On the occasion of the 2026 edition of World Creativity and Innovation Day, the University of Trieste joins the international community in celebrating the value of ideas and their ability to turn into concrete actions.

Creativity means imagining new solutions. Innovation means making them real. Within this ongoing dialogue lies the role of the university, which works every day to share knowledge and make it available to society. It is a complex process, built on responsibility, sustainability, and collaboration, that takes shape in what is known as Technology Transfer.

Professor Erik Vesselli, Delegate of the Rector for Technology Transfer and Relations with Research Institutions, explains this commitment:

“Making the results of the University’s research—at a level of international excellence—available to society is essential. But that is not all. The University plays a key role in education, in developing those creative and generative abilities that today risk being stifled by bureaucracy and standardization. UniTS works in this direction through training and co-working activities, such as the Innovators Community Lab (ICL), supporting entrepreneurship with dozens of active start-ups and spin-offs, and developing over one hundred collaborations with local institutions and companies.”

A dynamic ecosystem, therefore, where ideas, people, and skills come together. This is also confirmed by Salvatore Dore, head of the Innovators Community Lab at UniTS:

“Students who take part in ICL activities share a common trait: they know how to turn intuition into action. They are diverse profiles, united by courage, independence, and the ability to take risks consciously. In recent years, we have seen a clear shift: from simpler digital services to high-tech projects, where artificial intelligence, blockchain, robotics, and augmented reality are everyday tools. There is also growing attention to real impact: it is no longer just about doing business, but about solving concrete problems with sustainable and scalable models. Finally, what stands out is the increasingly international dimension. ICL has become a true crossroads of global talent, where the exchange between different cultures generates more innovative and robust solutions.”

Through the contributions of faculty, researchers, and students, the University of Trieste continues to build open and shared knowledge, capable of generating value for the local area and for society as a whole.