• International Business Inistitute ( IBI)

        The International Business Institute (IBI) at The University of Toledo (UT) is dedicated to strengthening the global competitiveness of firms in the Great Lakes region through educational programs, contract research, training services, management consulting, and timely publications.  The IBI is committed to advancing international programs at UT through faculty development, international business co-ops/internships, study-abroad programs, and a world class curriculum.

• Intermodal Transportation Institute (ITI)

        UT’s Intermodal Transportation Institute, which began in January of 2000, is an interdisciplinary research and education center that focuses on developing technology-enabled intermodal transportation systems and supply chains that promote economic development and quality of life. The ITI is closely linked to the community through outreach and partnership, and it supports the local, regional, national, and international communities through research, education, and economic development. The ITI reports directly to the Office of Research, and is supported by the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, and Law. This structure facilitates interdisciplinary programs and projects.  

• Strategic Education & Economic Development Corportion ( SEED)

        SEED is an Ohio non-profit corporation, created to take advantage of the strengths of the economic, academic and technological assets of Northwest Ohio, Northeast Indiana and Southeast Michigan.It exists for the purpose of developing an international presence – one which will bring economic development/revival to the region. Further, SEED seeks to take advantage of its strategic location at the center of a developing intermodal transportation network.

• Science and Technology Corridor (STC)

        UT-Science and Technology Corridor (STC)’s mission is to collaboratively grow, diversify and transform the regional economy by facilitating the development and attraction of science and technology-based organizations and by applying the knowledge resources of The University of Toledo to enhance the global competitiveness of the area and its employers.