FSESSP RESEARCH STRATEGY
The FSESSP Research Strategy has been developed in the spirit of the latest European policy directions and the latest European Commission (EC) regulations on Research and Innovation for smart specialization, prerequisite (ex ante conditionality) for ensuring investment to achieve the two objectives the EC's Economic and Social policy key:
1. Strengthening Research, Technological Development and Innovation,
2. Increase access to ICT and a quality use of ICT.
The Research Strategy targets an "entrepreneurial discovery" of FSESSP's most promising areas of expertise, from the local, regional, national, and international community, as well as an identification of disadvantages that could hinder innovation in those areas.
In response to these challenges, FSESSP is developing the Research Strategy for the 2016-2020 period.
I. Regulatory and legislative reference documents:
• European Commission Platform on Research and Innovation for Smart Specialization - RIS 3 - (http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/home)
• European Commission's HORIZON 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation (http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020)
• European Commission Cohesion Policy for 2014-2020 (http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/what/future/proposals_2014_2020_en.cfm)
• Europe 2020 - Major Initiatives for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth (http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/index_en.htm)
• National Reform Program (http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/pdf/nd/nrp2012_romania_en.pdf)
• UPIT Charter
• Strategic Plan for Scientific Research 2016-2020, UPIT
• Managerial Plan of the Dean 2016-2020
II. FSESSP Research Vision:
FSESSP – ranks among the most important poles of knowledge, research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the South-East region of Romania, with international recognition. The results of scientific research represent the basics of the permanent innovation of professional practices and services towards the academic, social and economic environment.
III. Fundamental Principles of Research-Innovation at FSESSP:
1. Responsibility towards the local, regional, national and international community;
2. Visibility, institutional, managerial and decision-making transparency;
3. Public access to information on opportunities, programs, projects and research results;
4. Performance and efficiency of investments / resources allocated to scientific research.
IV. Strategic Priorities and Objectives of FSESSP Research:
1. Creating knowledge by delivering top scientific results that can provide local, regional, national and international visibility for FSESSP;
2. Increase the quality of educational services and scientific products in order to improve the competitiveness of the FSESSP offer at local, regional, national and international level;
3. Increasing institutional capacity by professionalizing research and project management activities to provide services relevant to the labor market;
4. Extending local, regional, national and international cooperation through the development of research / innovation / professional development partnerships / projects with social / economic actors relevant to FSESSP's field of activity.
V. Specific research objectives:
1. Identify priority directions / themes with innovative valences for the educational and research activities specific to the FSESSP study programs;
2. Support initiatives to access funding sources and participate in project / research / development / training / mobility projects to support research activities;
3. Increasing the number of beneficiaries of FSESSP services involved in the research activity (students, employers, community, etc.);
4. Creating strategic institutional partnerships to carry out research relevant to the professional / social and economic environment;
5. Development of FSESSP research infrastructure (quantitative and qualitative);
6. Increase the number of publications and the quality of FSESSP research results.
VI. Strategic actions:
1. Establish the main research directions of FSESSP / departments in accordance with the assumed mission of UPIT;
2. Creating teams to participate in relevant national and international competition research / development projects;
3. Forming and developing the entrepreneurial and managerial skills of FSESSP members to initiate and support research and innovation and professional development actions, access to funding sources, writing research projects, etc;
4. Ensure access to the research infrastructure of FSESSP and UPIT for the implementation of research projects, data processing and research products;
5. Identify opportunities for partnering / research projects;
6. Identify opportunities for presenting research projects / research results (Relevant scientific publications, prestigious scientific events, etc.);
7. Ensure that relevant evaluation criteria, specific for the FSESSP activity/research field, are met;
8. Promote research results of FSESSP members at UPIT level and local, national and international academic community level;
9. Integrated use of New Communication and Information Technologies and Social Media Platforms to deliver the educational and scientific mission of FSESSP to the academic, economic and social community.
No. Strategic Priorities and Objectives Specific objectives of research Strategic actions
Creating knowledge by delivering top scientific results that can provide local, regional, national and international visibility for FSESSP Identifying priority directions / themes with innovative valences for the educational and research activities specific to the FSESSP study programs
Increasing the number of publications and the quality of FSESSP research results
Establishing the main research directions of FSESSP / departments in accordance with the assumed mission of UPIT
Identifying opportunities to present research projects / research results (Relevant scientific publications, prestigious scientific events, etc.)
Increasing the quality of educational services and scientific products in order to improve the competitiveness of the FSESSP offer at local, regional, national and international level Development of FSESSP research infrastructure (quantitative and qualitative)
Supporting initiatives to access funding sources and participate in project / research / development / training / mobility projects to support research activities
Ensure access to the research infrastructure of FSESSP and UPIT for the implementation of research projects, data processing and research products
Integrated Use of New Communication and Information Technologies and Social Media Platforms to deliver the educational and scientific mission of FSESSP to the academic, economic and social community
Increasing institutional capacity by professionalizing research and project management activities to provide services relevant to the labor market Increasing the number of beneficiaries of FSESSP services involved in research (students, employers, community, etc.)
Supporting initiatives to access funding sources and participate in project / research / development / professional training / mobility projects to support research activities
Ensuring compliance with the FSESSP relevant and area-specific evaluation criteria
Promoting research results of FSESSP members at the UPIT level and the local, national, and international academic community
Forming and developing the entrepreneurial and managerial skills of FSESSP members to initiate and support research and innovation and professional development actions, access to funding sources, writing research projects, etc.
Extending local, regional, national and international cooperation through the development of research / innovation / professional development partnerships / projects with social / economic actors relevant to FSESSP's field of activity.
Creating strategic institutional partnerships to carry out research relevant to the professional / social and economic environment Identifying opportunities for partnering / research projects
Creating teams / collectives to participate in competitions of relevant national and international research and development projects.
