The Innovation Award recognises role models in innovation and community engagement and reflects the University’s mission to create value for and with society.

In the nomination of candidates, emphasis may be placed on one or more of the following criteria:

• Research results that have been actively translated into research-based solutions or technologies and that have been applied in collaboration with the business community or public authorities.
• Promoting the entrepreneurial and innovative mindset of lecturers, PhD students and students and in this way being an excellent ambassador for entrepreneurship and innovation.
• Collaboration with companies or public authorities that have created new opportunities for research, development or business collaboration.
• The creation of a business whose products or services are original and marketable and which has created or has the potential to create societal impact.