Third Mission

The Department emphasizes knowledge dissemination and public engagement as part of its strategic mission. Key initiatives include:

Patents and Licenses: To protect the results of its research, the University protects its inventions and discoveries through patents and licenses and encourages their use by businesses, industries, and individuals interested in commercializing them. To this end, researchers are assisted in evaluating the feasibility of obtaining a patent and in assessing the advisability of protecting the results by filing a patent application or by other means of protection.

Spin-off and start-up: As part of its technology transfer activities, the University supports the creation of new companies (spin-offs) as a strategic tool to enhance research and foster innovation by providing incubators, funding and mentorship. Through scientific expertise, entrepreneurial support and dedicated pathways, the University helps researchers and young innovators transform their ideas into high-tech business ventures. Spin-offs represent a concrete opportunity to transfer the results of the scientific activity carried out within the University into an entrepreneurial context, generating development and contributing to the growth of the territory.

Collaboration with Industry: The University actively promotes collaboration with business and industry to foster innovation, technological development and growth in the region. Through collaborative research projects, consulting, specialized training and knowledge transfer, the university provides advanced expertise and concrete solutions to meet the challenges of the manufacturing world. A bridge between academic knowledge and business reality.

Business Incubators: The University creates business incubators to support the creation and development of new businesses by providing a dynamic and stimulating environment to foster the birth and growth of new businesses. Through mentoring services, support in defining the business model, access to equipped spaces and networks of contacts, the University accompanies young entrepreneurs in transforming their ideas into concrete projects.

Fostering entrepreneurship: The University actively promotes an entrepreneurial culture as a lever for economic development, innovation, and skills enhancement. Through special training courses, project labs, workshops and seminars, networking initiatives and support for business start-ups, the University stimulates the birth of new ideas and supports students and graduates who want to turn their visions into reality.

Working with local government: The University works with local authorities and institutions to promote local economic development, attract investment and create new employment opportunities. It promotes joint projects, cultural initiatives, applied research activities and social innovation pathways that contribute to the sustainable growth of communities. A concrete commitment to put knowledge at the service of the common good and to promote inclusive and participatory development

Applied Research: The university conducts applied research aimed at solving concrete problems and developing innovative solutions for business and society. Through multidisciplinary projects and collaborations with companies, public and private institutions, it contributes to generating innovation, improving processes and responding to the real challenges of society.

While specific examples of events from the current document were not detailed, the Department’s strategic goals highlight a continuous commitment to organizing impactful academic and societal activities.