UMONS, a vector of innovation
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ocated at the gateway to the city, a stone's throw from our sites and campuses, the INITIALIS Pôle Innovation by IDEA/ UMONS is a driving force in regional development and the influence of our university. It houses three of the UMONS Innovation Centers, enabling UMONS to benefit from a dynamic environment of technological development. The complementarity with our university's research teams enables us to work on any innovation project, whatever the level of maturity of the technology.
emanating from business or society, to action research in the human and social sciences to shed light on societal challenges and choices, and to develop the interdisciplinary approaches needed to understand an increasingly complex world.
From Research to Innovation
UMONS recently launched the “UMONS Innovation Center” label to highlight the close partnership it maintains with approved research centres such as Materia Nova and Multitel. The Click', the recently created innovation platform in the heart of Hainaut, joins the list.
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UMONS and its Innovation Centers form a unique structure in Belgium that enables it to carry out fundamental, strategic and applied research with partners recognised for their excellence, enabling it to work with any socio-economic body regardless of the TRL (technology readiness level) where the results are to be found. UMONS' geographical and historical proximity to its strong partners makes our institution a key player in innovation in Wallonia.
Research at UMONS Research at UMONS is supported by nearly a thousand researchers in around a hundred departments. It is structured into 10 research institutes, supported by a Research Administration and Valorisation Department. Each institute brings together the skills of experienced researchers, post-docs or doctoral students from several UMONS Faculties. They focus their efforts on unifying themes, including life and health sciences, sciences and technologies and human and social sciences, thus responding to proven societal needs and giving them greater visibility with international organisations and donors. The strength of the UMONS Research Institutes lies in the multidisciplinarity of their teams and the flexibility of their organisation.
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Research can take a variety of forms, ranging from basic research capable of anticipating future changes in a multitude of disciplines, to applied and targeted research responding to specific needs
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Three UMONS Innovation Centres on the INITIALIS, Pôle Innovation by IDEA/UMONS
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Three UMONS innovation centres are located a stone's throw from UMONS, on the INITIALIS, Pôle Innovation by IDEA/UMONS: - Materia Nova; - Multitel; - The Click'.
