Tomas Bata University in Zlín

Transfer of the acquired knowledge from the field of basic research into practice is within TBU provided by TTC, established in 2008. TTC provides set of professional services, focused mainly on legal protection of R&D results and their fast and efficient transfer to practice, to the researchers of TBU and to cooperating companies. The services include consultancy, analyses of industrial and legal relations and professional services of patent attorneys. In addition, TTC performs direct representation of TBU concerning industrial property rights before Industrial Property Office, European Patent Office, European Union Intellectual Property Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Development of TTC activities and services is in compliance with the needs of the region and regional partners and contributes to ensuring a functional transfer of the applied research activities results into practice.

TBU strategic objective, formulated in the Strategic Plan for Education, Science, Research, Development, Innovation, Art and Other Creative Activities of TBU for 2016–2020, is to build up a university with solid reputation in the educational system of higher education; ensure high-quality research activities with eligible outputs in specializations pursued at the University, with a high level of usefulness for a continuous development of the region; develop natural international environment at TBU; exploit knowledge potential and conditions for transformation of TBU into an entrepreneurial university; strengthen activities carried out at the University in the field of social responsibility both in and outside. TBU component parts: Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Management and Economics, Faculty of Multimedia Communications, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management, University Institute,Library, Halls of Residence and Refectory.