University course where students will work in a particular challenge set by companies
University course where students will work in a particular challenge set by companies
Stakeholders:
Objective of approach:
- To improve visibility of participating companies towards the university community (incl. students)
- To build up trust in a bilateral relationship between the industry (companies) and the academia (university)
A university launches a course where one or more companies will share real (industrial) challenges with students. The students will have to work on specific projects to solve such challenges through the duration of the course. Students will interact with representatives from the companies (visits to companies are also foreseen, in some cases).
USP:
- Opportunity to identify talent and test it under close-to-market conditions prior to contracting
Resources:
- Professor to guide the groups of the students
- R&D staff involved in the definition of the company challenge and the supervision of the students' work during the course
- Company's HHRR staff involved in the contracting process
Success factors:
- Professor's ability to encourage students and get the maximum out of the course
- Attractiveness of the challenges posed by the companies and level of motivation of innovation teams involved
- Motivation of the students
Contact information:
CIT UPC Technology Center (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona Tech) Ed. Til.lers (Planta 1) C/ Jordi Girona 31, 08034 Barcelona Spain
Workflow:
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