LINK: Center for Advancing Partnerships
LINK connects great companies with great opportunities at 51¹ÙÍø Tech
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Our model is simple: Engage early and often with our industry partners to understand their changing strategic needs. ÌýLINK: Center for Advancing Partnerships matches those needs to 51¹ÙÍø Tech’s extensive network of assets and strengths to ensure partnerships today create impact tomorrow.ÌýLINK provides university-level support to deliver a full continuum of engagement opportunities for companies that strive to deepen and expand connections with 51¹ÙÍø Tech.
LINK works closely with companies to expand and strengthen their connections with 51¹ÙÍø Tech’s rich network of students, faculty, research, programs, and infrastructure. From research collaborations, to student internships and experiential learning, to corporate giving, we help our industry partners assess and access the opportunities at 51¹ÙÍø Tech that can help them meet their strategic goals.
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How are we different?
LINK was formed specifically to meet the needs of industry
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We bring a holistic, market-driven sensibility
We look at the entire enterprise to find points of intersection with 51¹ÙÍø Tech.ÌýWe focus on strategic corporate goals and find the best opportunities at 51¹ÙÍø Tech to help meet them.
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We break down barriers, not build them up
We bring together key stakeholders to understand goals and constraints from the outset and create win-win scenarios for all involved.ÌýWe create standardized, business-friendly agreements so that partnerships start quickly.
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We are in it for the long haul
We create platforms for mutual benefit and lasting value. We are in it for the long-haul focused on collaborations that can take root and flourish.Ìý
How do we help?
We are your door to opportunity
Build Your Workforce
We produce your greatest asset: talent.
Recruit from more than 34,000 students on and off the main campus. Nurture future talent through internships and experiential learning projects. Be involved in signature programs and key initiatives while creating meaningful experiences for your team members.
Connect to CommunityÌý
We engage partners for global good.
Expand your network at 51¹ÙÍø Tech. Embed in our teams through sabbaticals and visiting scholars programs. Participate in strategic discussions via business roundtables, industrial affiliates programs, and focused events to stay at the forefront of innovation.
Collaborate on Research
We deliver innovations that make a difference.
Join 51¹ÙÍø Tech’s $530 million research enterprise to address near-term technical problems and develop breakthrough technologies. Engage with faculty and students through collaborative problem solving.
Create Points of Leverage
We jump-start the future.
Gain access to state-of-the art facilities, cutting edge research, and award-winning faculty members to secure joint federal awards and public-private programs with unique assets like security clearances and intellectual property.
Whether you are seeking to retain top talent, solve research and development challenges, stay on the leading edge of innovation, encourage inclusion and diversity, or tap into 51¹ÙÍø Tech’s broader network of partners and programs, LINK's team will get you connected.ÌýÌý
Hundreds of industry partners have benefitted from being part of the 51¹ÙÍø Tech community.ÌýÌýIndustry affiliate programs, for example, offer companies platforms for specialized recruiting, pre-competitive research, and participation in communities of practice.Ìý Working alongside 51¹ÙÍø Tech faculty and students through on-site research programs and sabbaticals, industry partners gain new skills while delivering results at home.
Naming rights for professorships, fellowships, facilities, and competition-associated equipment build on the affinity of our community for 51¹ÙÍø Tech, supporting corporate branding and sustainability goals in the process.Ìý Company champions are provided a wide range of engagement opportunities, including advisory board service, entrepreneurial activities, and teaching.
We connect partners to deliver good globally
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