Partner with SAP Next-Gen Chapters at globally leading universities to accelerate “innovation with purpose” in classrooms and with industry partners. Set up your own SAP Next-Gen Lab to showcase student startups with corporations seeking to seed in disruptive innovation, educate industry partners with skills for digital futures, and connect students with companies recruiting next generation leaders.
SAP Next-Gen Chapters are leading universities in the global SAP Next-Gen network which share best practices for educating graduates with SAP skills, while inspiring industries to work with students and researchers to accelerate innovation and insights into the digital future.
By partnering with a chapter in your region, your university can accelerate the education of next-generation leaders using the latest SAP technologies. SAP customers will be able to tap this digitally educated and purpose-focused talent pool to support how they digitally transform into best-run, intelligent enterprises.
The first chapters have open in North America, Latin America and Greater China.
| Chapter | Focus Topic |
| California State University, Chico | SAP Next-Gen Labs |
| Central Michigan University | IoT |
| Delaware State University | Project Propel |
| Grand Valley State University | Digital Enterprise |
| HEC Montréal | ERPsim |
| HEC Montréal | Social Business Creation |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Enterprise Security and Digital Supply Chain |
| San Diego State University | Analytics |
| University of Arkansas | Blockchain |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Digital Healthcare and Digital Supply Chain |
| University of Southern California | Analytics and Blockchain |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Cloud Platform & App Development |
| Cross Topic Chapters | Location |
| Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
| Tecnológico de Monterrey | Mexico |
| Unisinos | Brazil |
| Universidad de Lima | Peru |
| Universidad Santo Tomás | Chile |
| University | Focus Topic |
| Beijing Jiao Tong University |
Digital Enterprise |
| National Central University |
SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Platform |
| Communication University of China |
Design Thinking Innovation |
| Communication University of China | Media Digitization |
| Zhengzhou University |
Big Data on Healthcare |
| Shanxi University of Finance and Economics | Business Analytics |
| Tongji University | Blockchain and App Development |
| Northwest University | Machine Learning |
| Shanghai Polytechnic University | Smart Manufacturing |
| Donghua University | Analytics and Design Thinking |
Connect students, researchers, and startups with SAP customers and partners to develop new technology innovations that are linked to the 17 UN Global Goals. By setting up your own SAP Next-Gen Lab, you can open your campus for industry collaboration with SAP’s ecosystem of more than 378,000 customers across 25 industries in 180 countries.
Universities that open an SAP Next-Gen Lab or hub have the opportunity to:
* Software access will depend on the use case.
