WPZ Research GmbH, founded in July 2016 in Vienna, is a non-profit and independent research institute that supports the transfer of knowledge from basic and applied research to economic policy practice. Above all, WPZ Research aims to contribute to the further development of evidence-based policy advice in the areas of science, research and innovation. The associated Competence Centre for Higher Education Research deals with topics specifically related to the further development of higher education governance, funding, knowledge and technology transfer, entrepreneurship, digital transformation and curricula development at national and international level.