For universities

From teaching to application, from collaboration to research

Optimize teams for your scientific and contract research, save time supervising student placements and theses, and connect smartly with companies, municipalities and other institutions.

Why OpenFlow.team

Research that connects and applies

Widen your circle of collaborators and turn research into real-world impact.

Research match

Find the right research partners across disciplines.

Grant flow

Save time finding the funding that fits your work.

Research reputation

Show the real impact of your collaborations.

University guilds

Support interdisciplinary collaboration between departments.

Contract research

Connect academia with the private and public sector.

Guest experts

Invite guest lecturers and experts — locally or internationally.
Academic work and grading

Connect with firms through your students

As students seek placements and thesis topics, they connect you with companies and municipalities. As supervisor and guarantor, you gain collaborators who consult on student work.Carry your teams with you, even through organizational change.
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How it works

From profile to community in five steps

Profile → Team → Challenge → Project → Community.

  1. Create your personal profile

    Register and build your profile in about 2 minutes — your reference base.
  2. Set up or join your institution

    Create your workplace with built-in AI, or bring your teams into an existing one — from a small lab to a large multi-layer organization.
  3. Verify your workplace

    Verification gives your teams and challenges instant credibility.
  4. Post a challenge

    Find co-authors, project managers or guest experts; AI suggests matches.
  5. Cluster in guilds

    Benchmark and share with peer departments and institutions.
  6. Ready to widen your research circle?

    Create your free profile in minutes.

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FAQ

Universities — common questions

Is it free?
Yes — creating profiles, building teams and posting challenges is free.
What is contract research here?
Challenges that pair academia with the private and public sector, letting you set up clearly-defined, addressable research collaborations.
What are university guilds?
Clusters of workplaces and institutions for interdisciplinary sharing and coordination — multidisciplinary, sector-based or regional.
Can I keep my teams if I move?
Yes — teams you build can carry their verification and work with you across organizational changes.

Turn research into collaboration

From an idea to a team. From a team to results. Join OpenFlow.team.