What are Knowledge Transfer Partnerships?
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is a partnership between a company, university and a graduate. The company benefits from a highly qualified graduate working as part of the company for two years, to bring a strategic change to the business. The company gets a highly qualified graduate (2.1 or 1st) plus a team of specialist experts – professors, senior lecturers and researchers, who transfer their technical expertise, research and innovation to the company via the associate. The University of Brighton has a broad range of specialisms including the areas of engineering, I.T., pharmacy, business and marketing, environment and land remediation, building and product design and innovation. The university has the professional and technical expertise to help companies develop their business, including: • Refining existing products, or designing new products • Opening new markets, for new or existing products • Improving business, marketing or manufacturing systems • Cutting costs and was
