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The Capability Is There. The Need Is There. Let's Make the Connection.

Higher education has extraordinary expertise, research, facilities, equipment, talent and other resources. Organizations have needs, challenges and opportunities.


University-Connect brings them together in one two-way marketplace.

How It Works: Two Ways to Start. One Place to Connect.

Whether you're exploring what higher education has to offer or bringing forward a need, challenge or opportunity, University-Connect gives you a place to start.


Step 1

Discover What's Possible

Search expertise, research opportunities, facilities, equipment, talent and other capabilities across higher education.

Step 2

Start With the Need

Have a challenge, project, workforce need or opportunity? Bring it forward without having to know where inside higher education the answer might live.

Step 3

Make the Connection

Connect with relevant people and resources and move from discovery toward conversation, collaboration or engagement.

From Discovery to Engagement

Search by What You Need

Explore expertise, research, facilities, equipment, talent and other institutional capabilities without having to know which department, office or individual to contact.

Bring Your Needs Forward

Share a challenge, project, talent need or opportunity with higher education—even when you don't know where the right connection might be.

Connect and Engage

Move from discovery to action through inquiries, scheduling, bookings or other engagement pathways established by the resource owner or institution.

Learn From External Interest

Marketplace activity helps institutions understand which capabilities are attracting attention and where external interest may be emerging.

Built to Create Value on Both Sides of the Marketplace

See how different stakeholders benefit from our platform

Colleges & Universities

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Make more of your institution discoverable while maintaining oversight of what becomes publicly available.

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  • Expand external visibility and engagement
  • Bring capabilities from across campus into view
  • Gain insight into external interest and demand
  • Create pathways to partnerships, student opportunities and potential revenue

Employers & Industry

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Discover university expertise, talent, research and other capabilities—or bring forward a challenge, project or opportunity of your own.

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  • Find expertise and specialized capabilities
  • Connect with talent and workforce resources
  • Access research, facilities and technical support
  • Bring real-world needs and opportunities to higher education

Get Started Today

University-Connect addresses coordination challenges documented by NACRO, AGB, CASE, and EAB. Sector research consistently shows institutions lose partnership opportunities not because they lack value—but because they lack structured engagement pathways. Partners abandon friction, not universities.