The 2013 Steinbeis Day

Numerous exhibitors provide insights into the Steinbeis portfolio

Startups, logistics, mechatronics, sustainability strategies, interactive systems, project funding, automotive solutions, competence measurement – the 2013 Steinbeis Day once again provided insights into the broad spectrum of topics covered by the Steinbeis Network. Over 700 visitors descended on the Stuttgart Haus der Wirtschaft (House of Commerce) and joined the Steinbeis experts to discuss specialist topics, explore possible projects and partnerships, or find out more about the options for setting up a center of their own.

The day was an impressive demonstration of the change the Steinbeis Network has undergone since its inception in 1983. What started out as 16 Technical Consulting Services (TCSs) at universities of applied science in Baden-Württemberg, has become around 1,000 centers worldwide, at universities and research institutions but also elsewhere. During the Steinbeis Day in Stuttgart, many centers demonstrated what technology transfer actually looks like in practice at Steinbeis. In the afternoon, actual projects were showcased in a series of short presentations, which are now available to download on the Steinbeis website.

As has become an established tradition for the Steinbeis Day, the event opened this year again with the bestowal of the Seifriz Award in collaboration with science and industry. The award is bestowed each year by the Baden-Württemberg Trades Association and German Confederation of Skilled Crafts together with the business magazine handwerk magazin, the Signal Iduna Insurance and Finance Group, the Association for Technology Transfer in Trades, the Ministry for Finance and Economics in Baden-Württemberg, and Steinbeis.

Skilled workmanship of a more artistic nature was also on display during the event in Steinbeis rooms at the House of Commerce. Gudrun Jürß, director of stw unisono training+consulting, was there to attend the opening of her own exhibition, which will feature a selection of her paintings until the summer of 2014.

Contact

Steinbeis Foundation (Stuttgart)
stw@steinbeis.de | www.steinbeis-tag.de

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