Center for Innovation and Knowledge Transfer

We connect research, innovation and entrepreneurship with real economic and social challenges to create lasting impact.

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Programs & Initiatives
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Academic & Industry Partners
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Research Projects
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Startups & Spin-offs

UNIVERSITY
APPLIED & ENTREPRENEURIAL

Applied Research

Research-to-Market

Transforms research and academic knowledge into applicable, tested solutions with potential for use in industry, the public sector and the market.

Open Innovation

Ideas-to-Solutions

Connects the University with industry, institutions and society to co-create, prototype and test solutions to real-world challenges.

Consulting and Advising

Expertise-to-Impact

Mobilizes academic and professional expertise to provide strategies, policies, technical assistance and solutions for organizations and institutions.

Project Cycle Management

Funding-to-Results

Transforms funding opportunities into successful projects, from identification and concept development through implementation, monitoring and results.

UniHubResearch and Innovation Hub

An integrated hub connecting academic expertise, applied research, innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration with industry and society.

From ideas to impact — nine stages

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  1. Idea
  2. Research
  3. Project
  4. Prototype
  5. Test
  6. Venture
  7. Market
  8. Scale
  9. Impact

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BARLETI UNIVERSITY

The academic and institutional foundation that integrates education, research, innovation and entrepreneurship with industry and the market.

Infrastructure

Explore the environments, ideas, and collaborative spaces that bring research and innovation closer to practical possibilities.

5HELIX Digital Innovation Center

A collaborative setting for exploring digital transformation, testing ideas and connecting different perspectives across innovation.

EXPLORE THE THEMES

  • Digital Transformation
  • AI & Data
  • Prototyping
  • Collaboration
INNOVATION ENVIRONMENTS5HELIX · Innovation spaces
  • People

    Bring people and perspectives together

  • Ideas

    Explore and develop possibilities

  • Pilots

    Test approaches and prototypes

  • Impact

    Focus on real-world outcomes

Program Lines

Sectors · Markets · Societal Challenges

Program lines connect sectors, markets and societal challenges through four horizontal priorities — DIGITAL · GREEN · INNOVATION · INTERNATIONAL.

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Startups & Competitiveness

    DESCRIPTION

    Supports the development of the business and entrepreneurship ecosystem through applied research, innovation, access to finance, internationalization and stronger business competitiveness, with a focus on SMEs, startups and scale-ups.

    PROGRAM LEADERS

    Drejtues ProgramiProgram Director
    Koordinator ProgramiProgram Coordinator
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    CROSS-CUTTING PRIORITIES

    Cross-cutting
    priorities

    DIGITAL

    Digital Transformation, ICT & Artificial Intelligence

    GREEN

    Green Transition, Sustainability & Resilience

    INNOVATION

    Open Science, Innovation & Knowledge Transfer

    INTERNATIONAL

    Internationalization, Partnerships & European Integration

    From Knowledge to Regional Competitive Advantage

    S3 — Smart Specialisation

    S3 directs research, innovation and investment toward fields with potential for specialization, competitiveness and sustainable development.

    1. Smart
      Specialisation
    2. Innovation
    3. Competitiveness
    4. Sustainable
      Development

    News & Activities

    People · Ideas · Real-World Impact

    Discover the ideas, initiatives and perspectives shaping more sustainable communities.

    FEATURED NEWS

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    INNOVATION & RESEARCH

    Where knowledge meets real-world possibilities

    People, research and new perspectives come together to help shape meaningful innovation and progress.

    Research & Innovation

    LATEST NEWS

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      Research ·

      Exploring new approaches to applied research

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      Community ·

      Creating spaces for collaboration

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      Sustainability ·

      Connecting nature and the built environment

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      Innovation ·

      Turning promising ideas into possibilities

    FEATURED PROJECTS

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      GREEN CITIES

      Sustainable spaces

      Concept exploration

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      RESEARCH

      Research connections

      Concept exploration

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      ECOSYSTEM

      Collaboration in action

      Concept exploration

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      INNOVATION

      New pathways for ideas

      Concept exploration

    • people collaborating in a shared innovation space
      LIVING LABS

      Spaces for co-creation

      Concept exploration

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      APPLIED SCIENCE

      From research to testing

      Concept exploration

    UNIHUB IN ACTION

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    Our Partners

    A shared vision for research, new ideas, and meaningful connections across communities.

    • European Union
    • EIT
    • UNDP
    • ICLEI

    R&D INTEGRATEDVALUE CHAIN

    Barleti University advances an applied, entrepreneurial, impact-oriented model linking academic knowledge and scientific research with real needs across the economy, public sector and society.

    1. Research
    2. Innovation
    3. Entrepreneurship
    4. Market
    5. Impact
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      Applied Research

      We transform academic knowledge and expertise into applied research, projects, technologies and solutions for economic sectors and society.

    • People collaborating at a meeting in a bright glass-walled building

      Open Innovation

      We connect universities, businesses, institutions and communities to co-create, test and validate solutions in experimental and real-world settings.

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      Competitive Enterprise

      We transform ideas, research and technologies into startups, spin-offs, products, services and scalable ventures.

    People Building a Brighter Tomorrow

    People and teams connecting research, innovation, entrepreneurship and project management to build solutions with lasting impact.

    IDEAS · CONNECT · TRANSFORM

      • VICE RECTOR FOR RESEARCH, INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT

        Research Strategy & Institutional Development

      • CEO — R&D

        Business Development, Funding Pipeline & Partnerships

      • BRIDGE DIRECTOR

        Technical Support for PCM, TTO and R&D Development

      • PROGRAM DIRECTORS

        Program Portfolio & Business Development

      • RESEARCH COORDINATOR

        Research programs, collaboration & project planning

      • SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES — PMO / MIS

        Planning, Control & Performance System

      • INNOVATION SPECIALIST

        Applied innovation, prototyping & venture support

      • PARTNERSHIPS COORDINATOR

        Consortium building & external collaboration

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    INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM

    FROM KNOWLEDGE TO REAL IMPACT

    1. Research
    2. Innovation
    3. Entrepreneurship
    4. Investment
    5. Market
    6. Impact
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    Our Networks

    Stronger together. We collaborate with leading European networks to advance innovation, knowledge and real-world impact.

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      European Union

    2. EIT logo,

      EIT

    3. UNDP logo,

      UNDP

    4. ICLEI logo,

      ICLEI

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