FAQ and downloads

It is best to contact the employees of the knowledge transfer division at the Transfer Centre directly by telephone. Of course, you can also get an initial overview by looking at the various websites yourself.

Of course. The University of Passau maintains a comprehensive list of events, in which events for the public are also listed. In addition, there are ongoing lecture series on current scientific topics, to which the public is always invited.

Of course, you can find detailed information on the respective chair websites of the Faculties of Arts and Humanities; Business, Economics and Information Systems; Law; and Computer Science and Mathematics. The following websites will give you an initial overview:

• Profile of the University
• Research projects
• Transfer projects
• Press releases

Of course, you can also get information at any time in a personal conversation with the employees of the knowledge transfer division at the Transfer Centre.

The Transfer Centre supports you in questions of start-up support, further scientific training and knowledge transfer as part of collaboration between science and industry or society. The range of services in the field of knowledge transfer includes offers for science and industry.

In this case, please contact the Legal Matters Relating to Research and Knowledge Transfer department. There you will receive support with regard to general legal questions and questions concerning the drafting of contracts. You can also seek advice on intellectual property issues, e.g. copyrights and inventions. Helpful templates support you in the process of concluding a contract. It is also important to prepare an order calculation in line with the market. This must be submitted to the finance division for review before the contract is concluded.

Collaboration is possible in a wide variety of areas. Thus, external partners can be included as lecturers in teaching or, conversely, academics can appear as lecturers at events of external partners. The joint organisation of events is also conceivable. Theses completed as joint efforts between chairs and external partners also represent an interesting opportunity for collaboration that benefits both sides. The usual form of collaboration are third-party funded projects within the framework of European and national funding programmes as well as within the scope of privately financed contract research projects.

If you have decided to apply, contact the research services agency, who will support you in all organisational and legal matters. In addition, you should inform the finance division, which will help you with financial questions and check the correctness of the financing plan you have drawn up.

Information on the Research Information System and how to use it can be found on the Research Services websites.

Please use the Research Serviceswebsite or the monthly Research Services Newsletter. In particular, you will find what you are looking for on the website of the Transfer Centre when it comes to SME-related programmes. You can also tell the staff of the Knowledge Transfer division at the Transfer Centre about your project idea so that they can conduct targeted research.

Please contact the Transfer Centre, which maintains a broad network in business and society. In order to find a suitable partner for you and to make the search as specific and target-oriented as possible, please provide a short sketch of the planned project and explain what kind of partners you have in mind.

Yes. The University of Passau adopted an IP strategy on 28 June 2017. It is entitled 'Knowledge and Technology Transfer and Dealing with Intellectual Property at the University of Passau'.