Metro University Partnership business-friendly, collaborative research and business engagement supporting the productive and innovative economies
Theme: Innovative economy
Place Marketing
Place Marketing evolution and maintenance of a City brand to concisely outline the City’s economic vison and management of place marketing activities at a regional, national and international level
Future Business Leaders
Future Business Leaders identification and direct training, support and mentoring of business leaders and entrepreneurs under 40
Regional University Network
Regional University Network active engagement of range of HE institutions undertaking applied research to support productive & innovative economies
Regional Graduate Plan
Regional Graduate Plan through joint research on graduate destinations from region’s universities & the living/working locations of retained and incoming graduates – working towards a Regional Graduate Plan
Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation Ecosystem through research and production of a 5-year plan (poss conducted at Metro-scale)
Digital Infrastructure
Digital Infrastructure superfast broadband – direct fibre optic connections – public WiFi – digital conferencing – smart city connections – real time data sharing
Business Accommodation
Business Accommodation ladder of accommodation to meet the needs of growing businesses in different sectors and at different life stages – arranged where possible to support knowledge transfer, supply chain relationships and agglomeration of specialist activities
City R&D facilities
City R&D facilities network of R&D & commercialisation facilities for innovative products & services
Regional City Centre
Regional City Centre containing national brands & recognised on a regional scale as a place of choice for retail, leisure and living – particularly focused in urban entrepreneurs and the productive and innovative workers of the future. Somewhere also recognised a s a competitive and complementary parts of a regional network of central business districts
Training Centre Capital Assets
Training Centre Capital Assets range of modern for purpose training facilities equipped with appropriate tools to learn and develop for the future innovative economy
Visitor and Cultural Assets
Visitor and Cultural Assets network of high-quality visitor and cultural assets to support the urban and City Centre living offer + 1 nationally recognised unique facility