Dossier de premsa 07.09.2015

La Universitat de Barcelona genera un impacte econòmic total de 4,97 euros a l’economia europea per cada euro rebut

Per cada euro que rep, la Universitat de Barcelona genera 4,97 euros a l’economia europea. Aquesta dada es desprèn de l’informe «La contribució econòmica de les universitats de la LERU», presentat avui a Lovaina i elaborat per la consultora independent BiGGAR Economics a petició de la Lliga d’Universitats Europees de Recerca (LERU), que agrupa els 21 centres més intensius en recerca del continent, entre ells la UB.

Informe: La Universitat de Barcelona genera un impacte econòmic total de 4,97 euros a l’economia europea per cada euro rebut

Investing in Research, Innovation and Education really pays off!

In 2014, upon the proposal of the LERU Enterprise and Innovation Community, the Rectors of the LERU universities decided to embark on a new and challenging project: to quantify the combined economic value of the LERU members and, by extrapolating its results, to present an estimation of the economic contribution of research universities in Europe. LERU commissioned the independent consultancy BiGGAR Economics to undertake a study, leading to 9 months of data gathering, individual site visits to LERU universities and data analysis. It resulted in the now publicly available report “The Economic Contribution of LERU Universities”. The report offers telling figures about and an insightful analysis of the economic contribution of LERU universities, and research universities in general, to the European economy. Although it focuses on the economic impact, the report also acknowledges the diverse ways in which universities contribute to society and how their activities bring about wider benefits.

Nota de premsa: Investing in Research, Innovation and Education really pays off!

Informe: Economic Contribution of the LERU Universities