16	Sat 17(Castle Leazes)
9.00-10.30		Plenary: Universities and the Information Society (Lena Tsipouri)	Plenary: The Virtual University: Space and Place (Kevin Robins)	Plenary: Policy Research and University Management (John Goddard)	Parallel Session: Analysis of Interviews and Visits
		coffee	coffee	coffee	coffee (Castle Leazes)
11.00-12.30	Registration 12pm onwards	Plenary Creative Associations in Special Places (Steve Garlick) Institutional Perspectives on Regional Development (Arnoud Lagendijk)	Parallel Sessions Formulating Issues and Questions	Agency Visits Virtual University Newcastle Medical School Universities and Regional Development Newcastle City Council, Regional Centre for Innovation and Design	Plenary: Presentation and Discussion Close of Summer School
12.30-14.00	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14.00-15.30	Welcome: Summer School Introduction and Overview (David Charles)	Parallel Sessions Participant Introductions	Parallel Sessions Guest Speakers Virtual University Dr Tom Graham, University Library Mr Nick Coleman or Mr Darrel Manuel; Dept of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Universities and Regional Development Mr John Dersley, University Regional Development Officer	Regional Field Trips Visits to a range of industrial and educational sites in the North East including: North of England Microelectronics Institute Universities for the North East University of Sunderland
	coffee	coffee	coffee
16.00-17.30	Plenary The University and Regional Development (Klaus R. Kunzmann)	Plenary-Research Methodologies (1) Quantitative Techniques and Performance Data	Plenary-Research Methodologies (2) Qualitative Research into University Governance	(field visits continued...)
Evening programme	Civic Reception at Newcastle City Council (6pm) Guided tour of Newcastle City-Centre (7pm) Dinner at 'La Tasca,' Quayside Tapas Restaurant (8.30pm)	Guided Tour of Durham City (Bus leaves at 5.30pm) Dinner at picturesque 'Almshouses' (8.15pm)	Free Evening	Meal at Hallgarth Manor Hotel(8pm)

Parallel Sessions

To complement the plenary lectures, two parallel sessions will involve participants in smaller and more in-depth workshops, visits and feedback sessions. At the end of the week, the two parallel groups will come together to exchange experiences and results. Participants are asked to indicate their choice of parallel session. An information pack will be distributed before the start of the summer school, containing academic literature, policy documents and information on the agencies to visit.

The parallel session themes will be;

• Universities and Regional Development - This theme will extend the debate concerning the contributions which universities make to regional development by going beyond an analysis of the passive and economic impacts of universities. It will examine the role of universities in regional development in a broad range of areas ranging from skills development to cultural innovation and will consider the management implications for both regions and universities. A particular focus will be developing a framework for engagement along the partnership model of territorial governance and development.
• The Virtual University and the Region - As a consequence of technological developments and a wide range of social and economic transformations, a number of significant changes are occurring in the nature and role of higher education provision. Developments such as the internet are challenging the role of the place-based university in the creation, preservation and transmission of knowledge. As a result, the monopolistic position of many universities in a regional and national context is being supplanted by external education providers who can enter the region and offer courses via mediums such as the internet. Universities are responding to such threats by offering web-based courses around the globe, creating a patchwork of internal and external HE provision in regions delivered by a range of actors.

Field Trips

The two workshop groups will visit several regional initiatives and actors, to develop an understanding of these themes.

Practical Information

Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided in Castle Leazes Halls of Residence; Spital Tongues; Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4NY; Tel. +44-(0)191-2226000; Fax : +44-(0)191-2228574.

Accommodation in a standard single room with wash basin costs £19 per night per person (£23.75 for Friday/Saturday night). The price includes breakfast.

Transport: Newcastle upon Tyne is well connected in national and international transport networks. Newcastle Central Station is a main stop on Britain's fastest railway (London-Edinburgh). There are daily flights from Newcastle International Airport to Amsterdam, Brussels, Bergen, Copenhagen, Dublin, Oslo, Düsseldorf, and Paris. For information on ferries, coaches, domestic flights and Tyne and Wear Metro see Tyneside's transport index.

Local public transport: a taxi from Newcastle Airport to Castle Leazes will cost around £9.-, a taxi from Newcastle Central Station around £3.-. Nearest Metro stations: St James (10 minutes walk) and Haymarket (15 minutes walk). Metro runs every 7 to 15 minutes from the Airport to the City Centre. Tickets (£1.45) can be bought from the Tourist Information in the main concourse, or from the machines in the Metro station (coins required, change given). There is also a bus from Central Station (British Rail and Metro) which calls at Castle Leazes (Line 36).

For more information on Newcastle, consult the Tyneside Index.

Fee and Registration

The fee for participants is £150 (British Pounds) (ca. 215 Euro). The fee includes the information package, field trips, catering and refreshments. Accommodation is extra (see above).

Venue

Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU.

For information on how to get to CURDS, here is a map.

More information

For bookings, use the registration form

For Summer School enquiries please contact

Paul Chatterton
CURDS
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Tel +44-191-222-8697; Fax +44-191-232-9259
E-mail: paul.chatterton@ncl.ac.uk

For general enquiries, contact the Summer School co-ordinator:
David Charles, Tel. +44-(0)191-2227692; Fax +44-(0)191-2329259
E-mail: d.r.charles@ncl.ac.uk

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