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Industry Collaboration Index 2026, published 15 October 2026: the global release and 8 regional editions.
Press release · Global · 15 October 2026Dutch food university Wageningen beats MIT to No. 1 in new global Industry Collaboration Index as Japan takes three of the top fiveHarvard co-wrote more verified research with companies than any other university in the index, yet is No. 31; its Google partnership still wins Global Industry Partnership of the Year.Read the release →
United KingdomUK second only to US in new Industry Collaboration Index, with 12 universities in world top 100 and six of 22 Sector Awards
EuropeDutch university Wageningen beats MIT to No. 1 in new global Industry Collaboration Index, with Denmark's DTU and Copenhagen in the top ten
United StatesMIT No. 2 in the world as US universities take 37 of the top 100 and seven Sector Awards in new Industry Collaboration Index
CanadaConcordia University and Ericsson win global cybersecurity award as Canadian universities make nine of 22 shortlists in new Industry Collaboration Index
Australia and New ZealandUniversity of Queensland tops Australia in new global Industry Collaboration Index as five Australian universities make the world top 300
AsiaJapan takes three of the world's top five in new Industry Collaboration Index as Asian universities lead 15 of 20 sector rankings
Middle EastKAUST leads the Middle East as Saudi universities take the Arab world's top three places in new global Industry Collaboration Index
Latin AmericaBrazil's Unesp ranks No. 6 worldwide for agriculture and food research with companies as USP leads Latin America in new Industry Collaboration Index
Researchers at the Centre for Quantum Technologies report an optical clock with an uncertainty of one part in 10 to the power of 19, the lowest yet published....
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