Are You Ready to Collaborate? Improving the Quality of University-Industry Collaborations

Universities are under ever-increasing political and commercial pressure to engage with industry to convert their research into viable value-adding products and services. A longitudinal study by the Scandinavian researchers examining 25 university-industry collaborations suggests that aligning goals and creating a flexible setup between partners in the early stages of engagement is crucial for its success.

高等院校正面临日益增长的政治与商业压力，需要与产业界开展合作，将自身科研成果转化为具备可行性且能创造增值价值的产品与服务。由斯堪的纳维亚研究人员开展的一项针对25项校企合作的纵向研究表明，在合作初期实现伙伴间的目标对齐并构建灵活的合作架构，是确保合作成功的关键因素。