This principle applies in particular to research at a university of applied sciences. Research at The Hochschule Niederrhein is application-oriented; here, researchers always have the direct benefit of their results in mind. For the university's cooperation partners - companies, organizations, social institutions - the results of this research offer real competitive and locational advantages.
Department II - Research and Innovation at The Hochschule Niederrhein has been set up to ensure that the university's professors are able to focus on research.
The tasks of the Research and Innovation Department include the following key points:
- Supporting researchers at The Hochschule Niederrhein with applications and contract research
- Contract management and legal advice with a practical emphasis / orientation
- Invention and patent management
- Planning and application for large cross-border collaborative projects and coordination of existing large-scale projects integrated in Department II
- Transfer of research and development: making science and research useful for companies
- Start-up consulting