Partnerships in research & business
Together with approximately 250 partners from academia, industry, and the public sector – and with the support of numerous national and international funding agencies – strong collaborations are yielding forward-looking solutions and fostering sustainable knowledge transfer. This broad-based collaboration enables us to develop practical solutions to current challenges and to provide new impetus in teaching, innovation, and society.
At CU Carinthia University, we offer the following collaboration formats:
- Jointly funded projects
- Customized contract projects and laboratory services
- Dissertation projects (PhD theses)
- Innovation workshops
- Prototyping (prototype development)
These collaborations give rise to application-oriented research projects that not only promote knowledge transfer but also strengthen the region’s competitiveness.
Scientific partners
Our academic partners form the foundation for high-quality applied research and sustainable innovation at CU Carinthia University of Applied Sciences. Through close collaboration with universities and colleges, research institutions, and academic networks, new perspectives emerge that foster the exchange of knowledge and strengthen interdisciplinary approaches. In this way, research becomes a collaborative process in which expertise is pooled and new ideas are developed.
These collaborations yield scientifically sound solutions to the challenges of tomorrow.
Corporate partners
The Key Account Management department at CU Carinthia University is dedicated to establishing and maintaining long-term partnerships with companies and institutions.
It promotes innovative programs such as Study & Work, strengthens research and development activities, and facilitates effective knowledge transfer. At the same time, it supports students and companies with their recruitment efforts, strengthens employer branding, and helps increase student enrollment while enhancing the university’s profile and visibility.
Collaboration with the business community is a key factor in the success of education and research at CU Carinthia University of Applied Sciences. Our goal is to be a key partner for companies in the region and beyond. We aim to offer companies opportunities for direct exchange with our faculty and researchers, as well as with our students, alumni, and staff.
The wide range of cooperation opportunities for companies extends from strategic partnerships in research, development, and teaching to employer branding and recruiting initiatives, as well as sponsorship opportunities that provide access to an attractive target audience. As a university, CU Carinthia University of Applied Sciences also supports companies in personnel development and continuing education, as well as in the development of continuing education programs.
Contact Business & Career Service: karriere(at)cuas.at
Public-sector partners
Through close collaboration with public institutions–such as state and city governments, municipalities, and social service organizations–scientific findings are directly linked to societal needs. This gives rise to projects that are grounded in real-world needs and generate immediate added value for regions and communities.
Together, comprehensive decisions and reform processes that affect society as a whole are guided and shaped by scientific expertise–with the goal of promoting sustainable development and strengthening the common good.
Funding partners
At CU Carinthia University, the diversity of our research topics is reflected in a wide spectrum: from A for aging research to Z for zero emissions. Our diversity of topics is supported by an equally broad range of national and international funding programs, which form the basis for financing our research projects.
Thanks to our combination of research expertise and project management, we provide a reliable foundation for the success of R&D projects. Through this synergy of diverse expertise, we ensure guaranteed success in the following funding programs:
- HORIZON: Europe, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
- Erasmus: Cooperation Partnership, Capacity Building, Center of Vocational Excellence
- Interreg: Alpine Space, Central Europe, Danube Region, IT-AT, SI-AT
- Interreg REACT EU
- M-Era Net
- KIEM Call 2024
- GÖG Community Nursing
- FFG: COIN Development, Femtech, Future Mobility, Flagship Projects, CAS, TakeOff, Bridge, Regional Talent,
- Mobility of the Future, AiforGreen, 1,000 Ideas, Infrastructure Funding, ASAP
- doc.funds.connect - FWF
- OeAD: Sparkling Science
- aws: Prototype Funding
- Christian Doppler Society
- Healthy Austria Fund
- KWF: UiG, Regional Initiative Funding
- State of Carinthia
- Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW): MAB Call
- BKA Asylum, Migration, and Integration Fund: AMIF National
- Biodiversity Fund
- Climate and Energy Fund
