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UNITA promotes innovation by connecting universities, researchers, students and regional ecosystems across the Alliance.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Through entrepreneurship, knowledge and technology transfer and challenge-based learning, UNITA supports collaborative initiatives that enhance skills, foster knowledge exchange and strengthen innovation capacity across its territories.
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These activities build on the complementary strengths of partner universities and their ecosystems, involving public authorities, companies, civil society organisations and other innovation actors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Entrepreneurship<\/b><\/p>

UNITA connects entrepreneurship training, mentoring opportunities, incubators, accelerators and support services for start-ups and spin-offs across its partner universities and territories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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UNITA fosters cooperation among technology transfer offices and innovation actors, supporting knowledge exchange, collaborative projects and opportunities for research results to generate economic and territorial impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Challenge-based learning<\/strong><\/p>

UNITA promotes challenge-based initiatives where students, researchers and territorial stakeholders work together on real needs emerging from regional ecosystems, developing solutions through interdisciplinary and international collaboration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Skills and internships<\/b><\/p>

UNITA supports industry-driven learning opportunities, including upskilling and reskilling activities for companies, cooperation with regional clusters and organisations, and internship pathways connecting students with local companies across partner territories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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UNITA Challenge Arena<\/strong><\/h3>

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Innovation in action<\/strong><\/h4>

UNITA innovation activities are developed through concrete tools and initiatives that connect partner universities, regional ecosystems and external stakeholders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Innovation cartography<\/div>
Mapping smart specialisation strategies and innovation ecosystems across UNITA territories to identify synergies, common priorities and opportunities for collaboration.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Entrepreneurship BIPs<\/div>
Blended Intensive Programmes focused on entrepreneurship, innovation and the practical application of research findings.<\/div>BIP One step beyond<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Entrepreneurship BIPs<\/div>
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Technology transfer grants<\/div>
Funding opportunities supporting earlystage proof-of-concept initiatives, collaborative projects and technology transfer across partner universities.<\/div>More info<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Local challenges and Challenge Arena<\/div>
Challenge-based initiatives where students, researchers and external stakeholders work on real needs emerging from regional ecosystems.<\/div>UNITA Challenge Arena <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Science dissemination and citizen engagement<\/div>
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Science dissemination and citizen engagement<\/div>
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Advancing research through collaboration across our alliance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UNITA promotes innovation by connecting universities, researchers, students and regional ecosystems across the Alliance. Through entrepreneurship, knowledge and technology transfer and challenge-based learning, UNITA supports collaborative initiatives that enhance skills, foster knowledge exchange and strengthen innovation capacity across its territories. These activities build on the complementary strengths of partner universities and their ecosystems, involving public authorities, companies, civil society organisations and other innovation actors. Entrepreneurship UNITA connects entrepreneurship training, mentoring opportunities, incubators, accelerators and support services for start-ups and spin-offs across its partner universities and territories. Knowledge and technology transfer UNITA fosters cooperation among technology transfer offices and innovation actors, supporting knowledge exchange, collaborative projects and opportunities for research results to generate economic and territorial impact. Challenge-based learning UNITA promotes challenge-based initiatives where students, researchers and territorial stakeholders work together on real needs emerging from regional ecosystems, developing solutions through interdisciplinary and international collaboration. Skills and internships UNITA supports industry-driven learning opportunities, including upskilling and reskilling activities for companies, cooperation with regional clusters and organisations, and internship pathways connecting students with local companies across partner territories. UNITA Challenge Arena The UNITA Challenge Arena is the Alliance-level final event of the local challenge-based initiatives developed by UNITA partner universities. 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