Transcript Purdue – UNN Program Outcomes

Purdue University
University of Nizhny Novgorod
EURECA Partnership
Candiss Vibbert
Nathalie Duval-Couetil
Director, Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Assoc. Professor, Technology Leadership & Innovation
Associate Vice Provost for Engagement
Assoc. Director, Discovery Park Engagement
Angela Diaz
Mike Cassidy
Managing Director,
Global Policy Research Institute
Entrepreneurship Lecturer
President, Fortress Strategy Group
Chris McEvoy
Entrepreneurship Lecturer
President, Wingspan Thinking
University Mission and History
The mission of Purdue University is to serve the
citizens of Indiana, the US, and the world through:
• Discovery that expands the realm of
knowledge.
• Learning through dissemination of
knowledge.
• Engagement through exchange of
knowledge
Founded in 1869
Purdue University - Facts
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Main campus, West
Lafayette, Indiana
- 40,000 students
- 31,000
undergraduate
- 9,000 graduate
- 2,680 faculty
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University System
- 4400 Faculty,
- 75,000 Students
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Research ― $600M
10 Colleges
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Agriculture
Education
Engineering
Health Sciences
Liberal Arts
Management
Pharmacy
 Science
 Technology
 Veterinary Medicine
Why Purdue?
• Top ranked programs in engineering,
science and business
• Interdisciplinary research park
focused on collaboration and
commercialization
• Largest multidisciplinary
entrepreneurship education program
in the country
• “Land grant” university focused on
being an engine of economic
development for the region
Work Plan
• Year 1 - Understanding
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Vision of objectives and goals
Interdisciplinary possibilities and benefits
Resources required
Infrastructure required
Regional resources
Educational challenges
Student experiences
• Year 2 – Execution
– Student involvement and training
Year One Accomplishments
• Purdue partners visit UNN
– Understand UNN capacity (human, IT)
– Discuss entrepreneurial strategies
• UNN partners visit Purdue
– Focus on Center for Student Innovation
and Entrepreneurship
– Development of course syllabi
– Strategies for Entrepreneurship
Competition
Experiential Learning
Elevator Pitch Competition
6th annual competition took place in April 2012
2 divisions – ENTR students and
Grad/Staff/Faculty/Purdue Research Park &
ENTR Alums
Year Two Accomplishments
• UNN Center for Student
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• 4 new syllabi
• May 2012--First InnoBusiness
Competition
• Training at Purdue for UNN faculty
and students – Fall 2012
• Launch EURECA Hub
Purdue Outcomes
• Contributes to Purdue University’s strategic
goal “Meeting Global Challenges”
• New models for entrepreneurial training
– Retain spirit but adapt to cultural and
environmental factors
• New opportunities for collaboration with
Russian partners
– Entrepreneurship and research
EURECA provides a venue for:
Cultural
transformation
Cultural
exchange and
learning
Cutting edge
partnerships
Opportunities
Capacity
building and
sustainability
New
partnership
models
New training
models
New friends and colleagues
Thank You to the U.S. Russia Foundation, New Eurasia Foundation,
American Councils for your vision, courage, & persistence