Transcript How can CIT support the Innovation agenda of our SME’s?

How can CIT support the
Innovation agenda of our SME’s?
Orla Flynn, CIT
Wednesday 28 January 2015
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Topics
PEOPLE
FACILITIES
TRAINING
RESEARCH
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CIT – About us
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CIT – www.cit.ie
• Largest IoT in Ireland
• 14,000 students
• Wide range of
disciplines and levels
• Largest Engineering Faculty in Ireland
• Science and Computing
• Business
• Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary … and more
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Students and Graduates
• Many courses have compulsory
placements/work experience,
often in year 3
• Our final year projects are
typically drawn from industry
• We like to have your input in
designing our programmes
• Some of you are involved as
external examiners
• We hire some of you as adjunct
faculty, enables personnel from
industry to get involved and
sometimes lead on course
delivery.
• We have graduates that you
hire.
• We welcome getting
your input to making
them better.
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Engagement Infrastructure
Research
ILO
Extended
Campus
Facilities
Courses
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CIT Extended Campus
• A single point of contact
for enterprises seeking to
engage with CIT
• Can deal with a wide range
of interactions from
outside CIT:
http://extendedcampus.cit.ie
[email protected]
– requests for placement
students
– recruitment
– skills and training needs
– innovation vouchers
– access to equipment and
expertise.
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Industry Liaison Office
(ILO)
Innovation
Vouchers (5K)
CIT is one of the top 5
participants in
Ireland in the
Innovation Voucher
scheme
Innovation
Partnerships
(up to max 250K)
Together with UCC
contributes
regionally to deliver
21% of all Innovation
Partnership projects.
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The Rubicon Centre
• Largest and most successful incubator in Ireland
Other help is offered as well … such as:
• TESLA – an EU funded project through which you
can get help to develop international markets and
also develop new products.
• http://www.rubiconcentre.ie/
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Research
7 multidisciplinary thematic areas:
4 core strategic research clusters:
• ICT
• Photonics
• Lifesciences and Wellbeing
• Maritime, Energy and Sustainable
Environment
And emerging strengths in:
 Exercise and health
 Entrepreneurship, competitiveness and
innovation
 Creative and performing arts
Excellent
Research
applied to
real-world
problems
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Collaborative Research
About 60 research
partnerships annually
with industry
Over 75% of our
research involves an
industry partner;
Just under 10% funded
directly from industry.
Average annual
research income is
about 14 million.
http://www.cit.ie/innovation_research
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CIT’s Research and
Innovation Ecosystem
BioExplor
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Photonics
Enterprise Programmes
Industry Liaison
Office (ILO)
Advice / mentoring for start-ups
Licenses / Assignments /
Options / Spin Outs / Spin Ins
Education and Training
Bespoke Course Design
Recognition of Prior Learning
Springboard Offerings
Evening, Part-time and Online
courses
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Thank you!
Join the tour later to see for yourself …
Or for more information see:
http://extendedcampus.cit.ie
Or email:
[email protected]
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