Fostering innovation at University of Debrecen

Abstract

[EN] The aim of our writing is to present the opportunities offered by the University of Debrecen to students and researchers for the further development of innovative ideas in the marketplace, and to identify the essential linking elements of the university’s innovative environment that can have an impact based on mutual benefits from local, regional, national and international levels. The University of Debrecen's Innovation Ecosystem Center (IEC) is an organization that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of the university in terms of innovation, development of corporate cooperation and technology transfer. It aims to promote industrial exploitation of research results and promote the introduction of ideas into the market. It is one of the tasks of the IEC - in line with what was said at the World Economic Forum in 2018 - to spread the entrepreneurial mindset, to strengthen corporate relations and to take a positive social impact approach to innovation processes. To help the University of Debrecen to fully fulfil its mission of innovation and its visibility and recognition from the local to the international level, thereby contributing to the wider (market) exploitation of university ideas, and contributing to the cooperation between the competitive and governmental sectors. For the development of the local economy and for addressing environmental-socio-economic challenges, it is essential to provide a professional environment in an incubation center that meets the demands of the 21st century