30 good practice case studies in university-business cooperation
The case studies in this report outline good practice in University-Business Cooperation (UBC) and have been researched and selected to show the broad diversity of examples in UBC in a European context covering the breadth of the European Union and economic community and members of the European Economic Area (EEA).
Authors: Professor Dr Todd Davey, Michael Deery (Münster University of Applied Sciences, Germany), Clive Winters (Coventry University, UK), Dr Peter van der Sijde (Vrije University, The Netherlands), Tomasz Kusio (Cracow University of Economics, Poland), and Silvia Rodríguez Sedano (RedOTRI, Spain)
Publication date: 2011
The cases are relevant for university management and knowledge transfer professionals, all levels of government responsible for economic development and for businesses seeking to increase innovation through UBC.
The successful collaboration between university and business with the support of government creates mutual benefit for all parties involved and for society.
If UBC is understood as transactions between higher education institutions (HEIs) and business for mutual benefit, fostering UBC and extracting its value can:
help universities to face the problem of decreasing public funds
help businesses to gain and maintain their competitive advantage in today’s dynamic international markets
contribute to the economic development at regional and national level, and
meet the demands of the labour market to provide more relevant knowledge and skills.
