Nordic Bridge is a digital platform that connects public, private and community organizations with the academic sector. Organizations can post specific challenges or opportunities, and students, researchers and academics can respond by contributing through projects or research. The platform promotes dialogue and collaboration, aiming to turn shared interests into Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. theses, or even joint research proposals. It serves as a collaborative space for co-creating solutions and fostering regional innovation. We have developed this questionnaire to better understand your expectations and goals for academic collaboration, any challenges you face when engaging with academia and collaboration benefits you might expect from this portal. Your input will guide us in building a platform that supports meaningful, cross-sector cooperation across the Northern Periphery and the Arctic regions.

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* 1. What type of organization do you represent?

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* 2. What is your current role?

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* 3. Have you previously collaborated across academic and non-academic institutions (e.g. through student projects, research, innovation, or any other project)?

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* 4. Have you previously received any input from academic institutions for any of your: (Mark all that fit)

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* 5. Are you interested to engage in a collaboration between non-academic and academic sector through: (Mark all that fit)

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* 6. What are your main goals if you want to collaborate? (Mark all that fit)

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* 7. What opportunities do you see in inviting students and researchers to help address your organization’s challenges? Please rate the following from 1 (Very Significant Opportunity) to 7 (Least Significant Opportunity):

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* 8. How can students help in planning the thesis topic? (Mark all that fit):

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* 9. What are the values student projects give for your institution/company? Please rate the following from 1 (Great Value) to 5 (Less Value):

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* 10. How open is your organization to working with students or researchers through a digital platform like Nordic Bridge?

Thank you for your participation.

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