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Gabriele Lang, Vivien Findeisen, Wilhelm Beckmann, Paula-Marie Bormann

• Today, many higher education institutions seek to professionalise their third mission activities and are asked to track their transfer processes according to their performance. Thus, an already considerable number of studies have been developed in recent years presenting approaches to transfer models or proposing a range of indicators to measure transfer performance from a universities’Today, many higher education institutions seek to professionalise their third mission activities and are asked to track their transfer processes according to their performance. Thus, an already considerable number of studies have been developed in recent years presenting approaches to transfer models or proposing a range of indicators to measure transfer performance from a universities’ perspective. The research project Transfer_i (transfer indicators) aims to present a transfer model approach, which reflects the complexity of knowledge and technology transfer processes in order to overcome the limited perspectives of existing models. The empirical study in progress presented in this paper shows first findings, which validate the developed approach. In contrast to nearly all other studies presenting only a universities’ viewpoint, this study shows the perspective of the other actors within the transfer practice, thereby providing useful insights for universities and research institutions on how to value their third mission activities.…