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Table 9 The eight example models of university technology transfer organizations at Tsinghua University

From: Towards a typology of university technology transfer organizations in China: evidences from Tsinghua University

Models of UTTOs

Examples

Period of existence

Compared to the typology in Schoen et al. (2014)

Type 1 Original technology transfer offices

Science and Technology Development Service Department

1983~1990

Corresponding to Type A

Type 2 Renewed technology transfer offices

Science and Technology Department & Scientific Reserach Institute

1992~

Corresponding to Type A

Type 3 University-run enterprises

Tsinghua University Science and Technology Development Corporation

1988~1992

Not being reflected

Type 4 University science parks

Tsinghua University Science Park Development Center(TusPark)

1994~

Corresponding to Type C

Type 5 University-owned enterprises

Tsinghua Holdings Co., Ltd

2003~

Corresponding to Type C

Type 6 National Engineering Research Centers

National CIMS Engineering Research Center (CISM)

1994~

Close to Type D

Type 7 University-region joint research institutes

The Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Beijing

1990s~

Close to Type C

Type 8 University-enterprise joint research centers

Tsinghua-BP Clean Energy Research and Education Center

2003~

Close to Type A