Higher education in support of internationalization processes

The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, UNIMORE, is developing a strategy of collaboration with local companies in order to prepare students in the field of internationalization processes and to help enterprises to go global. Unimore is working especially on three lines of action:1) Food Innovation Program (FIP - 12-month full time Master Program, ); 2) Cooperation Unimore-Enterprises for the development of new products/ markets (intensive workshops and internships); 3) Short Master Emerging Markets (China and India Summer school - direct experience of visiting and training on the Indian and Chinese markets, thanks to agreements with local universities, national institutional partners and businesses).
All three lines focus on the collaboration between Unimore and foreign universities and companies, through the active participation of students in programs and/or experiences of intensive training, in order to enhance the skills needed for the development of new products and/or new markets. The activities of these action lines are based on institutional agreements, which identify students as the hub for the sharing of skills to be transferred to businesses. The University has the role of 'facilitator' of exchanges and coordinates and co-finances the initiatives. Students become actors of innovation and internationalization: through integration of company's and students' competences during internships and though experiences in foreign countries