SOUTH WEST WALES
HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Working together to enhance services

PARTNERIAETH ADDYSG UWCH
DE ORLLEWIN CYMRU
Yn gweithio gyda’n gilydd i helaethu a gwella gwasanaethau

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How can we help you further?

Please fill in the below survey to help us find out what businesses and organisations need from universities.

How can we help you further? What would you like from us? What has your experience of working with universities been like in the past? Please let us know by answering the questions below. 

In response to your thoughts we will run events around the most popular topics identified and make sure you are invited!

Personal details
Name :
Business Name:
Business Adress:
Business Sector:
Business type:
Email Address:
Telephone Number:
Number of staff business employs:

 

Awareness
1. Do you see Universities as a resource to help business? Yes No

2. As a business, have you ever engaged with a University? Yes No

3. Which University did you engage with? (Please tick)
Cardiff University
Glamorgan University
Swansea Metropolitan University
Swansea University
University of Wales Trinity St David
Other Welsh University
Other Non-Welsh University

4. What was the nature of the engagement?
KTP
Collaborative research
Consultancy
Research & Development
Product Design
Student Placement
Training
Access to specialist equipment
KTC
Feasibility study
KEF project
Other (please specify)

5. How did your relationship with the University begin? (Please tick)
Through a University network/event
You approached the University
You were approached by the University
Through a personal contact
Recommendation from a business/sector network
Through a Knowledge Transfer Network
Other (please detail)

 

6. Would anything have made this process of engagement easier for you?

7. How would you rate your experience with this University on a scale on 1 to 10? Please tick (1 being very poor and 10 being excellent)

8. As a business, what support would you expect to find available from a University? (e.g. More knowledge/information about the services on offer, specific expertise available for your sector, etc)

9. Do you have any knowledge about the following? If you would like further information please mark in the right hand box.
Scheme Well informed Some knowledge Little knowledge Unin-formed Further
Info Requested
Go Wales (Short Student Placements, 0-8 Weeks)
KTP (Graduate Strategic Placements 0-40 Weeks and 1-3 years)
WAG A4B Funding (Knowledge transfer funding for projects between Universities and business)
Training (Universities as a delivery mechanism for bespoke employee training)
University Consultancy (Academic experts providing specialist commercial consultancy)
Industrial PHD/Masters (Industrial project based collaborative postgraduate degrees)
IT Wales (IT or computer consultancy, support, business networking, collaboration and student placements)
Prince of Wales Scholarship (Bringing international graduates into Wales for industrial based PhDs)

 

Improvements to university services
10. What specific business issues do you have that you feel a university could help you overcome? (Please contact us if you would prefer to discuss this in person or over the telephone)

11. Are there any issues you have that you feel the partners could not achieve, but could be tackled by another university or organisation?

Seminars and Focus Groups
12. The Dragon Innovation Partnership will be hosting events at the universities on the ways in which the universities can help businesses. What format of event would encourage you to attend? (Please tick)
Breakfast meeting
Seminar and networking lunch
All day event
Workshop on specific topic (please state)
Other (please state)

13. Would you be interested in participating in a business focus group to help the universities have deeper understanding of business needs and help develop provision for business?
Yes No

 

Thanks for your time. Your input is much valued and appreciated. Please send the form by clicking submit below.

Many thanks and best regards,
Rachel Williams, Communications Officer

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