Die Rolle der Universität in Forschung und Innovation

The contributions given at the conference entitled “The role of universities in research and innovation” that took place on 23 February 2007 at the Free University of Bozen/Bolzano are contained in this volume. The conference’s aim was to contribute to the current discussions concerning how universities and companies can cooperate in the areas of teaching and learning, research and innovation. In this way, a stronger link between universities and the economy could be forged.