Study tour for top managers of Nuclear Technopark of the City of Kurchatov to the Great Britain

From 27 February till 3 March 2006 the study tour for four top managers of Nuclear Technopark of the City of Kurchatov to the Great Britain was held.

The purpose of the Study Tour was to provide the management team responsible for the development of the Kurchatov Technopark with an insight into the roles that Science and Technology Parks are playing in the UK. There are a total of over 60 operating science parks across the UK, most of which are adjacent to universities. A total of over 1.2 million sq m pf space has been developed, housing well over 2,000 knowledge based businesses employing around 50,000 people. The study tour will visit 6 facilities the majority of which have operating links with national civil, defence and nuclear research facilities: Oxford Science Park, Oxford Innovation, Malvern Hills Science Park, Daresbury Sicence and Technology Park, Daresbury Laboratories, Westlakes Science Park, and Manchester Science Park.

During the study tour special attention was focused on a range of planning and operational issues including:

• The aims and objectives of Science Parks in the UK
• The role and value of technological links and involvement of outside service companies to the planning and management of Science Parks
• The location, planning and development of the built environment
• The market focus of Science Parks and the attraction of suitable occupants
• The provision of added value property, business, technology services by the Science Park
• Organisation and management structure, staffing and funding