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Abstract
Against the backdrop of global rural revitalization, county-level prosperity-driven industries (CPDIs) play a pivotal role in boosting rural economies and increasing farmers’ incomes. However, their innovation capacity is often constrained by limited technological resources and talent shortages. Universities, as hubs of knowledge and technological innovation, possess the potential to address these bottlenecks through collaborative partnerships. This study explores the dynamic mechanisms and implementation pathways of collaborative innovation between universities and CPDIs, adopting a mixed-methods approach that integrates literature review, theoretical analysis, and case studies. The findings reveal that the collaborative innovation is driven by internal dynamics (e.g., CPDIs’ demand for technology upgrading and universities’ need for knowledge transfer) and external dynamics (e.g., policy support, market competition, and technological advancement). To realize effective collaboration, four core pathways are proposed: constructing “government-university-industry-user” integrated platforms, improving benefit-sharing and risk-sharing mechanisms, optimizing the sinking of university research resources, and strengthening targeted policy guarantees. This study enriches the theory of triple helix innovation in rural contexts and provides practical references for promoting sustainable collaboration between universities and CPDIs.