To know more and to update on the management of technological transfer between the academy and the private sector, such is the purpose of the 15 days stay in Germany the Director of the Technological Innovation Park (PIT, Parque de Innovación Tenológica) of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa).

José Ramón López Arellano revealed that in Mexico the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología) coordinates this program on intensive professionalization named Get-In, altogether with the National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (ANUIES, Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior); in Germany, it is the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst).

“I’ll be visiting the main research centers, which are pillars of applied research in Europe, with the purpose of knowing the technological transfer bureaus’ functioning and operating models”, specified. The university researcher informed that the cities he will visit are: Münster, Bonn and Berlin.

López Arellano recalled that, in order to apply to such CONACyT’s program, a PIT-UAS’ then current project was presented. PIT-UAS’ Director specified that this project consists on the development of a mobile application and the Park is the only one that represents Mexico.

“We will check if we are applying the best transfer and operation practices, with respect to what is being done at a global level”, expressed.

He expounded that the work to be done in Germany contributes to the internationalization central concept contained in the Plan of Institutional Development Consolidation 2017, which hoists UAS’ Rector, PhD Juan Eulogio Guerra Liera.

“As part of this institutional strategy, it is expected, during this visit, to keep linkage with the European scientific research centers, specifically German, in addition to some universities, with the purpose of adapting the best operation practices to UAS’ Technological Innovation Park”, concluded.

Source: Direction of Communications-UAS (13/11/2014).  http://dcs.uas.edu.mx/index.php?sec=3&op=2&tipo=i&id_noticia=5275. Translated by Belem Ruiz (Edition and Communication, PIT-UAS).