Research collaboration

The IT University of Copenhagen is a place of ambition, innovation and imagination. University research and industry expertise is an enabler of life-changing outcomes with world-changing impact, which we wish to support.

ITU Innovation is responsible for supporting the translation of university research to create globally leading economic and social impact.

Deeply embedded in the Danish innovation and entrepreneurial eco-system, we have strong relationships with the national industry innovation clusters, the regional sector light houses and expert visionaries from the private sector.

We facilitate knowledge transfer by helping innovators, experts, and entrepreneurs to use commercial avenues to develop their ideas and expertise for the benefit of society, the economy, themselves, and the University.

The IT University offers a one-point entry function via a Key Account Manager (KAM) rolle for a fee, consisting of the following elements:

1. We familiarize ourselves with the customer's areas of interest based on meetings, submitted materials, and collaboration opportunities described by the customer, etc.

2. We facilitate contact with SAP (Student Affairs Programs) and specific instructors in connection with courses where the customer can potentially participate and provide content focused on academic and student-relevant topics, such as cases for software development courses, presentations on the customer's use of data and data analysis, cybersecurity in critical infrastructure, etc.

3.Introduction of the customer as a potential partner for student project collaborations, bachelor projects, theses, etc. We find the right people to talk to about this (e.g. in BUILD Lab) based on input from the customer and ensure there is awareness of the customer as a project partner.

4. The customer is added to the list of potential candidates for ITU's matchmaking days (Employer Branding), where companies, public organizations, associations, and others exhibit in ITU's atrium, where students have the opportunity to come by and be introduced to organizations, their activities, and job opportunities.

5. We engage in exploring opportunities for:

  • Courses (including "custom" courses) in collaboration with our Life Long Learning department
  • Potential lectures on topics specified by the customer
  • Any other forms of communication

6. Based on the accumulated knowledge about the customer, we continuously scout internally for collaboration opportunities with the research sections, facilitate contact between the customer and relevant researchers, and support the administrative side of potential projects.

Get in touch - write to us at innocollab@itu.dk


Want to collaborate?

Camilla Bartholdy

Innovation Partner
 
cbartholdy@itu.dk
 
Peter Ibsen

Innovation Partner
 
peib@itu.dk
 
Avatar man

Innovation Partner
 
thoho@itu.dk
 
Avatar woman

Innovation Partner
 
lovg@itu.dk