Victoria’s universities generate and provide a wide range of benefits to businesses, governments and the community to address issues confronting local, national and international arenas.

Of significant interest to the business community is being able to directly interact with and utilise the vast knowledge and expertise within the universities.  Solutions to individual challenges are found through multiple channels including:

•    contract research and development
•    collaborative research, directly and with other like organisations
•    the licensing of intellectual property
•    patent and trade mark management
•    access to consultancy projects and consulting services
•    tapping into academic expertise
•    commissioning and undertaking education and training programs
•    utilising systems to access funding and government grants
•    commercialisation and knowledge transfer opportunities
•    industry-ready graduates

Areas of expertise vary but all universities are committed to developing and nurturing partnerships that will benefit all parties involved.

UniGateway is an easy entry point into the universities and makes accessing university expertise straightforward, enabling business and government to explore the potential for collaboration.