Main Conclusions from Political Session – Lead Expert Willem van Winden

1. Meeting of politicians/decision makers

2. Attractiveness
& Marketing
Science in
Society
Students &
City Life
Cooperation City & University
Internationalization
Local/Regiona
l Economy

3. Challenges for collaboration:
• Attracting students, knowledge workers
• Not just the city: Cooperation in the region and with
companies
• Not just a few people: broader!
• Tackling social problems together
• Fight divides between academic community & rest of
the city
• Develop joint projects that match with the core
business of the university: Research and education
• Seeing students as citizens. And we need to know who
they are!

4. Next steps
• Continue to exchange & learn, develop the
network
• Publication: analysis, needs, best practices
• Develop joint projects around key themes
(smart city, ageing etc.)
• Be a partner for European Commission
policies