Our School’s interdisciplinary research spans a range of contemporary topics, converging at the intersection of people, information, and technology. It incorporates a human-centered approach that prioritizes benefits to individuals and communities. Expertise includes artificial intelligence, data curation, data storytelling, explainable AI, human computer interaction, natural language processing, privacy and security, and user experience.
Corporate Partnerships
The School of Information Sciences provides companies of all sizes with the opportunity to partner on advanced information research, complex data science, and analytics across all industries as well as access to top talent through our recruiting and networking programs.
Today's businesses rely increasingly on information to make decisions. The iSchool leads the way in accessing, managing, and analyzing information to benefit society. Drawing from almost three decades of teaching and research as the #1-ranked graduate school in library and information studies, our programs address contemporary information issues while training the workforce of tomorrow.
Partnership opportunities
Talent recruitment
Our students possess rich technological knowledge combined with an understanding of people and society. They work to solve tomorrow’s problems in data science, information management and architecture, competitive intelligence, knowledge management, and information access and retrieval. Combined with strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills, our students are incredible assets to any organization they serve. The iSchool offers a variety of ways to interact with our students, from career fairs to experiential learning opportunities.
Business solutions
Corporations partner with our faculty and staff on special projects and trainings that focus on finding solutions to key challenges. The iSchool also offers opportunities to engage with students through our Business Intelligence Group (BIG). This consulting program, led by Associate Professor Yoo-Seong Song, connects graduate students with international, national, and regional clients to solve information and technology problems.
Research opportunities
The iSchool is at the forefront of research innovation. Corporations are invited to partner on sponsored research in areas of special interest and engage with our research centers: Center for Health Informatics, Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship, Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub, HathiTrust Research Center, and the Center for Children’s Books.
Philanthropy
Corporate philanthropy advances innovation in teaching and research and benefits the social good. By partnering with the iSchool, corporations can enhance our programs and help create the next generation of information experts. Ways to give include programmatic support, scholarships and fellowships, and faculty support.
Our team
The iSchool's Corporate Relations team connects prospective partners with the talent, research, and programs that are right for your industry. If you have questions or would like to learn more about partnering with the iSchool, please contact one of our team members today.
