Transcript Scotland Europa - Camera di Commercio Udine

Scotland Europa
Networking Scotland in Europe
Luca Polizzi
Senior Executive
Research, Innovation and Lifelong Learning
UNIONCAMERE Piedmont 12 November 07
Brussels Office
Who we are
 Subsidiary of Scottish Enterprise
 Membership organisation
 Scotland House Management
Scottish Enterprise
 Wholly owned subsidiary, established in 1992
 Part of International Operations Directorate
 Dedicated EU intelligence and funding
resource for the Network
Scotland Europa
 Promote Scotland’s interests
 Approximately 60 members - Specialist
Groups on Research, Education and Training,
Environment & Energy and ‘e-Group’
 Policy analysis, interpretation and briefings
on EU policy developments & funding
 Regional Interests & networking
Scotland House
 Home to 20 organisations
 Conference / seminar facilities
 Hot- desking space
 Single Focal Point for Scottish Interests
Monitoring / Intelligence
Identifying Issues
Expert interpretation
Identify contacts
Building Alliances
Influencing
Policy Into Practice
 Pro-active strategic service to promote
Scottish strengths
 Linked initiatives - papers, roundtables,
 Benchmarking, exchange of best practice,
funding
Project Into Practice
 Pro-active strategic service to promote
Scottish participation to EU programmes
 Projects development, partnership brokerage
 International Cooperation outside Europe
Supporting the Government Education Strategy
 Study in Scotland = increase the number of
student (toady up to 35.000 = 370 per year)
 Distance learning (UHI)
 Developing of partnerships and
collaborations with overseas institution
 Developing of campuses abroad and other in
country delivery
 Skill Strategy (eSkills, HE, FE, VET)
Thanks for your attention
e-mail: [email protected]
Scotland Europa
Scotland House
Rond-Point Schuman 6
1040 Brussels
Tel: (+32 2) 282 8303
Fax:
282 8318
web: www.scotlandeuropa.com
Scottish Enterprise
150 Broomielaw
Atlantic Quay
Glasgow G2 8LU
(+44 141) 248 2700
221 6539