Join efforts to promote the coordinated and joint development of a culture of quality, innovation and excellence.
A center of excellence is an association of organizations that promote excellence, quality and innovation. A leader is needed in order to analyse the model and motivation; and find partners that will be part of this association. This approach aims at having one representative from academia and one from industry joining efforts to have a comprehensive overview of the vision and the motivation of both sectors.
When a university and a company join efforts, they can lead the creation of an association to promote excellence, quality and innovation more efficiently because they represent the interests of both academia and industry.
- Dedication from university and company research staff
 - Dedication from university and company administrative staff
 - Involvement of top management in both organizations
 
- Align the interests of all the organizations well
 - Plan the role of each organization well
 - Plan the funding model well
 - Motivate and get compromise from the organizations
 - Involve top management to be aligned with the idea
 - Take into account all aspects, including legal and financial
 
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