TUT’s societal impact is based on the University’s principal tasks: research and education. The University is a sought-after cooperation partner in industrial research and development projects and a strong generator of innovations and as new research- and knowledge-based companies. TUT’s graduates are valued workforce in industry, business life and other facets of society.
TUT openly transfers knowledge based on research conducted at TUT for the benefit of society. The transfer of research results to industry and business takes mainly place in collaborative research and development projects, which are of great societal and financial significance.
Technology developed at TUT also serves as a foundation for the establishment of new companies. For example, research conducted at TUT’s Institute of Physics and later at the Optoelectronics Research Centre, ORC, has spawned an entirely new branch of export industry in the Tampere Region with a total turnover of 18 million euros and 150 jobs.
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