Report of a Project Incubator Hub (PIH) and Technology Transfer Hub (TTH)

EDU will significantly improve application for international projects (at least 9 during the 3-year project) by establishing a Project Incubator Hub (PIH). Professional staff members of EDU (at least 5) will be educated by colleagues at AWI and NUIG. This hub will support researchers in their transfer of scientific ideas into the project’s main results and outputs, so scientists will not lose time on administrative and financial matters as it works now, as well as the implementation of projects, reports, deliverables, and milestones. Establishing a Technology Transfer Hub (TTH) will significantly improve EDU in transferring scientific ideas to the economy that will be the most important for networking and future cooperating with stakeholders. It is necessary to educate employees in accordance with HRS (Task 3.1) and strategic networking and staff exchange (Task 3.2). After establishing PIH and TTH, EDU will significantly increase transfer of ideas into the practice via projects and IP strategy will be generated.