Training Course

Fundamentals of Supporting Consultancy for KT

This 3 day course is a great opportunity to work on the practical elements of supporting academic consultancy, with a collaborative group of experts who have accumulated decades of specialist knowledge and insights.

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Consultancy in the university or research institute context involves leveraging academic expertise to provide specialised advice and solutions to external organisations.

This course highlights the importance of structuring consultancy agreements and ensuring compliance with consultancy policy to maximise benefits, including enhanced societal impact, additional revenue for the institution, and professional growth for researchers.

Participants will explore how knowledge transfer partnerships can be harnessed to drive innovation and ensure successful consultancy engagements.

The course also covers best practices in training and knowledge transfer, helping institutions create a robust consultancy policy that supports impactful collaborations between academia and external organisations.

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Why Join The course?

We expect that by the end of these 3 days you will have developed your understanding of how academic consultancy fits into the wider university context; how to raise its profile as a worthwhile activity for research institutions to support and how it adds value.

Course Objectives

The course objectives are to:

Gain awareness of different models of support for consultancy
Understand the benefits and challenges
Understand how various approaches can impact on policy development and operational set up

Key Topics

The key course topics are:

What is consultancy and why should we support it?
Consultancy policy and its implications
Risks and mitigation
Exploring the legal issues and key contractual terms
Different operational models discussion

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Testimonials

A must-do for any staff involved in technology transfer and start-up creation.

Frederic Ratel

Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, Spain

Good opportunity to discuss common issues with fellow professionals and to get updates about the community.

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Leiden University, Netherlands

Recent studies on both sides of the Atlantic, directed by either ASTP or AUTM, demonstrate the tremendous economic and societal benefit and value technology transfer has brought us.

Koenraad Debackere

KU Leuven, Belgium

One very long and hard day, but very useful for my work in TTO.

Petr Kubečka

Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

From day one ASTP has been a tremendous help. Learning throughs seminars and workshops or meeting peers for discussions, there is always someone around to exchange ideas with.

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