Director - University Industry Interaction & Cell
3 days ago
Position Title: Director – University Industry Interaction & Cell (UIIC)
Reports To: Vice Chancellor
Position Objective:
To strategically lead the university’s industry partnerships, MOUs, and incubation initiatives by fostering strong academia–industry linkages, enabling innovation-driven entrepreneurship, and ensuring impactful collaborations that contribute to institutional growth, student development, and national innovation goals.
Key Responsibilities
1. Industry Collaborations & MOUs
- Identify and develop partnerships with industries, corporates, PSUs, NGOs, and government agencies .
- Draft, review, and execute MOUs, contracts, and collaboration agreements aligned with statutory and accreditation requirements.
- Monitor and evaluate the implementation of MOUs for measurable outcomes (research projects, internships, placements, curriculum updates).
- Maintain a digital repository and dashboard for tracking all active MOUs, review cycles, and impact reports.
2. Academia–Industry Engagement
- Organize industry expert talks, workshops, conclaves, and consultancy projects .
- Facilitate joint research and innovation projects with industry and faculty.
- Develop industry-oriented certification programs, executive education, and skill development modules .
- Align industry inputs to curriculum development and employability enhancement .
3. Nest-Incubation & Innovation Center Leadership
- Establish and manage the University Nest Incubation/Innovation Center for students, alumni, and faculty.
- Design and oversee the end-to-end incubation lifecycle (idea scouting, evaluation, mentoring, prototyping, funding).
- Secure external grants, CSR contributions, and government funding (DST, DBT, MSME, Startup India, Atal Innovation Mission, etc.) .
- Build and maintain a mentor, investor, and corporate accelerator network .
- Promote IPR, patent filing, and commercialization through incubation support.
- Track success metrics (startups formed, funds raised, patents filed, jobs created).
4. Strategic Networking & Representation
- Represent the university in industry associations, chambers of commerce, innovation councils, and startup forums .
- Establish international collaborations with universities and multinational industries.
- Engage alumni entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders as advisors, mentors, and collaborators.
5. Reporting & Documentation
- Prepare quarterly and annual reports on collaborations, MOUs, incubation progress, and innovation outputs.
- Document and present case studies, success stories, and best practices for NAAC, NBA, NIRF, UGC, and other accreditation bodies.
- Provide strategic recommendations to leadership based on industry trends and innovation opportunities .
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Bengaluru, India REVA University Full timePosition Title: Director – University Industry Interaction & Cell (UIIC)Reports To: Vice ChancellorPosition Objective:To strategically lead the university’s industry partnerships, MOUs, and incubation initiatives by fostering strong academia–industry linkages, enabling innovation-driven entrepreneurship, and ensuring impactful collaborations that...
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Bengaluru, India REVA University Full timePosition Title: Director – University Industry Interaction & Cell (UIIC)Reports To: Vice ChancellorPosition Objective:To strategically lead the university’s industry partnerships, MOUs, and incubation initiatives by fostering strong academia–industry linkages, enabling innovation-driven entrepreneurship, and ensuring impactful collaborations that...
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Bengaluru, India REVA University Full timePosition Title: Director – University Industry Interaction & Cell (UIIC)Reports To: Vice ChancellorPosition Objective:To strategically lead the university’s industry partnerships, MOUs, and incubation initiatives by fostering strong academia–industry linkages, enabling innovation-driven entrepreneurship, and ensuring impactful collaborations that...
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