Perspectives in Public and University Sector Co-operation in the Change of Higher Education Model in Hungary, in Light of China's Experience

TL;DR

This paper examines the evolution of higher education models in Hungary and China, highlighting university-industry collaboration, regional innovation, and government roles, with insights from Chinese practices applicable to Hungarian reforms.

Contribution

It provides a comparative analysis of Hungarian and Chinese innovation systems and suggests Chinese best practices for enhancing Hungarian public-university cooperation.

Findings

Hungarian higher education model shift emphasizes university-industry links.

Chinese practices offer valuable insights for Hungarian university collaboration.

The case of Széchenyi István University illustrates successful model implementation.

Abstract

The model shift of higher education in Hungary brought not only the deepening of university-industry relations and technology transfer processes, but also contribute the emerging role of universities in shaping regional innovation policy. This process provides a new framework for cooperation between actors in regional innovation ecosystems and raises the relationship between economic-governmental-academic systems to a new level. Active involvement of government, the predominance of state resources, and the strong innovation-organizing power of higher education institutions are similarities that characterize both the Hungarian and Chinese innovation systems. This paper attempts to gather Chinese good practices whose adaptation can contribute to successful public-university collaboration. In the light of the examined practices, the processes related to the university model shift implemented so far can be placed in a new context, which are presented through the example of the Sz\'echenyi Istv\'an University of Gy\H{o}r.