New Department for Research Promotion, Transfer and Controlling FORTEC

The Research Center (ZAF) at Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt has adapted its structure and is now available under the new name FORTEC (Department for Research Promotion, Transfer and Controlling) as a central contact point for national and EU projects, network and cluster management and administrative project management. Companies that would like to conduct research in cooperation with the university can also contact FORTEC with inquiries. The international research activities now extend not only to other European countries, but also to Brazil, Africa and China.

The cross-institutional networks can also be found in FORTEC. These networks are becoming increasingly important, especially at research-intensive universities for applied sciences. One example of this is the innovation alliance "Mensch in Bewegung", which was launched at the beginning of 2018 and which is driving forward the "Third Mission" together with the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. Other examples are the SAFIR research partnership and the AWARE Center. In SAFIR everything revolves around the topic of road safety, and SAFIR links the THI with more than 20 partners from industry and public institutions. With the AWARE Center, THI is establishing a strategic partnership in the automotive sector together with partner institutions from Brazil and Latin America.

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