Connecting education and industry for impactful change

UIIN is a global community of universities & R&D intensive stakeholders, dedicated to become more engaged, entrepreneurial and innovative organisations.

2023 UIIN Conference

9-11 May, Budapest, Hungary

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Join us for the largest global event dedicated to university-industry interaction, entrepreneurial & engaged universities and the future of higher education! The 2023 UIIN Conference provides the chance to discover and share the latest insights, practices and achievements in the field through three days of inspiring sessions, sharing knowledge and interacting with peers.

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Trainings

We design and deliver training programs for leaders, academics and professional staff operating at the interface of higher education and industry, to enhance the skills needed for collaboration.

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Consultancy

We utilise our knowledge and insights from research and practice to support universities and businesses to accelerate their partnerships, and become more entrepreneurial, engaged and innovative.

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Institutional Programs

Accelerate your partnerships, and become more entrepreneurial, engaged and innovative. The UIIN Institutional Accelerator Programs take participants on a journey to achieving their goals.

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Our community enables you to grow

As an organisational member you benefit from access to our online community, unlimited access to resources, more visibility and higher discount and complementary tickets to our webinars, workshops and conferences.

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Involved in global R&D projects

As curious and passionate researchers, UIIN shapes the future of higher education and external engagement through large-scale national and international R&D projects as well as UIIN-driven research initiatives.

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Our events and insights focus on these topics

University-Industry-Society Engagement

Knowledge Transfer & Valorisation

Engaged & Entrepreneurial Universities

Connected Ecosystems & Regional Development

Entrepreneurial/Enterprise Education

Innovative Learning & Teaching

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Arno Meerman

CEO & Founder UIIN

“I had an excellent experience on the UIIN programme. The format facilitated participant engagement, networking, and collaboration. This provided me with an opportunity to meet and work with university partners and furthered my knowledge and personal development".

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Who should participate

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Academics

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Industry leaders

Develop your ability to increase the scientific impact of your work as well as support the UN’s SDGs
Learn how to effectively engage externally for impactful research and valorisation
Discover hands-on strategies for communicating your research and creating your personal brand as an impactful academic
Be guided by specialist facilitators who bring years of experience from research and practice
Learn from real-life impactful and engaged academic champions from across Europe and beyond
Discover international best practice case studies in impactful research

Who should participate

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Dr. Balzhan Orazbayeva

Manager Strategic Initiatives

Arno Meerman

CEO & Founder

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How can we help you?

University-City Action Lab

Promoting the engagement of universities with their immediate environment and strengthening their potential to act as key actors in fostering dialogue among regional stakeholders.

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State of UBC in Europe

The largest international study on university-business collaboration (UBC) yet completed that aimed to get a more profound, comprehensive and up to date understanding of the state of UBC in Europe.

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Spanning Boundaries

Promoting the engagement of universities with their immediate environment and strengthening their potential to act as key actors in fostering dialogue among regional stakeholders.

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Strategic Partnerships

Develop an understanding of current partnership activities and barriers across the university to design a holistic partnership approach aligned with university vision and goals.

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Entrepreneurial Universities

Create roadmaps to leverage your university’s assets in education and research and develop a more entrepreneurial approach and mindset using evidence-based tools and methods.

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New cohort starting in 2023

Pathway to impact

Undertake an extensive mapping of your university’s external engagement using a research-based framework to develop an approach to capture and measure its impact.

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