MIMIR

Modernisation Of Institutional Management Of Innovation And Research In Southern Neighbouring Countries 

Presentation 

MIMIR is primarly designed to aid, assist and help partner universities in South Neighbouring Countries to understand the status quo of their innovation and research mentality, performance, efficacy, and practices and devise pathways to overcome impediments, hindrances, fiascos and pitfalls that prevent them from achieving recognised stature in the international landscape.
The core thread to accomplish this goal is to measure existing innovation and research activities, to gauge regulatory framework management, administration and tools, and to scope opportunities for overcoming bureaucratic obstacles, stimulating conditions and elevate mindsets. Coupled to provision of comparative analysis to European processes, practices and state-of-the-art, the consortium will identify areas for change, targets for improvement, and a trajectory to excel. Accordingly, partner universities will be informed on the organisation of management of innovation and research in European universities, understand present model, principles, and standards, and embrace and partake the opportunity for support, guidance and corroboration from European partners.

Aims and Objectives

The wider objective of the project is to modernise institutional management of innovation and research, promote excellence and propose actions at universities in South Neighbouring Countries that will align them with the European Research Area.

Specific Objectives

• Measure innovation and research in partner universities, provide comparative analysis to European processes, identify areas for change and assist in setting targets for improvement, and provide appropriate knowledge and means to improve actions that contribute to sustainability,
• Develop an institutional management model of innovation and research at Moroccan and Jordanian partner institutions to best align their performance to the European Research Area,
• Pilot the new model in partner universities to inform its completion, support its sustainability through targeted dissemination, and monitor and evaluate its uptake and early impact,
• Improve procedures to enhance innovation and research within university hierarchy, set up an appropriate administrative and legal framework and the required infrastructure, and extend services and training in collaboration with local and regional industries and community,
• Improve the human capacity of partner universities by providing training and upgrading opportunities in the EU especially for aspiring young and women researchers, and develop professional training programmes to promote the model and enhance its impact,
• Utilise ICT tools and database to enhance and consolidate the new management model of innovation and research,
• Disseminate good practices and share practical experience in university management of innovation and research and promote and support the foundation of a research and innovation network across South Neighbouring Countries and Europe.

– Association of Arab Universities (IAU) -Jordan University of Jordan (JU) -Jordan
– Al Balqqa Applied University (BAU) -Jordan
– Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST) -Jordan
– Ministry of Higher Education & Research (MHER) -Jordan
– Mohamed V University of Rabat (UM5R) -Morocco
– Université Ibn Tofaïl (UIT) -Morocco
– Université Sultan Moulay Slimane (USMS) -Morocco
– Mundiapolis Universite Privée (UIP) -Morocco
– Ministry of Higher Education – Morocco
– European University Association (EUA)
– University of Montpellier (UM) -France
– Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED)
– Università di Roma la Sapienza (UNIROMA1) -Italy
– Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven) -Belgium
– Universitá degli studi di Milano (UNIMI) -Italy