Building strong partnerships between local citizens, civil society, industry, and various levels of government to tackle urban challenges.

Increasing engagement between universities and industry to help deliver on a united approach to societal challenges.

Leveraging the latent ability of STEM researchers to create useful products, services, partnerships and jobs.

Empowering university and business professionals to make a stronger contribution to regional economic and social development.

Supporting SMEs in the engineering sector to innovate and grow.

Enhancing the entrepreneurial potential and social impact of social sciences and humanities research.

Developing a holistic approach towards measuring and integrating university business engagement.