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Matchmaking with higher education

Expertise

TUA West has had the pooling of higher education expertise and knowledge as its core mission for ten years.

We see this very broadly. We work with the colleges Howest and VIVES and the West Flanders campuses of the Universities of Ghent and Leuven. Together with them, we try to respond to societal challenges.

Knowledge Network

Thanks to our broad knowledge network, we effortlessly put you in touch with the research group that will start working on your question or the researcher who will turn your idea into a prototype.

Through collaboration, your product or service can not only become more innovative, the cooperation can also lead to new business opportunities and valuable networks.

Knowledge Guide

Innovation is crucial for any business or organization, but innovating requires increasingly diverse competencies and knowledge that are often not all available internally. This is why collaboration is essential. When developing new products or services, do you encounter questions or technical issues that you cannot solve alone? Do you want to take further digital steps, but don’t know where to start?

Via Kenniswijzer you can submit a concrete question free of charge to a panel of experts from West Flanders’ colleges, universities and research organizations.

Formulate your question and we’ll put you in touch with the right experts. That way you are one phone call away from a collaboration!

Collaborations

Cooperation between higher education and businesses goes beyond asking researchers for knowledge or sharing research infrastructure. It is important to establish the link between education and business as early as possible, for example through internships, workplace learning or dual learning.

Cooperation between higher education and the world of work offers many advantages. Students can already gain experience in the workplace during their studies, making them better prepared for the job market. As an entrepreneur, you can help train future professionals and have access to technical profiles with specific competencies that your company needs.

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