Collaborative Partnerships with NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ works directly with our partner universities to create customized learning experiences for students such as developer competitions, guest speakers and class projects. NAVTEQ can work with your program to demonstrate how Location and mobile technology are leading a technology revolution.

Research and Grants

NAVTEQ also works closely with universities to pursue advanced research projects in Location-related fields such as GIS, mapping, or data collection. To learn more about opportunities to work with NAVTEQ on research and development projects, please contact David Ko.

Business Incubation

Lastly, we work to connect universities with the business community. Through our business incubation programs, we are able to create monetization opportunities for bright ideas and help nurture entrepreneurship through our dedicated business development team.

University Partnerships

Below are some of the institutions and organizations that are currently working with NAVTEQ to advance the study of location in the classroom.

Success Cases

Contact

For more information on partnership opportunities, contact:

David Ko
Global Lead, NAVTEQ University Program
david.ko@navteq.com


The Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CERT) at the University of California, RiversideThe Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CERT) at the University of California, Riverside, is a recognized leader in environmental education, a collaborator with industry and government to improve the technical basis for regulations and policy, a creative source of new technology, and a contributor to a better understanding of the environment.
Institute for Transportation and Urban Engineering, 
Technische Universität BraunschweigThe Technische Universität Braunschweig is the oldest Institute of Technology in Germany (founded in 1745) with today more than twenty research institutes. The Institute for Transportation and Urban Engineering is one of the leading traffic research institutes in Germany. Its main research topics are: traffic flow modeling (micro and macro), signal control optimization and ITS applications, e.g. car-to-infrastructure communication.
University of Michigan - DearbornSince its founding in 1959, the University of Michigan-Dearborn has been distinguished by its commitment to providing excellent educational opportunities responsive to the needs of southeastern Michigan.  The University of Michigan-Dearborn is a place where students learn and grow, explore new ideas, and acquire the knowledge and skills they need to achieve their personal and professional goals.
European Satellite Navigation Competition The European Satellite Navigation Competition is an international competition looking for innovative ideas based on satellite navigation. Every year, hundreds of entrepreneurs, students, and researchers think of new ways on using the signals from global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) like GPS or GALILEO.
Purdue UniversityPurdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University System. Purdue offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in over 210 major areas of study. Initiated in 2001, Discovery Park's $500 million complex fosters an environment of innovative interdisciplinary research dedicated to solving some of the world's most complex challenges. The faculty and more than 400 research laboratories put Purdue University among the leading research institutions.
University of NottinghamThe University of Nottingham provides a truly international education for its 39,000 students, producing world-leading research around its campuses has award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia. It is ranked in the UK's Top 10 and the World's Top 75 universities.
University of Notre DameThe University of Notre Dame is a private institution that was founded in 1842. It has a doctoral research university (extensive) Carnegie classification. Notre Dame has an enrollment of over 11,000 students, and it is consistently ranked in US News and World Report as a top-twenty national research university.
Illinois Institute of TechnologyIllinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private, Ph.D.-granting university with more than 7,500 students in engineering, sciences, architecture, psychology, design, humanities, business, and law. IIT's interprofessional, technology-focused curriculum is designed to advance knowledge through research and scholarship and to cultivate invention improving the human condition.
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignSince its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. The University enrolls nearly 28,000 undergraduate students and over 9,000 graduate and professional students. It is among the top five universities in number of earned doctorates awarded annually in the United States.
University of Illinois at ChicagoA major research institution in downtown Chicago, UIC is committed to creating and disseminating new knowledge as a university of national and international stature. The largest university in the Chicago area, UIC has 25,000 students, 15 colleges-including the nation's largest medical school-and annual research expenditures exceeding $332 million.
Berkeley Mobile International Collaborative University of California, Berkeley Columbia University European Satellite Navigation Competition
University of Illinois-Chicago University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois Institute of Technology University of Michigan-Dearborn
University of Minnesota University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Notre Dame University of Nottingham
Purdue University University of Southern California The Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CERT) at the University of California, Riverside Institute for Transportation and Urban Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig