Interaction between the University and Industry in the Aim to Build a Regional Environment for Innovation: A Survey about the Perception from Industry

This work is part of a research study about the University-Industry-Government linkages in a region outside the metropolitan area of a fast economic developing country. The research question is how to turn a newly created University campus in an entrepreneurial university. The theoretical framework is the literature of regional development and Triple Helix approach. The objective is to comprehend the relationship between actors in the region.The case study is the new campus of Federal Fluminense University in the Region of Medium Paraiba River Valley, south of State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The research was structured in two parts: a survey with the University’s faculty staff and a survey with companies located in the region. It’s possible to conclude that University has been low influence in the regional development until now.