Focus on University-Business Cooperation (UBC)
The aim of this research line is to get a profound, comprehensive and up to date understanding of:
- the state of university-business cooperation (UBC) in Europe and beyond,
- shortcomings in the labour market orientation of higher education,
- capabilities of higher education institutions (HEIs) for internationalization
This research line explores:
- the state of play of UBC in different countries from both HEIs and business perspectives,
- the form and extent of main drivers and barriers for the different stakeholders,
- the type and extent of existing measures supporting UBC,
- current provision of work experience and entrepreneurship in European HEIs etc.