The course introduced key concepts in academic entrepreneurship and technology transfer, covering spin-offs, start-ups, negotiation strategies, knowledge exchange, and the role of university Technology Transfer Offices. Participants gained practical insights into the full transfer process from idea to implementation. Topics addressed were:
- Academic spin-offs – explaining the importance of spin off education programmes
- Fundamentals of start-ups – creating and scaling a start-up
- Collaboration & negotiation strategies – types of negotiation, negotiation strategies and collaborative learning
- Technology transfer types (knowledge exchange) – the role of knowledge exchange in academia, internationalisation and beyond
- The role of Technology Transfer Office (universities) – policies, mechanisms, infrastructure and procedures
Technology transfer steps – the technology transfer process
Total attendees: 40 people, 31 of them from Albania and Kosovo
