The Changing Role of Entrepreneurial Universities in the Altering Innovation Policy: Opportunities Arising from the Paradigm Change in Light of the Experience of Sz\'echenyi Istv\'an University

TL;DR

This paper examines how entrepreneurial universities, exemplified by Széchenyi István University, are transforming regional innovation policies by fostering stronger industry ties and reshaping collaboration within innovation ecosystems.

Contribution

It provides a case study of Széchenyi István University illustrating the paradigm shift in Hungarian higher education and its impact on innovation policy and regional development.

Findings

Enhanced university-industry collaboration

Increased role of universities in regional innovation

Potential for future policy integration

Abstract

The progress made by the entrepreneurial university, which is a newly emerging category in Hungarian higher education after its change of model, has not only deepened relations between universities and the industry and intensified the technology and knowledge transfer processes, but also increased the role of universities in shaping regional innovation policy. This transformation places co-operation between the actors of the regional innovation ecosystem and the relationships between the economic, governmental and academic systems into a new framework. The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of the change in the model through a specific example, and to outline the future possibilities of university involvement in the currently changing Hungarian innovation policy system.