Luiss constantly strengthens and innovates the conditions and mechanisms to make the results of its applied research and consultancy activities disseminatable and effectively usable both in training activities and in enhancing its impact in the country's economic, entrepreneurial and social ecosystem. Luiss also supports the development of relational capital that feeds a co-production of knowledge and stimulates internal and external stakeholders.
In particular, the Luiss Research Centers are specialized in commissioned engaged research, thanks to their strong connection with the productive and institutional world both at a local and international level. The Centers include Observatories and Laboratories dedicated to investigating specific issues, some of which are set up in collaboration with companies or other external partners.
Luiss Research Centers and their Observatories and Laboratories
A socially inclusive research model with the aim of responding to real societal needs
Luiss enhances the results of its research through activities carried out by a series of structures dedicated to the intermediation with the territory:
Consortia and associations for Third Mission
The creation of a networking stucture dedicated to Alumni, the Luiss Graduates Association, dates back to 1986 and has been the privileged, stable and identifying reference point of the University's Alumni for over thirty years. Luiss is also a founding partner of the Start Cup Lazio collaborative network and is part of numerous inter-university consortia with purposes that fall within the Third Mission areas, such as the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), the Cluster Blue Italian Growth (CTN-BIG), ENGAGE .EU, the International Universities Climate Alliance, and the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium.
The reference point for the whole Luiss Alumni community, with 14 Chapters worldwide
The Regional Business Plan Competition which rewards the best innovative start-up/spin-off projects
Placement Offices
What distinguishes Luiss is its privileged relationship with the business world. Over 500 companies, multinationals, and public and private institutions collaborate with the University, offering its degree candidates and new graduates their first real opportunities to step foot in the business world. The launch of a placement service closely linked to the activity of the Alumni office, the Career service, dates back to 1997: today the organizational integration of the two realities maximizes the value of the network and the global diffusion of the geographical engagement of Luiss also for placement purposes.
The office that promotes contacts between Luiss graduates and the labour market
The career service office dedicated to Luiss Business School MBA and Master students
Services aimed at companies interested in promoting the professional integration of Luiss graduates
Incubators
In line with the most important and innovative Universities in the world and their Alumni associations, the Luiss Alumni 4 Growth (LA4G) investment club financially supports Luiss-related start-ups thanks to a unique network of professional and entrepreneurial successful Alumni.
The network of investors, corporates and institutions is also strengthened thanks to the activities of the startup accelerator Luiss EnLabs, born in 2013 from a joint venture between LVenture Group and Luiss and operating in Rome and Milan (at the Milano Luiss Hub).
The Alumni investment club that financially supports Luiss-related start-ups
With over 100 accelerated start-ups, a true reference point for innovation in Europe
Other intermediary structures
The Research and Third Mission Office facilitates the meetings between Research Centers and companies and institutions which may be potential client and financier of commissioned research activities. It also supports the activities of dissemination and enhancement of excellent research results.
The Partnership, Industrial Relations and Financial Aid offices were created to support all activities in collaboration with companies and encourage the sharing of Luiss values outside the academic world.
The Research and Third Mission Office supports the activities of Luiss researchers and Research Centers and enhances the scientific research results
The Financial Aid Office promotes relationships with institutions and organizations to make high-profile teaching accessible to the most deserving students
The Partnership Office strengthens the community of companies, institutions and individuals interested in investing in training, research and teaching quality and innovation