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7 March 2003

Growing evidence of effective interaction between higher education and business

The second HE-business interaction survey, carried out by HEFCE and covering 98 per cent of all UK higher education institutions (HEIs), shows substantial development in their links and activity involving business and the community, comparing 2000-01 with 1999-2000.

The survey report analyses a wide variety of knowledge transfer, including licensing of technology, regional regeneration, provision of professional training courses and consultancy. The report also looks at HEIs' policies, priorities and resourcing in business and the community activities.

Specific measures and benchmarking have been developed in the survey, with an emphasis on repeatability and robustness, to give institutions and their stakeholders valuable data about their contribution to wealth creation and the social economy. The results and potential for ongoing work are described in the report.

The Higher education-business interaction survey 2000-01 (HEFCE 2003/11) is available to download.

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