Universities in Transition: The University Campus as Living Labs, Citizen Science and Challenge-based learning
TIME
Friday 22 September
11.00 – 12.30
TRACKS
Social Transition
ORGANISER
LOCATION
SUR 3-4
DESCRIPTION
Higher Education in Europe and the World is under a profound transformation. The lower cost to access to information, in parallel to the development of mutual learning communities with high quality materials, provide actual feasible pathways to capacity building and skill development outside formal education. More and more, job interviews are putting in value personal assets such as software repositories, project portfolios, while official qualifications are taken as a secondary element. In this scenario the whole education system, and more particularly the Universities are facing the challenge to answer the following question: Which is the value proposition for the learners to attend physically to the University? In this session we will show how Universities have a great opportunity to adapt to this new reality with tools such a challenge-based learning, multi-stakeholder engagement, living labs and citizen science. On the one hand, living labs appear as enormous tool to develop the concept of “Campus as a living lab” as well as “living lab as a service”, developing the campus as an actual infrastructure for evidence-based learning and innovation. On the other hand, this the University can play a fundamental role in addressing the challenges arriving from the cities and communities, by developing the living lab activities in the real-life scenarios, and by engaging the communities as protagonists through citizen science. We will see both general frameworks and clear examples from both approaches, with the aim of advancing in the transition towards a new (higher) education system. We will invite a number of experts to propose their visions, which will be complemented with 4 more participants selected from a call for presentations (for more details on the submission deadlines, please consult this webpage regularly).
Session Objectives:
- Advance in the concept “The Campus as a Living Lab”.
- Identify pathways for Citizen Science as a building block of the modern higher education.
- Provide insights about the Challenge-based approach for learning, research and innovation.
- Understand the dimension of public engagement of the Universities in Europe and the World.
AGENDA
11:00-11:10 Welcome, presentation and Context (Fernando Vilariño, CVC-UAB, Catalonia, Spain and -ENoLL)
11:10-11:20 Universities and Challenge-based approaches (Xavier Ariño, Head of Strategic Projects UAB, Catalonia, Spain)
11:20-11:30 Universities and Citizen Science (Rosa Arias, ECSA, Science for Change)
11:30-12.00 Campus as a Living Lab (Jean-Marc Ogier Rector, Université La Rochelle, France. Video
- Manuel Villa-Arrieta (Tr@nsnet: A model for a sustainable university campuus living lab. Funseam, Spain)
- Guillermo Delcampo (IoTMADLab: UPM campus as Madrid smartcity living lab, Madrid, Spain)
- Konstantinos Kourkoutas (Smart Campus UAB, Catalonia, Spain).
- Sam Rye (Monash University, Australia
12:00-12:10 University Campus and the
Green Transition (Joan Batalla, Funseam, Spain)
12:10-12:25 Case studies (Open Call at the OLLD website) Participants at OLLD will have a couple of minutes to showcase their case studies (Moderated by Fernando Vilariño, CVC-UAB-ENoLL)
12:25-12:30 Closing of the session (**)
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(*) If you are interested in contributing with a case, and participate in the final discussion, please send one slide to through the following form: https://forms.gle/uJiL9ZakQmQn2wzg8
(**) Once finished the workshop, participants will be invited to join a discussion with the objective of creating a workgroup on “Universities in transition” within ENoLL. The aim of the workgroup would be to shape a brief document summarizing the value proposition on the transformative role and potential impact of the joint use of challenge-based learning, citizen science and living labs as instruments for the Higher Education Systems.
SPEAKERS
Fernando Vilariño
Associate Director at the Computer Vision Center and Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science UAB
Fernando Vilariño
Associate Director at the Computer Vision Center and Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science UABI give lectures about Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Multimedia Systems. My research has been linked to different areas Artificial Intelligence, particularly in Computer Vision, with a special attention to Medical Imaging, fieldwork in which I have developed different projects together with paramount hospitals and companies. My work has been published in the main Journals and Conferences of the area and I have also contributed to a number of patents in the field. During the last years, I have participated in the design of different initiatives, both at local and international level, with the aim of developing novel paradigms of digital social innovation. I have led the implementation of a model of Living Lab that transforms Libraries into actual innovation arenas, by exploring how technology transforms the cultural experience of people. Through this initiative I have had the chance to participate in different events and invited talks related to the use of ICT in the context of Culture. My main expertise is centered around: - Models of Governance of Living Labs and 4-helix instruments. - Innovation in Libraries, Museums and the cultural field in general. - Artificial Intelligence and ICT tools. I have been awarded with the Spanish Government Ramon y Cajal Grant (2010), Google Academy Award for my research (2014), and the Barcelona Mobile Week Award for the @BrossaInedit project (2017). I coordinate the ENoLL Action-oriented Task Force on Social Impact of AI and Living Labs as Regulatory Learning Tools.
Rosa Arias
CEO & Founder at Science for Change
Rosa Arias
CEO & Founder at Science for ChangeCEO & Founder at Science for Change. D-NOSES Project Coordinator at Ibercivis Foundation. Manager at OdourCollect. Member of the ECSA Executive Board With more than 10 years’ experience as innovation management and environmental consultant (air quality, odour pollution at industrial level, waste, wastewater, sustainability and energy), currently I am responsible for international and national grant management for my client portfolio at F. Iniciativas, including all types of industrial and chemical sectors and ICT. My work involves the identification of funding opportunities, proposal alignment and preparation, research and innovation project design and market orientation, as well as integral management once the project is granted, together with my team. I specialize in all H2020 calls for proposals, SME-Instrument, Fast track to innovation, Eurostars, LIFE+, ERA-NET, and related programmes. I am also a H2020 evaluator expert for the Research Executive Agency (Science with and for Society and ERA-NET calls). I have also coordinated a research project on climate and climate change (www.climadat.es/en) with 6 million € budget, funded by “la Caixa” Foundation. Personally, I am passionate of the Responsible Research and Innovation concept (RRI), citizen science and the role of women in science. Expertise: H2020, R&D, Innovation, project management, RRI, SwafS, SME-Instrument, LIFE+, ERA-NET, research, consultancy, business model, market, knowledge transfer, odours, environmental pollution, waste, residues, sustainability, energy efficiency, climate change, academia.
Xavier Ariño
Head of Institutional Projects - Rector's Office at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Xavier Ariño
Head of Institutional Projects - Rector's Office at Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaAfter my PhD in Plant Biology, I combined research and teaching, but soon I started to develop my professional career in university management, mainly focused on research & innovation issues, and occasionally engaged to work on academic & students services. I think it is very interesting and exciting to combine the experience as teacher, researcher and manager, and this provides you with the know-how to tackle and analyse academic challenges from different angles, and is definitely very useful for Higher Education Institutions' strategic planning. Through the provision of a diverse range of courses, workshops and other professional tools and resources, I've tried to manage my career effectively and continuing to develop my skills and expertise. Currently I am especially interested in the dialogue science-society, considering the central role of the university in addressing the main societal challenges and promoting transformative innovation processes.
Jean-Marc Ogier
Président at La Rochelle Université, France.
Jean-Marc Ogier
Président at La Rochelle Université, France.Jean-Marc Ogier is Professor of Informatis at La Rochelle Université. He the current President of La Rochelle Université, since 2016, and also Président of the Governing board de l'Université Européenne EU-CONEXUS and Président du comité Numérique at Conférence des présidents d'université – CPU. Among other, he has experience as Co-Président Comité Numérique in France, and Co-président du comité Transition Energétique et Ecologique de la Conférence des Présidents d'Universités.
Guillermo del Campo
Technical Director IoTMADLab, UPM, Madrid.
Guillermo del Campo
Technical Director IoTMADLab, UPM, Madrid.Guillermo del Campo is Assistant Professor of Electronics at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) and director of the Internet of Things & Energy Efficiency group at CEDINT-UPM. He is co-author of the report “Experiences of replication and implementation of innovations between University Campuses”, within the Tr@nsnet project, whichaims to contribute to the challenge of ecological transition by defining a new model of universities Living Lab in the context of open innovation. He is the Founder and Technical Director of IoTMADLab, a neutral laboratory space where the City Council is working together with the technical managers of the services, awarded companies and their technology providers, to advance in the deployment in real controlled environments before city deployment.
Manuel Villa Arrieta, PhD
Researcher at Funseam and the Transnet project
Manuel Villa Arrieta, PhD
Researcher at Funseam and the Transnet projectManuel Villa-Arrieta is researcher at Funseam. Funseam is a private non-profit foundation, a forum for discussion and debate, analysis, scientific research, and advice in the field of energy and the environment. Manuel is industrial engineer, Master in renewable energies by the Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and the Universitat Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC), and PhD in electrical engineering by the UPC. Manuel is also an entrepreneur and CEO of the startup Biyiud. During the Tr@nsnet project (2020-2023) Manuel led with Funseam the creation of a university Living Lab model to foster the creation of innovations in the framework of the ecological transition. The European project Transnet, financed with FEDER funds, was carried out by the consortium led by the French University Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), with the participation of Funseam, the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), the University of Lisbon (FCUL), the University of Beira Interior (UBI), the University of La Rochelle (URL), the CIRCE Foundation - Center for Energy Resources and Consumption (CIRCE) and the Technological Corporation of Andalusia (CTA).
Konstantinos KourKoutas
Coordinator CORE Smart & Sustainable Cities / Regional Specialization / Urban Innovation & Living Labs - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Konstantinos KourKoutas
Coordinator CORE Smart & Sustainable Cities / Regional Specialization / Urban Innovation & Living Labs - Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCity enthusiast working currently as the cluster manager/coordinator of a multidisciplinary research cluster of more than 30 groups and research centers . Impulsing urban open innovation schemes, promoting a quadriple helix implication and citizen co-creation. Design Thinker, strategic vision and social catalyst. Experience in masterplanning of ecological mixed-use and residential settlements. Involvement with smaller scale urban and architectural design projects, utilizing bioclimatic criteria.Experience in energy performace analysis and calification for residences and tertiary sector buildings. Research experience in territorial and regional studies in European and National Research programs, (drafting + management + research phases). Comfortable working in interdisciplinary and multinational groups. PhD thesis on urban ecotones and investigating innovative ways to reprogramme contemporary cities, restructuring them in integrative and efficient ways, linking ecological with sociometabolic activity and artificial with natural cycles. Parallel investigation in urban data and data visualization and ways that data rich environments can impulse a more efficient urban management and design.
Sam Rye
Monash University, Australia
Sam Rye
Monash University, AustraliaSam Rye has spent the last 15+ years working across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand on social and environmental change projects across a range of areas including biodiversity loss, disaster response, local food, mental health and wellbeing, and more. With a diverse background spanning communications, events and process design, strategy, research, technology, partnerships, social entrepreneurship and strategic design, Sam brings these skills and experiences together to focus on collective action initiatives. Sam's current role is focused on the delivery of the Net Zero Solutions agenda through MSDI and the development of the Monash Living Lab with the PVC Research Infrastructure.
Joan Batalla
President of Sedigas / Director General of FUNSEAM
Joan Batalla
President of Sedigas / Director General of FUNSEAMPresident of SEDIGAS and General Director of FUNSEAM, with more than 18 years of experience in the fields of economy, industry and energy, especially regulation. Previously, I worked in the Spanish Energy Regulatory Board, as Member of the Executive Board. Before that, I worked as technical adviser for industry and energy issues and as Studies Director in the Government of Catalonia and was the founding partner of the company Master Renovables, specialized in providing energy solutions to companies in the field of renewable energies. I have published several research articles in the field of industrial economics, competitiveness factors and investment location and industrial and energy policy. I have also been associate teacher in the University of Barcelona (UB), the National Distance Education University (UNED) and the Open University of Catalonia (UOC).