Master training program at IST Lisbon, Portugal UASM students: Reşitca Rodica Gorobeţ Rodion Sclifos Igor Popa Grigore

2 Period: 03.october october.15 -First fly (Grigore, Rodion) -First visited EU country (Grigore, Rodion) -Beautiful city -Kind people

3 We enjoyed a very warm welcome both from the hosts and the IST teachers: Helena Ramos, Jorje Pereira and Artur Lopes An office was put at our disposal, where we worked for as long as needed We were initiated in the IST world via visits to laboratories and academic campus

 These are scietific researches at IST (looks dangerous but isn’t) 4

 We made a presentation in which we explained our plans for the thesis and the help that we need from IST  Also we asked for some information related to:  Suggested practices related to industrial technology transfer issues  Data on technology transfer theory  Portuguese research system in the agricultural area  Understanding of how the TTO must work in an institute of research  Information about the structure of regional clusters in Portugal 5

 How to find participants in cluster  How to find funds for cluster  The educational system in Portugal  Innovational system as whole  What innovative technologies proposed for agriculture have been studied in the university 6

 After the presentation professors gave us information, books and advice related to our research theme - “How are U.S. Technology Transfer Offices Tasked and Motivated — Is It All About the Money?” Irene Abrams - Brandeis University, Grace Leung- Harvard University, Ashley J. Stevens - Boston University - Agricultural research and technology transfer, I Arnon, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LTD) - “Best Practices in Career Services for Graduating Students” Report Hanover Research - “Knowledge Transfer Study Final Report” European Commission - “THE TTO, A UNIVERSITY ENGINE TRANSFORMING SCIENCE INTO INNOVATION” Koenraad Debackere 7

 We have also visited the Transfer Technology Office and mrs. Carla Patrocinio gave us some materials about the TTO’s around the world, some statistics and analysis 8

 We attended courses in IST 9

 Professor Pereira gave us a lot of information about the culture, history and geography of Portugal 10

 And finally we made time to visit beautiful places 11

12  National Museum of Natural History and Science  Oceanario

13  We enjoyed delicious food

 We are pleased that most of our requests were received with understanding and a predisposition to collaboration 14