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The Edinburgh Stanford Link is a £6 million, 5 year initiative funded by Scottish Enterprise to foster collaborative research and commercialisation links between the Human Communication Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh and the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University.〔http://www.hcrc.ed.ac.uk/stanford/. Retrieved on 2007-12-10〕 Starting in Feb 2002,〔http://www.edinburghstanfordlink.org/about.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.〕 the programme focuses on speech and language processing technology. There are two core parts to the Link, the commercial programme and the student programme. The former focuses on working with commercial companies and the latter focuses on fostering a culture of entrepreneurship within the University of Edinburgh. They are located in Level 8 in Appleton Tower, Crichton Street, Edinburgh. ==Activities== The Edinburgh Stanford link has two major facets; the first is working with Scottish companies to facilitate technology transfer, the second is working with the School of Informatics to foster an entrepreneurial culture. This includes teaching three entrepreneurship courses at the University of Edinburgh. Broken down further, the Link considers the following as their core activities:〔http://www.edinburghstanfordlink.org/about_activities.html. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.〕 *Research in Speech and Language Processing; cutting edge research in Speech and Language Processing *CEO Masterclasses; small scale, invite only Masterclasses held with a prominent technology speaker (these tend to be speakers from the Silicon Valley Speaker Series – see below) *Undergraduate and Postgraduate Entrepreneurship Courses; see Student Courses below *Industrial Placements; creating placements for staff and students for research projects *Creating links with U.S.; promotion of Scottish companies within the United States. This includes an annual trip to the (MediaX ) conference held by Stanford University〔http://www.research-innovation.ed.ac.uk/records/news/20070412ESLcompanies_MediaX.asp. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.〕 *Consultancy in Research and Development; advice on Research and Development strategies for Scottish companies *Silicon Valley Speaker Series; a series of talks by Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs, inspired by the (Stanford Technology Ventures Program ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edinburgh Stanford Link」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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