Who we are
From 2003 on the University of Applied Sciences has concentrated its R&D activities in a new, legally separated R&D department and has established one research center at each school. By focusing on carrying out research projects, the university is able to be a more flexible and highly qualified partner in all questions of research for enterprises and institutions of economy and society. The benefit of accumulating all of the research projects is obvious: more efficient organization and management – and of course practical R&D results which can be achieved directly and substantially strengthens the ability of the partners to compete.
Individual R&D solutions of Austria’s No. 1 University of Applied Sciences
As leading University of Applied Sciences in Austria we are experienced in successfully carrying out R&D projects. Enterprises with scarce personnel resources or limited funds available for their own research and development activities (small and medium-sized enterprises) are addressed on the one hand, while solutions are being developed for enterprises in need of support in specialised fields (e.g. in the form of special devices) on the other. But we also provide associations and institutions, particularly in the social sector, with the innovative products and processes they require.
Every year more than 300 projects are realized at our university. Small single projects for enterprises, multi-annual and publicly financial supported projects up to long-term partnerships in research centers, located at our schools.
R&D across boundaries
The University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria is increasingly focusing on cross-border research and development. We expand our partnerships with international universities and companies. In addition to international R & D projects, our researchers complete exchange programmes at foreign universities.
But there is another import aspect of R&D we highly prioritize: interdisciplinary research and development. The combination of different research fields of economics, technology and social sciences results in solutions that are even closer to the users’ needs and give economy and society the decisive lead.