Innovation – what makes it new, unique and inspiring in the higher education sector Delivery – excellence in planning, teamwork, partnerships and value for money Impact – both within the university and beyond (in the sector / community / society) Evidence - supporting documentation will back up claims made in the submission Shortlists will be published online prior to judging.
"Our vision is to be recognized as a world leader in fuel cell and hydrogen systems and technologies, and as a supporter of clean energy and resource sectors through excellence in research, innovation, partnerships, and cluster building," said Maja Veljkovic, director general of the Innovation Centre.
A manufacturing sector with patches of excellence but, mostly, struggling to compete.
"This is not sufficient to drive continuous improvement in the sector, or to encourage excellence," the report said.
"We will lose the excellence of the sector if we reduce quality to the lowest common denominator.
It will offer an English-only International Executive MBA focused on the high-tech sector, and three Centres of Excellence aimed at helping Israel's high-tech companies penetrate markets in America, Europe and Asia.
"We still believe that the Poetry Society has the potential to take a lead in the sector, as a champion of excellence helping more people to participate in the art form.
Reflecting on why Wilshaw, the education secretary, Nicky Morgan, and her predecessor, Michael Gove, look to the independent sector as a beacon of excellence, it is certainly true to say that the independence of government enjoyed by independent schools (albeit within an ever tightening compliance framework) allows schools to focus on education in its purest sense.
"Our reputation for excellence in key sectors and our highly-educated workforce, excellent infrastructure, advanced telecoms and transport networks and competitive cost environment, mean Northern Ireland is now one of Europe's leading inward investment locations.
The institute is the first tangible evidence of the Administration's plans, announced in March, to invest $1 billion on 15 institutes that would serve as regional centers of excellence across all sectors of manufacturing.
