BHEF is an organization of Fortune 500 CEOs, prominent college and university presidents, and foundation leaders working to advance innovative solutions to our nation's education challenges in order to enhance U.S. competitiveness.
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BHEF Addresses Globalization and U.S. Education Issues
BHEF's Summer 2008 Member Meeting, held June 19-20 in Washington, DC, focused on the issue of the globalization—specifically of higher education, and science and innovation. Learn more about the event here.
BHEF Hosts First STEM Research & Modeling Network Meeting
On June 19 BHEF hosted the inaugural STEM Research & Modeling Network meeting. More than 40 attendees discussed how to advance a prototype model that can simulate the impact of proposed policy interventions on the number of STEM-interested and capable students. To read more about the project, click here.
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Research Collaboration (2001)
The Business-Higher Education Forum created the Research Collaboration Initiative to document "best practices" and to develop guidelines for conducting university-industry research partnerships. The initiative also sought to serve as an instructive model for the university and corporate sectors and for public policy makers.
Hank McKinnell, former Chairman of the Board of Pfizer Inc, and Nils Hasselmo, former President of Association of American Universities, co-chaired the Research Collaboration Initiative.
The initiative's research and findings were reported in the 2001 report, Working Together, Creating Knowledge: The University-Industry Research Collaboration Initiative (PDF - 713 KB). The report sets forth recommendations for improving the quality and quantity of university-industry collaborations and addresses issues that challenge partnerships between industry and universities, such as: intellectual property; licensing; conflicts of interest; confidentiality; indirect costs; and background rights.