Collaboration and Commercialization of University and Industry in Public Universities in South East, Nigeria
- December 22, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue XII, December 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Uzonwune, Jovita Onyinye & G.G. Kpee (Ph.D.)
Department of Educational Management, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Abstract: – The study investigated collaboration and commercialization of university and industry in public universities in south east, Nigeria. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population for the study is two thousand, three hundred and seventy-three (2373). This is made up of 668 administrative staff and 1705 Chief Executive Officers. The study was a descriptive survey design. The sample size was 894 (467 administrative staff and 427 CEOs). The sample was drawn through multistage sampling procedure using cluster and disproportionate stratified random sampling techniques. Collaboration and Commercialization in University-Industry Questionnaire (CCUIQ) was used for data collection. Face and content validities were ensured by experts. Internal consistency through Cronbach alpha gave reliability coefficient of 0.89 for CCUIQ. Mean, standard deviation and z-test were used for data analysis. It was found among others that the ways collaborative training programmes can contribute to funding of universities are: industrial funding of training programmes for staff of universities. Moreso, the ways commercialization of research from universities to industries contributes to university funding are through: sale of research findings; sale of intellectual property right; licensing of intellectual property (patent licensing); payment of royalties and Sell of products of technologies developed by industries. The universities should develop functional websites where they can advertise and market their research findings; intellectual property and sell of products of technologies to industries. The university should always sign a memorandum of understanding with any industry of interest on the modus operandi in order not to have a bridge of contract.
Keywords: Collaboration, Commercialization, University, Industry and Partnership
