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On-Demand Presentation

Expanding the Scope of Industry Partnerships: How Virginia Tech Changed Higher Education’s Approach to Industry Partnership - the Competition for Amazon's HQ2

In this on-demand webinar, EAB presents 10 key trends to guide university leaders in growing industry partnerships. In addition, leaders at Virginia Tech University share their best practice strategy they used to secure the Amazon HQ2 partnership—leveraging innovations in curriculum, regional economic development, and government funding.



Research leaders recognize that growing research requires diversifying funding beyond government sources. Industry partnerships hold promise—but require universities to evolve how they approach potential partners. The good news is that companies are eager to expand partnership beyond sponsored research so they can access the full spectrum of university assets—especially talent.

In this hour-long on-demand session, EAB presents 10 key trends to guide university leaders in growing industry partnerships. In particular, how university leader can better understand industry’s needs and create compelling opportunities that attract new corporate sponsors.

In addition, university leaders at Virginia Tech University share their best practice strategy they used to secure the Amazon HQ2 partnership, leveraging innovations in curriculum, regional economic development, and government funding.

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