S&T Country Report - Albania - WBC-INCO Net

• Assisting in partner search for new projects and project partners for the
University;
• Promotion to external bodies of UNS as a partner for collaboration;
• Supporting dissemination of research results and transfer of new technologies
applicable in number of fields of engineering science etc;
• Preparation of strategic technology assessments - interactive, expert oriented
technology assessments in fields of emerging importance; carried out in cooperation
with other research institutions, enterprises, with local, regional and
national authorities;
• Supporting university units/institutes in preparation of project applications and
project management; and
• Organisation of a variety of meetings and events.
The main benefits for the universities resulting from the TTC include mainly increased
number of research and educational projects; improved level of education and
research at universities resulting from the continuous exchange of latest know-how
and experience with external partners and improved financial situation of the
universities resulting from grants awarded for projects and other donations.
The synergy between University’s units created for enhancement of collaboration
with external bodies is enhanced, redundancy in research topics at the University is
reduced and there is increased interest of postgraduates in entrepreneurship. On the
other side, the exploitation of the research potential of the universities results in
implementation of advanced technologies in the enterprises and in their increased
competitiveness on the market.
There are several resourced used for financing the operation of the TTC: contribution
of the University budget (premises, electricity, phone, internet etc.); grants (financial
support from the State Fund of Science and Education, Chamber of Commerce of
Voivodina and others) (staff costs, administrative costs, purchase of equipment,
travel expenses); and contribution from R&D projects performed by universities’
researchers (promoting materials, printing, additional staff costs, travel expenses,
maintenance).
Industry/Sector (technology area): Technology transfer
International activities: Cooperation with University of Belgrade, University of Banja
Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Chamber of Commerce, Autonomous Province of
Voivodina. Several EU partners took a part in the project and were covering following
countries: Austria, Sweden, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Greece, Germany and
Portugal.
Name of
initiative:
Innovation Centre of Mechanical Faculty Belgrade
Contact person: Aleksandar Sedmak (General Manager)
Email: asedmak@mas.bg.ac.yu
Website: http://www.inovacionicentar.com
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