Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Partnerships for Business Innovation

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is a three-way partnership between a university, a company and a high calibre graduate. Projects can last from 10 weeks to three years, and are designed to help a company solve strategic problems. The graduate is based at the company and is jointly supervised by the company and a university academic.

The scheme is sponsored by the Technology Strategy Board, Research Councils and a number of other bodies. Sponsors fund 67% of project costs for an SME and 50% for a large company.

Projects usually focus on a problem in a key area of a company's business, such as product design or developing new management processes. KTPs are designed to enable the partnering company to gain competitive advantage - and ultimately to improve profitability.

What KTPs can do for you

KTPs offer companies a variety of benefits:

Access to highly qualified and motivated graduates
Access to university expertise
Innovative solutions to help your business grow
Ideas to help develop your company for today's market
Investment in research and development
A more competitive business
Increased profitability

To find out more about KTPs at the University of Essex, please look at our current brochure

Who to contact

Contact our Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Manager Jenny Young

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