Promoting Industry-Academia Collaboration in Light of Institutional Guidelines
The Case of Eafit University

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/empresa/a.16193

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Published: Jul 27, 2026
Issue: Vol. 28 No. 51esp (2026): Experiencias latinoamericanas en gestión de la innovación y vínculos entre universidad y empresa
Section Scientific and technological research article


Keywords: academia-industry collaboration university innovation management co-development in R&D

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  Germán Augusto Tabares Pozos
Universidad EAFIT
  Camilo García Duque
Universidad de Los Andes

Abstract

Objective: To analyze Eafit University’s new institutional policy on science, technology, and innovation (STI) in light of the literature on academia-industry collaboration. Methodology: A qualitative case study was conducted based on a documentary analysis of the sti policy and its comparison with a review of specialized literature. Key Findings: A general alignment with institutional success factors was identified, along with opportunities for improvement associated with the absence of an explicit technological innovation management system. Conclusions: Although the policy constitutes an enabling framework for academia-industry collaboration, the documentary analysis suggests that its institutional scope could be strengthened by specifying operational systems that link research, development, and transfer.

Author Biography

Camilo García Duque, Universidad de Los Andes image/svg+xml

Magister en Estudios de Globalización y Desarrollo de la Universidad de Maastricht (Paises Bajos). Magister en Análisis de Problemas Políticos, Económicos e Internacionales Contemporáneos de la Universidad Externado de Colombia. Estudiante de Doctorado en Gestión de la Innovación Tecnológica de la Universidad de los Antes. Subdirector de Technopolis Group Colombia. Medellín, Colombia. Correo electrónico: c.garcia@uniandes.edu.co

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Tabares Pozos, G. A., & García Duque, C. (2026). Promoting Industry-Academia Collaboration in Light of Institutional Guidelines: The Case of Eafit University. Revista Universidad Y Empresa, 28(51esp), 1–36. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/empresa/a.16193
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