= Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship<br/> =
The faculty at TU Hamburg is encouraged through multiple collaborations with innovative companies in Hamburg. One way this unfolds is that a lot of PhD Students candidates write their thesis theses in cooperation with a company to have a direct impact in on the economy and the university lectures will then be enriched by the research.
Furthermore, faculty members can work on projects at the Start Up Dock and possibly create their own start-ups. Also, they are welcome to further educate themselves on I&E related topics in the workshops provided by the Startup Dock, Tutech Innovation GmbH and Northern Institute of Technology Management (NiT). However, it is rather unlikely that a lot of faculty members attend courses at NiT, since these are focused at upskilling employees of established companies.