Building Effective University-Business Collaboration
12 - 26 May 2027
3 days
Interested in understanding how an effective university-business ecosystem works? You landed on the right page! Let our experts guide you in navigating your collaboration with business and creating adequate approaches for effective engagement.
Did you know? Participating in this course will earn you 1.5 Continuing Education Units and a UIIN Badge!
*Please note that dates might be subject to change. They will be confirmed closer to the start date of the course.
This training course is freely accessible for our Accelerator & Changemaker members
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We just wanted to make sure that before you register and pay, you are aware that this and many other learning opportunities are included and/or discounted in a UIIN community membership :)
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Who should attend
Designed for both academics interested in engaging with external stakeholders and professional staff managing and facilitating external collaborations, this course provides a solid introduction to the fundamentals and basics of university-business collaboration. If you are looking to foster impactful collaborations that drive value and are mutually beneficial, join this course.
Learning outcomes
This course will enable you to
- Get a holistic view of your university-business collaboration ecosystem
- Build mutually beneficial relationships by embracing the drivers and mitigating the barriers for collaboration
- Evaluate and integrate supporting mechanisms for collaboration
- Account for and capitalise on the unique contextual characteristics and strengths of your institution
- Explore and manage valorisation pathways for your institution towards more economic and societal impact
- Expand your personal and professional network
Course elements
Week 1
12 May
Introduction to the course
Onboarding
Fundamentals of University-Business Collaboration | Workshop
Get a holistic ecosystem view of university-business collaboration activities, including the various types of collaboration, the benefits it provides to various stakeholders and how to establish long-term impact of external engagement.
Week 2
19 May
Mapping Your University–Business Collaboration Ecosystem | Practice Exchange
In this interactive session, participants will describe and analyse their institution’s current university–business collaboration ecosystem. They will share their ecosystem maps in mixed groups, compare approaches across different institutions, and identify opportunities, gaps, and transferable practices.
Valorisation Pathways | Workshop
Discover the diverse pathways and processes of knowledge transfer and valorisation across STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities), and explore how impact can be achieved through collaborative activities.
Week 3
26 May
Assessing your Engagement Readiness | Knowledge-to-Practice
Assess your readiness to engage externally, pinpoint potential areas of improvement, and decide on the supporting mechanisms that are required for the effective collaboration across research, education, valorisation and management.
Closing
Wrap-up
Facilitators & Experts
Arno Meerman is the founder and CEO of UIIN. He has expanded UIIN into one of the world’s leading organisations in the field of university-industry engagement and works with UIIN’s global community to train and advise university leaders and professional staff to become more innovative.
Balzhan is Director of Research & Training at UIIN, where she leads the development and scaling of training courses and ensures that research insights are translated into practical value for our community. She holds a PhD in university–business collaboration and brings deep expertise in connecting research, practice, and innovation to strengthen collaboration between higher education and industry.
Todd has consulted to the European, Australian, and Vietnamese Governments, and to multiple universities. Todd is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the IMT Business School in Paris and a visiting researcher at Imperial College (UK), Technical University of Vienna (AUT) and the University of Adelaide (AUST) in the topics of entrepreneurship and innovation.
"Highly recommended! I felt really rewarded and validated by the experience at the training and learned a lot from the trainers and fellow participants. It's such a great experience to share stories with colleagues from around the world, hear their different perspectives but also realise we have a lot of the same challenges, wherever we are."
“The UIIN program was fantastic, I really enjoyed it. Even though I've been in higher education and external engagement space for a long time, the training gave me the opportunity to stop, think and look where I am, and where I believe we are as a university.”
"The training with UIIN has been very useful. It is very well structured, and the moderators are very insightful. I also really enjoyed the engagement between the participants and learning from the experiences of others".
Questions? Book a one-on-one with us.
Dr. Balzhan Orazbayeva, Manager Strategic Initiatives
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