TY - JOUR TI - The role of universities in the development of innovation – third mission of the university AU - Kumięga, Patrycja TI - The role of universities in the development of innovation – third mission of the university AB - The aim of the article is to describe innovation policy and the role of universities in innovation development. Also define what is the third mission of the university, functioning alongside the other two (education and research). The article presents the basic instruments of innovation policy and the ways of technology transfer from science to industry. Methods used in article included the analysis of national and foreign literature as well as analysis of data collected by organizations dealing with innovation policy and R&D. This article has a theoretical nature. VL - 2018 IS - Issue 3 (43) PY - 2018 SN - 1896-0200 C1 - 2084-3968 SP - 335 EP - 347 DO - 10.4467/20843968ZP.18.022.8808 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-publiczne/article/rola-uniwersytetow-w-rozwoju-innowacji-trzecia-misja-uczelni KW - third mission KW - university KW - innovation policy KW - spin-off KW - collaboration between science and industry