The professors of the Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University took a 6-week course “R&D and Cooperation with Business” to adapt to the new environment after the relocation and establish connections with enterprises.
The courses were held with the assistance of USAID and the mission of Tech StartUp School – Lviv Innovation Location, which operates on the basis of Lviv Polytechnic. The guest lecturers were leading experts in innovation, business, and cooperation. The following topics were discussed:
R&D ecosystem of higher education institutions
PR management and methods of establishing communication with business
Identification of business needs and organization of the R&D ecosystem
Technical and organizational innovations of the HEI ecosystem
Approaches to creating cooperation with business
Presentation of scientific developments
Organizational, legal and financial issues of education-business partnership
Stages and procedures for establishing R&D centers and laboratories
Development of fundraising
Financing of research
Commercialization management in the academic sphere
Project activities and interaction with international funds and donors.