Presentation of Swiss Research Partnership Projects
Swiss Universities for Applied Sciences and Swisscontact
A development promotion program backed by SDC
SMS Transfer, Tomsk, Russia
A project within the strategy to initiate and promote Research Partnerships of the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences with developing and emerging countries
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Initial position |
Russian companies are increasingly orienting themselves on western standards on quality, environment and most recently also in the social sector. The Siberian Certification Centre SSZ is an Institute of Tomsk Polytechnic University PUT. SSZ intends to establish cooperation with the Institute for Sustainability of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur INE-ZHW to integrate social management expertise into research, teaching and consultancy. |
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Objectives / Results |
Information transfer of process and specialised expertise in the area of Social Management. Mutual work visits lead to the establishing of new and amplifying of existing expertise and also to the planning follow-up projects. A mutual agreement of cooperation between both Universities was signed. |
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Relevance of the Application within the University of Applied Sciences |
For INE-ZHW the know-how transfer with Tomsk Polytechnic University was a first step in the process of establishment of partnerships with research institutions in emerging economies, a strategy INE-ZHW defined in autumn 2005. The project offered opportunities for field visits of collaborators in potential production regions and established a basis for follow up projects. INE-ZHW could build a network in an Eastern country and to initiate further partnerships. |
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Relevance of the Application within the partner organisation |
SZZPUT seizes its unique opportunity to be the first Russian University to integrate Social Management and introduce it on the market. For SZZ-PUT the cooperation is of major strategic importance. SZZ-PUT had already established a solid fundament in the area of Quality and Environmental Management. The integration of social aspects as the third pillar of sustainability means an important step towards a position of research and service provider in the field of integrated management systems. |
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Duration |
From 01.03.2006 until 31.03.2007 |
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Applicant |
Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur, Institute for Sustainability, INE-ZHW |
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Partner organisation |
Tomsk Polytechnic University, Siberian Certification Centre SZZ |