Educational Collaboration at Nordic Technical Universities – How is it Performed and does it affect Innovation and Entrepreneurship?
(2013) 7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference p.6562-6571- Abstract
- In order to shed light on the role of higher education and its importance for innovation and entrepreneurship this paper presents the results of a survey of the four major technical universities in the Nordic countries; Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland; Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg, Sweden; the Danish Technical University in Copenhagen, Denmark; and the Norwegian Technical University in Trondheim, Norway. Through the survey we have investigated what forms or tools the four technical universities use to collaborate with industry in education and to what extent these forms affect innovation in companies and entrepreneurship. The survey results show that there are five main forms of educational collaboration for innovation... (More)
- In order to shed light on the role of higher education and its importance for innovation and entrepreneurship this paper presents the results of a survey of the four major technical universities in the Nordic countries; Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland; Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg, Sweden; the Danish Technical University in Copenhagen, Denmark; and the Norwegian Technical University in Trondheim, Norway. Through the survey we have investigated what forms or tools the four technical universities use to collaborate with industry in education and to what extent these forms affect innovation in companies and entrepreneurship. The survey results show that there are five main forms of educational collaboration for innovation and entrepreneurship: 1) Thesis and project assignments, 2) Internships, 3) Executive and continuing education, 4) Entrepreneurship education, 5) Meeting spaces for innovation, platforms or arenas, between companies and students. All four technical universities use all five forms but with varying intensity. In terms of volume of activities and an innovation perspective thesis and project assignments by engineering students in their finishing year seems to be the most important form. From an entrepreneurship perspective the entrepreneurship education and related facilities such as incubators seem be most important. (Less)
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- author
- Bengtsson, Lars LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2013
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Innovation, entrepreneurship, educational collaboration
- host publication
- INTED2013 Proceedings
- editor
- Gómez Chova, L ; López Martínez, A and Candel Torres, I
- pages
- 10 pages
- publisher
- International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED)
- conference name
- 7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
- conference location
- Valencia, Spain
- conference dates
- 2013-03-04 - 2013-03-05
- ISBN
- 978-84-616-2661-8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 9e09a1a1-ac6e-4337-86eb-22e52627361a (old id 5159023)
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abstract = {{In order to shed light on the role of higher education and its importance for innovation and entrepreneurship this paper presents the results of a survey of the four major technical universities in the Nordic countries; Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland; Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg, Sweden; the Danish Technical University in Copenhagen, Denmark; and the Norwegian Technical University in Trondheim, Norway. Through the survey we have investigated what forms or tools the four technical universities use to collaborate with industry in education and to what extent these forms affect innovation in companies and entrepreneurship. The survey results show that there are five main forms of educational collaboration for innovation and entrepreneurship: 1) Thesis and project assignments, 2) Internships, 3) Executive and continuing education, 4) Entrepreneurship education, 5) Meeting spaces for innovation, platforms or arenas, between companies and students. All four technical universities use all five forms but with varying intensity. In terms of volume of activities and an innovation perspective thesis and project assignments by engineering students in their finishing year seems to be the most important form. From an entrepreneurship perspective the entrepreneurship education and related facilities such as incubators seem be most important.}},
author = {{Bengtsson, Lars}},
booktitle = {{INTED2013 Proceedings}},
editor = {{Gómez Chova, L and López Martínez, A and Candel Torres, I}},
isbn = {{978-84-616-2661-8}},
keywords = {{Innovation; entrepreneurship; educational collaboration}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{6562--6571}},
publisher = {{International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED)}},
title = {{Educational Collaboration at Nordic Technical Universities – How is it Performed and does it affect Innovation and Entrepreneurship?}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5843447/7765136}},
year = {{2013}},
}