Industry Engagement
Industry finds a perfect partner in UVA Engineering through the 40Core program.
40Core
40Core is UVA Engineering’s Industry Engagement program, a unique opportunity that provides industry partners with engineering talent, solutions and ideas built upon a balanced foundation of recruiting, research and commercialization.
Partnering to Create Engineering Advances
A leader in research and education, UVA Engineering is focused on solving society’s biggest problems to make the world a better place.
Through its 40Core partnerships, UVA Engineering will help fast-track the next generation of engineering advances by connecting its talented faculty and students with industry leaders who are seeking new recruits, research-based solutions to existing problems, and new ideas to bring to market.
A New Model for Higher Education and Industry Engagement
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Insight-Driven
40Core was developed by a collaborative team of corporate leaders, Engineering faculty and administrators to meet the needs of today’s engineering field.
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Service-Oriented
UVA Engineering’s focus on service creates a unique-to-higher-education menu of 40Core offerings that are expressly designed to solve real-life business issues.
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Focused and Agile
40Core’s pathways are focused and streamlined, aligning UVA Engineering’s operations with the “speed of business.”
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Relationship-Based
40Core is built upon relationships and designed to create lasting partnerships between UVA Engineering’s faculty and student talent and the organizations that are moving the industry forward.
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Balanced and Integrated
40Core’s framework of recruiting, research and commercialization provides a balanced, integrated approach to meeting industry needs for talent, solutions and ideas.
Designed For Companies Who Are Engineering the Future
40Core is designed for companies on the leading edge of engineering advances who want the best talent and ideas to bring to market but also struggle with business problems that need to be solved expertly and quickly.
A Full Suite of Benefits
UVA Engineering’s 40Core Program offers a full suite of benefits to its industry partners, including:
- Access to Student Talent: Preferential Recruiting, Internships and Externships
- Access to Faculty Talent: Faculty Consulting, Workforce Development, Department/Discipline-Specific Engagement
- Access to Research Opportunities: Investment via Sponsorship or Gifts, Grant Collaboration, Affiliate Programs
- Access to Commercialization Opportunities: Customized IP Access, Collaboration with Spinouts
The 40Core cohort also benefits from some of UVA Engineering’s unique-to-higher-education offerings, including:
- Recruiting: Private Access Fridays
- Research: 30 Day Rapid Response
- Commercialization: Real time guided IP Portfolio access including current disclosures
How to Participate
40Core is an annual program offered by UVA Engineering to prospective industry partners, running from July to the following June each year. Partners may renew their participation each year.
In the spirit of service, 40Core is also distinguished by its:
- Simple Membership Model: Membership is by invitation and voluntary, with no contracts required
- Integrated Engagement Approach: A balanced mix of Student, Faculty, Research and Commercialization benefits, including priority recruiting for all partners
- Clear Financial Commitment: No fees for admission or on-Grounds activities*
*Research and commercialization activities within the program require financial commitments governed by existing policy.
For More Information
To learn more, contact Chris Ervin.
