SWOT ANALÝZA TECHNICKEJ UNIVERZITY VO ZVOLENE PRE INOVÁCIE A TRANSFER POZNATKOV DO PRAXE

Abstract

An important area of activity of the Technical University in Zvolen is the generation of innovations and their transfer into practice. A SWOT analysis was used to analyse this area to identify the most important internal and external factors affecting the quality of knowledge and technology transfer. As the biggest strength of the university, its human resources were identified, i.e. its staff and students who bring new innovative ideas. Contrary, the weakest point is the lack of human resources, i.e. the university's insufficient capacity to transfer knowledge and technology into practice. An increasing interest in "green" technologies is becoming an opportunity for the university. The threats that most affect the Technical University in Zvolen are the persistent distrust of the business sector and the ineffective legislative framework for regulating technology transfer at the national level, which does not provide uniform legislation concerning the issue (see Klinka, 2020; 2021). Therefore, the university should pursue a diversified management strategy to improve technology transfer. This strategy is based on supporting the university's strengths and eliminating external threats.

Keywords

• invoation
• swot analysis
• technology transfer
• technical university in zvolen