BUILD YOUR NETWORK BY JOINING OUR GLOBAL INNOVATION VILLAGE!

AURP unites innovation partners to ignite economies & transform lives

AURP's goal is to connect great people, share bold ideas, plus create and grow communities. 
Representing over 1,000 global university-based institutions, innovation districts and more, these communities support 1,000,000+ jobs just within North America alone, AURP remains the premier source of learning, knowledge and future-oriented research for the greater community of innovation and its professionals, providing resources, education, ideas and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of our AURP membership and global network. 
We believe the partnerships within these communities have the power to transform society for the better. 
In short, we ARE the COMMUNITY OF INNOVATION. 

Who Are Members?
 
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INSTITUTIONAL: Our core members, the institutions of higher education and their wholly owned subsidiaries include research, or science parks and innovation districts that are engaged with university(s) through governance but are not directly employed by an institution of higher education. Additionally, this category includes national laboratories, academic medical centers, medical schools, community colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Serving Institutions. CORPORATE: Professionals' instrumental in facilitating the design, planning, development, operations and strategy of university-related research, and science parks, communities of innovation, technology incubators, innovation districts or technology programs.
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AFFILIATE:  Individual practitioners or solo consultants, plus retired institutional members with consulting services, such as those provided by our Corporate Members, but managed by individual professionals.