Instruments supporting science-business linkages as exemplified by the French CIFRE procedure Cover Image

Instrumenty wspierania powiązań między nauką a biznesem na przykładzie francuskiej konwencji CIFRE
Instruments supporting science-business linkages as exemplified by the French CIFRE procedure

Author(s): Dorota Czyżewska
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: science-business linkages; innovation transfer; supportive instruments; France; development of regional innovativeness

Summary/Abstract: University-industry collaboration seems to be crucial to the transfer of knowledge and innovation in a modern world economy in which knowledge, information flows and the level of innovation of countries and regions are the center of attention. The article presents the specifics of university-industry linkages, and the instruments that operate in support of such relationships, the focus being on the French CIFRE (Industrial Agreement for Training through Research) procedure. A description of the functioning of this scheme in France leads on to an analysis of its influence on the development of French regions as regards their levels of innovation and the nature of strength of the linkages between the world of science and academe on the one hand and enterprises on the other.

  • Issue Year: 10/2009
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 120-133
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish