A Cooperação Universidade-Empresa da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)

Abstract

The cooperation University-Company (U-C) represents an important factor to innovation, entrepreneurship and technologic development. In this sense, this study aims to investigate: How effective is U-E cooperation at the Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD)? Technological Innovation Habitats (HITs) are responsible for promoting a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within universities and, therefore, the work has the general objective: To propose a model of interaction between UFGD Habitats, to promote collaboration. with companies within the institution. And the applicable objectives: As UFGD has acted in relation to the U-E cooperation policy, analyze the means used to promote this U-E cooperation and the benefits and obstacles found in the development of interaction. The work’s nature is a qualitative and quantitative approach, the classification of the exploratory and descriptive goals, having as instruments of data’s research some semi-structured quizzes, interviews and secondary data collection as an instrument of the partnerships made in the institution. After the data collection, it was madden an analysis of the content and data interpretation. It was possible to see that there was not any politics of Cooperation U-C in the university, but it was found some terms related to this subject by the Development Institutional Plan (DIP) and The Resolution of the Innovation Core and Intellectual Property (ICIP). The university acting about the cooperation is incipient, and the ways of promotion happens by social medias, phone, visiting or email. The main hindrances detected was: bureaucratic procedure, lack of interesting of the market, lack of knowledge about the university actions and location. The main benefits: empowerment of people, relationship between researchers, students and companies and disclosure of the university name. In addition, as motivations: attending the expectations of outsider’s in the university, people who are engaged and passionate about what they do; turn in the professor with a view more entrepreneurship, and generate impact in the market. Using the “UniversidadeEstadual de Campinas” as a reference, and as subject of study the “Agência de Inovação da Unicamp – INOVA”, the model interconnect the agents who promote an innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurship inside the university, and they are: Innovation Core and Intellectual Property, Incubators, Junior Companies, International Technologic Parks and Cores of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. These entire ecosystems has to dialogue work together to promote the Cooperation U-C.