RUNIN – The Role of Universities in Innovation and Regional Development

The aim of the RUNIN network program is to train researchers on how universities contribute to innovation and economic growth in their regions through research seeking to examine how universities fulfill their third mission in relation to regional industry and explore the range of university engagement with regional firms and institutions.

The network program focuses on how universities can contribute to innovation and regional development through four main themes:

The network program ran over a period of 4 1/2 years from September 2016 to February 2021.