The main mission of this General Secretariat of Interinstitutional Relations is currently to advise on and lead the promotion and coordination of UNNE´s institutional relations at national and international level, in order to facilitate liaison and transfer processes for development and social-productive innovation, in cooperation with public and private agencies, prioritizing articulation with local governments, civil organizations, and international organizations and agencies that cooperate for academic, scientific and technological development.

Also, within the scope of and hierarchically depending on the General Secretariat of Interinstitutional Relations, the Department of Technology Liaison and Transfer was created as a means of maximizing and strengthening the development of technological cooperation. This Department facilitates the transfer of knowledge, technologies, services and methodologies of the University to the social-productive environment.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

The Area of Interinstitutional Cooperation is one of the bodies of the Department of Interinstitutional Relations, whose main mission is to understand the articulation of the different sectors of the University and their ties with the social community.

It is currently the area from which most of the Internationalization of Higher Education activities carried out by the UNNE are specifically managed and promoted.   This Area also intervenes in the processing of the agreements signed by the organizations (whether provincial, national or international), and any administrative procedure. Among its functions, there can be stated:

• Coordination of the liaison between the University and the local social community.
• Promotion of relations with various organizations in order to respond effectively to the specific demands of the community.
• Coordination of the management of cooperation agreements and specific agreements with Universities, Educational Agencies, and International Organizations, among others.
• Coordination of actions aimed at promoting the participation of the University in Associations, Working Groups, National and International Networks, etc.
• Any other related action that the University President may request.

TECHNOLOGICAL LIAISON AND TRANSFER

The mission of the Department of Technology Liaison and Transfer, under the General Secretariat of Interinstitutional Relations, is to energize and manage the liaison of the University with organizations involved in improving the social and productive conditions in the Region.

Its main objectives are:

• Coordinate the articulation of the University with the community by enabling teachers and researchers to concretely apply their knowledge and technological development.
• Define Technology Liaison and Transfer strategies from the University to the community