The Geography of Higher Education in Québec, Canada
Québec is mobilised to become an innovation and entrepreneurial leader in North America, giving higher education institutions (HEIs) a central role in this drive. HEIs are pivotal in developing skills and nurturing talent, connecting and contributing to their communities, including firms, public authorities and civil society. The Stratégie québécoise de recherche et d’investissement en innovation (SQRI) has placed HEIs at the fore front of the provincial innovation and entrepreneurship efforts, including with an explicit spatial approach, through the “innovation zones”. This review assesses the “geography of higher education” in Québec through the examination of ten case study HEIs. These case studies represent examples of innovative and entrepreneurial HEIs that support entrepreneurship and innovation in their communities. In particular, the case studies tell the story of the province of Québec in creating sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation, connecting actors and mobilising resources and policies. The review offers actionable policy recommendations to generate further progress in this direction.
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Measuring the impact of location on R&D transfers between universities and enterprises
This annex presents the analysis of the interactions between Québec HEIs’ and enterprises in terms of R&D expenditure, taking into account the spatial dimension, in co-operation with Alessandro Alasia, Julio Rosa, and Mahamat Hamit-Haggar from Statistics Canada. The results inform Chapter 3 of the review of Québec.
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