Innovation
At ENAC, we aim to innovate at different levels, keeping sustainability at the center of our innovation mission. Using digitalization as transversal topic we provide technological and social innovation to contribute to achieving sustainability in the natural and built environment through 3 axes:
Innovative Research: Our students and researchers are stimulated to think across disciplinary boundaries, to generate original and groundbreaking ideas that have the potential for practical applications for society.
Technology and Knowledge Transfer: We encourage our students and researchers to be entrepreneurial, to launch their start-up and to bring their research to the market in the form of relevant services and products. Our focus is set on the creation of solutions and projects to support the Swiss economy and society in their sustainability challenges and good practices.
Partnerships: We believe it is crucial to initiate and maintain collaborations with external stakeholders (NGOs, public and private sectors, regulators…) to co-create and produce knowledge and to contribute to holistic approaches for sustainable development. Our newly created association FUSTIC (Future Sustainable Territories, Infrastructures and Cities) aims at bringing best operating practices and a culture of innovation to a diverse range of sections of the Swiss economy. Together with ENAC’s clusters and centers, FUSTIC provides a creative space for researchers, students and external partners.
ENAC Innovation Seed Grants
The ENAC School has decided to dedicate seed funds to a specific program to ease the long path from fundamental research to innovation, technology transfer and market uptake and to encourage entrepreneurship for promising ENAC ideas & people in the form of ENAC Innovation Seed Grants.
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