*STS Circle at Harvard* [image: image.png] *Sebastian Pfotenhauer * *MIT* * * on
*Between Cultural Transfer and National Innovation Strategy: A Study of MIT's Recent International Collaborations* Monday, November 14th 12:15-2:00 p.m. 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 100, Room 106 [image: image.png] Lunch is provided if you RSVP. Please RSVP to sts <[email protected]>@hks.harvard.edu<[email protected]>by 5pm Thursday, November 10th. * * *Abstract:* This presentation analyzes four of MIT’s major international collaborations – the Cambridge-MIT Institute, the MIT-Portugal Program, the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, and the Singapore MIT Alliance – as complex policy instrument that simultaneously address issues in science, innovation and higher education policy. While largely different in design and sociocultural context, all four partnerships draw upon the notion of “best-practice transfer,” i.e. the idea that institutional success can be emulated by adopting certain practices of a leading international university like MIT, particularly with respect to the role of universities within national innovation systems. In this sense, the “success” of these collaborations is closely tied to notions of cultural change, both within a country’s institutions of higher education and science as well as in broader socioeconomic terms. The presentation will discuss examples of collaboration achievements and generalizable lessons for innovation policy in light of this dual analytic framework of policy analysis and cultural change. ** *Biography*: Sebastian Pfotenhauer is currently a post-doc with the MIT Technology & Policy Program and the MIT-Portugal Program, as well as a fellow of the Harvard Program on Science, Technology, and Society. His research interests are centered on the intersection of innovation policy, science policy, and higher education policy, where he is currently focusing on the role of international university collaborations as a national innovation strategy. A graduate of MIT's Technology & Policy Program, Sebastian also holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Jena, Germany. He has worked as a consultant on issues related to science, innovation, and education policy for the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and private foundations, and has served on the board a European framework program (Laserlab Euorope) as well as several policy initiatives (e.g. Cambridge Science, Technology, and Policy Crossroads). At present, Sebastian also takes pleasure in teaching the "Introduction to Technology & Policy" course at MIT. In his spare time, Sebastian enjoys playing the violin and traveling around the globe. A complete list of STS Circle at Harvard events can be found on our website: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/sts/events/sts_circle/ Follow us on Facebook: STS@Harvard <http://www.facebook.com/HarvardSTS>
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