The "Wissens- und Technologie-Transfer GmbH der HFT Stuttgart" (WiTech GmbH) was jointly founded by the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences and Steinbeis GmbH & Co KG for technology transfer. The aim of WiTech GmbH is to support knowledge and technology transfer at Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences (HFT Stuttgart) in order to strengthen the interaction between science and industry, particularly in the Stuttgart region.

The following Steinbeis transfer centres exist at the HfT:

• Project Excellence
• Sustainable Finance and Management
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Digital Twins STUDT4iCity
• Energy I Mobility I Sustainability

The Project Excellence Transfer Centre focuses on:
 

• Seminars and knowledge transfer for hybrid project management (classic, lean, agile)
• Training and coaching in innovative organisational and management methods
• Project Management Office (PMO) qualifications
• Digitalisation and transformation skills
• Support with personnel and skills development
• The main topics of the transfer centre are
• International project management
• Hybrid project management (classic, lean, agile)
• Organisation and processes
• Digitalisation and digital project management tools
• Leadership and collaboration

The SU Sustainable Finance and Management focusses on financing the sustainability-oriented transformation of financial and real economy companies with the following main topics:

• Sustainable Finance / Sustainable Finance Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) / Sustainable Corporate Management
• Sustainability reporting (e.g. CSRD, ESRS)
• Sustainability management and controlling
• Sustainable Innovation / Entrepreneurship
• Co-operatives, co-operative innovation ecosystems
   

Direct link: SU Sustainable Finance and Management

The GROUNDBREAKERS innovation alliance was launched by the Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences, the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) and the Fraunhofer IAO. Its aim is to drive forward the transformation of the construction and building industry towards sustainability through the targeted promotion of start-ups and innovation.

Further information can be found at

• www.centerforinnovation.de
• Website of Steinbeis.

In 2024, the Steinbeis Transfer Centre Urban Digital Twins STUDT4iCity was founded out of the iCity research partnership. STUDT4iCIty offers comprehensive services for the development of urban digital twins for cities and municipalities in the context of smart cities. It carries out urban simulations in the field of energy and environment and offers technology consulting as well as solutions for XR and spatial computing. In addition, the focus is on analysing spatial data with AI and data science.

The main topics include:

• Geoinformatics,
• urban digital twins,
• XR technologies for citizen participation,
• implementation of OGC standards.

The Transfer Centre's range of services focuses on advising and supporting companies with product decisions and the development of suitable strategy processes. The Transfer Centre supports companies in the transfer of know-how and in their process through training, courses and workshops individually tailored to their situation. Contract research focuses on carrying out specific analyses and evaluating market trends as well as answering specific individual questions within the company. The transfer centre also supports investment decisions (due diligence) and the development of innovative business models with its many years of expertise and background knowledge.

Focal topics:

• Transformation and decarbonisation of the energy system
• Developments in the energy market and identifying opportunities and risks
• Evaluation of various approaches to meet current and future trends
• Analysing company-specific energy procurement and deriving recommendations
• Production, distribution and utilisation of hydrogen for energy, industry and transport
• Analysis of individual mobility requirements (cars + lorries) and derivation of technical and economic recommendations
• Recommendations for the selection and development of the optimal infrastructure (e.g. charging infrastructure or hydrogen refuelling stations) for the conversion of mobility
• Evaluation of alternative approaches to the decarbonisation of transport
• Evaluation of ecological improvement potentials and their economic viability, particularly with regard to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, but also beyond this
• Consideration of further sustainability aspects such as resource scarcity, external costs or social risks along the value creation chain