Transfer and Entrepreneurship Unit

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Presentation

The Transfer and Entrepreneurship Department supports academics at our university in transfer activities, initiates collaborations and initiates and supports the dialog between academia and practice in the region.
The objectives are formulated in the current project catalog for the implementation of the strategy and development paper of Coburg University of Applied Sciences and in the transfer strategy.
By “transfer” we mean any science-based cooperation or interaction with external third parties: representatives from business, culture, the public sector or society.
The aim is to exchange technology, knowledge, services or human resources in order to learn from and with each other.
Organizationally, our department consists of five working areas:

The work area Cooperation & Foundation is the dedicated partner for the development, support and implementation of innovative cooperation and start-up projects at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
The Research Initiation and Knowledge Transfer department (TraFo) supports scientists from the initiation of research projects through to project submission and also advises on the exploitation of the results.
The CREAPOLIS Makerspace is the university’s open workshop and also provides on-site support for research activities and courses.
The work area Campus Development & Real-World Laboratory moderates and accompanies the activities at the former Coburg slaughterhouse until the university’s STEM quarter is created and is also responsible for the Design Factory
Our back office supports the team in all organizational matters, communication and event management.

As part of transfer monitoring , not only our activities, but also the university’s transfer activities in the region are recorded and analyzed.
The Transfer & Entrepreneurship department is currently mainly financed by the CREAPOLIS+design project as part of the federal-state initiative Innovative University.

Goals at a glance

Professionalize transfer structures

Professional external communication, clear structures and attractive cooperation offers for our external partners are important to us.
We focus on the long-term orientation of all transfer activities – from the (internal and external) initiation to the exploitation of the project results.
We implement incentive systems, build and expand strategic partnerships and develop an exploitation strategy.