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= Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship<br/> =
Hamburg University of Technology is a technical university in Germany that is educating future engineers. On top of its engineering degrees it also offers degrees focused on management sciences. These are exclusively master/graduate programs. Half of them are aiming at shaping industrial engineers ([https://www.tuhh.de/sdw/studium/master-of-science-internationales-wirtschaftsingenieurwesen.html M.Sc. International Management and Engineering], [https://studienplaene.tuhh.de/index.php?Lang=en&stgart=I&stgB=&stgM=&stgI=IMPMEM&stgG=&stgN=&stgV=&stgW=&kid=39&show=Anzeigen M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering & Management], [https://studienplaene.tuhh.de/index.php?Lang=en&stgart=I&stgB=&stgM=&stgI=IMPIPM&stgG=&stgN=&stgV=&stgW=&kid=39&show=Anzeigen M.Sc. International Production Management]). The remaining programs focus on Innovation & Technology Management ([https://studienplaene.tuhh.de/index.php?Lang=en&stgart=I&stgB=LUMBS&stgM=&stgI=JMGIM&stgG=&stgN=&stgV=&stgW=&kid=39&show=Anzeigen M.Sc. Global Innovation Management], [https://www.nithh.de/study/technology-management/master/ (Part-Time) MBA Technology Management]). Only one program is specifically tailored to develop entrepreneurial skills and attitude ([https://www.g-time.org/ M.Sc. Global Technology and Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship (GTIME])). TUHH also offers cooperative degree programs ([https://dual.tuhh.de dual@TUHH]), in which students work for a company alongside their studies.
A newly founded student club, which arose from the [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Category:Hamburg_University_of_Technology_(2020_cohort) UIF-cohort 20/21] is the [https://en.ideenschmiede-hamburg.de/ "Ideenschmiede Hamburg"]. It offers students opportunities to network outside of the curriculum and learn from the experiences of others in the field of innovation & entrepreneurship. In this way, they deal with important questions regarding personal development and later career choices. They learn to solve real problems with practical methods. We think entrepreneurially and thus consider our own ideas in the light of a potential business start-up.
= 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 candidates write their theses in cooperation with a company to have a direct impact on the economy and the university lectures will then be enriched by the research.
Some collaborations are also with research facilities as well, may that often be fundamental research. These include the [https://www.tuhh.de/tuhh/forschung/forschungsschwerpunkte-und-verbuende/zhm.html Helmholtz Center Geesthacht], the [https://intranet.tuhh.de/aktuell/pressemitteilung_einzeln.php?Lang=en&id=9845 German Electron Synchrotron (DESY)] and the [https://cgi.tu-harburg.de/~iltwww/en/ German Aerospace Center (DLR)]. This might not create a start up at first, but it opens the university to a greater spectrum of technical possibilities that will spark conversations and collaboration at the university itself. Thereby research efforts are primarily focused on the objectives pursued by the following research centers:
* [https://www.tuhh.de/alt/tuhh/studying/schools-of-study/civil-engineering.html Research Center for Integrated Biotechnology and Process Engineering]* [https://www.tuhh.de/alt/tuhh/research/research-centers/climate-protecting-energy-and-environmental-engineering.html Research Center for Climate Protecting Energy- and Environmental Engineering]* [https://www.tuhh.de/alt/tuhh/research/research-centers/climate-protecting-energy-and-environmental-engineering.html Research Center for Regeneration, Implants, Medical Technology]* [https://www.tuhh.de/tuhh/forschung/forschungsschwerpunkte-und-verbuende/fmthh.html Research Center for Medical Technology]* [https://www.tuhh.de/alt/tuhh/research/research-centers/maritime-systems.html Research Center for Maritime Systems]* [https://www.tuhh.de/alt/tuhh/research/research-centers/aeronautics.html Research Center for Aeronautics]* [https://www.tuhh.de/alt/tuhh/research/research-centers/product-oriented-materials-development.html Research Center for Product-Oriented Materials Development]* [https://www.tuhh.de/alt/tuhh/research/research-centers/logistics-and-mobility.html Research Center for Logistics and Mobility for Sustainable Value Creation]* [https://www.tuhh.de/alt/tuhh/research/research-centers/digital-production-logistics-maintenance-repair-and-overhaul-mro.html Research Center for Digital Production, Logistics, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)]* [https://www.tuhh.de/alt/tuhh/research/research-centers/coordinated-programs/dfg-coordinated-programs/sfb-986.html Collaborative Research Center Tailor-Made Multi-Scale Materials Systems]
Furthermore, the I<sup>3</sup> Program is fostering the collaboration between different scientific fields. Interdisciplinary oriented projects including scientists of TU get funded.
Moreover, [https://beyourpilot.de/en beyourpilot] offers start-up consultation for students, whether it’s about a spontaneous idea or an almost ready start-up. = Actively supporting the university technology transfer function<br/> =
Students that have established a concept find help in extra consultancy. These consultants help the new becoming entrepreneurs to develop a solid business model. An incentive is that the government of Germany offers a start-up scholarship for those students with the most promising concept, called EXIST Founder Scholarship. As already mentioned these services are provided by the two institutions Startup Port and Tutech Innovation Gmbh, which are separate entities but very closely cooperating with TUHH. Consequently, these are specifically designed to foster technology transfer from TUHH to local and global industry. In the future, Hamburg Innovation Port will be an additional means for enhanced technology transfer.
Moreover, at the Technical University of Hamburg Professors of every department are open to questions and help regarding entrepreneurial endeavors.
= Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration<br/> =
Through shared ownership of companies the university ensures that projects that started in the university can be translated in the private sector of Hamburg (Start Up Port, Tutech Innovation GmbH).
Lastly, most of university-industry collaboration is done at the research level. A prominent example in this case is the ZAL Center of Applied Aeronautical Research which connects the TUHH to two the biggest employers of the region, Airbus S.A.S. and Lufthansa Technik AG.
= Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts<br/> =
The [https://zal.aero/en/ Center of Applied Aeronautical Research (ZAL)] thus also displays TUHH's efforts to effectively cooperate with regional an local partners in order to stimulate economic development. The ZAL conducts research in different topics like: Drones, 3D-Printing and aircraft cabin systems that are designed in virtual reality.