Industry-Academia Collaboration

This study collected examples of good practice from across Europe, focusing on the integration of education in the knowledge triangle (the knowledge triangle is the relationship between education, research and innovation). These good practice examples explored the perspectives of different Higher Education Institution stakeholders, including teaching staff, students, university and/or research centre management, employers, business…

This study was commissioned by DG Education and Culture following a recommendation from a 2011 University Business Forum (European forums which bring together stakeholders to discuss aspects of university business collaboration). The recommendation set out the need for Higher Education Institutions in Europe to have guidance on how best to tackle the changing needs of…

End of 2009, the BMWFJ engaged in a new funding initiative of innovative services. Instead of starting a new program, they opted for the integration of a specific focus on services in existing programs, supported by a budgetary expansion. In parallel, accompanying studies and awareness activities have been commissioned. This initiative for innovative services was…

The Bologna Process is an intergovernmental process, composed of 47 participating countries, all signatories to the European Cultural Convention of the Council of Europe (1954), and the European Commission. In addition, it has eight consultative members, which provide advice and bring the viewpoint of the most central stakeholder groups – such as students, teachers, institutions,…

The objective of this assignment was to support the European Commission DG EAC in setting up a Business-VET Forum. . This initial work set out the needs of the forum and also consulted with stakeholders in Member States to shape the agenda. The end result fed into the first forum and it is planned for …

The national wind energy research programme Vindforsk is funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, the Swedish national grid (Svenska Kraftnät) and companies in the sector. It is administrated by Elforsk. The evaluation of Vindforsk III, the third period of the programme (2009-2012), covered scientific aspects as well as industrial relevance, results, objectives attainment and programme…

Teknikföretagen, translated as ‘Swedish association of technical enterprise’  represent a large part of the technical industry in Sweden.  Teknikföretagen commissioned Technopolis Group to undertake a study of how technical companies perceived and valued Swedish engineering programmes at Bachelors and Masters level. What needs did the companies foresee? What recruitment strategies did they have? Was the…

Swedish Hydropower Centre (Svenskt VattenkraftCentrum, SVC) is a competence centre for education and research within hydropower and mining dams. SVC constitutes a foundation for the long-term knowledge and skill supply to the hydropower and mining industries. The funding of SVC is split in three equal parts between the industry, national funding and the participating universities….