Concesiones del curso 2025-2026
Concesión del proyecto: Universities in Europe’s Green–Digital Transition: Ownership Structures, AI Integration and National Specialization in Europe.
Concesión del proyecto: Universities in Europe’s Green–Digital Transition: Ownership Structures, AI Integration and National Specialization in Europe.

This project investigates the role of European universities in developing and protecting green energy generation and storage technologies. Based on patent analyses, it systematically compares general green energy patents with those that incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), in order to determine whether the incorporation of AI affects collaboration, ownership structures, patent quality and national specialisation dynamics.
The project addresses two research questions:
- Research Question 1: Are specific ownership structures or collaboration models associated with higher-quality patents, and does the incorporation of AI alter these dynamics?
- Research Question 2: How do national innovation systems influence the incorporation of AI into green technologies, and which country-specific factors explain the different technological trajectories?
The project provides policy-relevant insights into how institutions and national contexts influence Europe’s green–digital technological transformation.
Meet the Project Team
| María Vivar-Simón | Lucía Rodríguez Aceves |
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| Samuel Ashong | Idoia Apraiz |
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| Maite Couto-Ortega | |
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| LinkedIn // ORCID // ResearchGate |
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Contact
For further information about the project, please contact: Project Coordinator – Maite Couto-Ortega. Email: mcouto@mondragon.edu






