PODPORNÉ A BRZDIACE FAKTORY V PROCESE PRENOSU VEDECKÝCH POZNATKOV DO PRAXE NA TECHNICKEJ UNIVERZITE VO ZVOLENE: POHĽAD PARTNEROV Z HOSPODÁRSKEJ PRAXE

Universities are a driving force for the innovation process in the economy, as they are not only active in teaching or scientific research, but also in the transfer of knowledge into business practise. The process of transferring knowledge and technology into practise can be challenging and is influenced by several factors that affect its quality and potential success. For this reason, this study focuses on the analysis of the cooperation between the Technical University in Zvolen and business practise from the perspective of business practitioners. Therefore, we assessed the interest in cooperation with the university and devoted ourselves to identifying supporting and inhibiting factors that occur in the transfer of knowledge into practise. The results obtained indicate a low willingness of economic agents to participate in the survey. Informal and formal information exchange as well as educational activities turned out to be the most frequently used, with interest in these forms of knowledge transfer also from the perspective of possible future cooperation.