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McBrierty, Vincent – Higher Education Management, 1993
Higher education has responded positively and in a variety of ways to changing business and industrial needs, using imagination to establish cooperative relationships. In Ireland, identifying industry's workforce needs was central to successful cooperation. Bridging the two very different cultures has also required creation of an appropriate…
Descriptors: College Administration, Cooperation, Entrepreneurship, Foreign Countries

Fisher, Norman – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1994
Describes a successful example of a large program of industry-university research collaboration in the field of construction engineering and management. The initial objectives and the anticipated benefits of collaboration for both parties are discussed. (LZ)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, Program Descriptions
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2001
Describes how the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, a business-friendly idea factory, has big plans for expansion and for helping developing nations. (EV)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Innovation, Inventions, Program Descriptions
Hofer, Franz; Adametz, Christoph; Holzer, Franz – Industry and Higher Education, 2004
Technology and knowledge transfer from universities to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is seen as one way to strengthen a region's innovation capability. But what if SMEs do not want to play along? Looking back at some 10 years' experience of supporting SMEs, the authors describe in detail the 'Active Knowledge Transfer' programme, which…
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Technology Transfer, Transfer of Training, Foreign Countries
Ploch, Margie – High Technology, 1983
Universities and industry are forging new relationships to support academic research and industrial research and development, including the establishment of university/cooperative research centers. Discusses various cooperative projects at these research centers. Includes a list of representative R&D centers in biotechnology, building…
Descriptors: College Science, Financial Support, Higher Education, Industry

Andrews, Hans A.; Allen, John – Community Services Catalyst, 1992
Discusses Illinois Valley Community College's selection as 1 of 48 community colleges operating technology transfer and demonstration centers for computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) in the IBM-CIM in Higher Education Alliance. Reviews local industry involvement, curriculum development, faculty training, deliverables, and the prognosis for the…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Cooperative Programs

Barton, Lyle; Cartwright, G. Phillip – Change, 1997
Partnerships between businesses and higher education institutions can help meet the training and information-technology needs of businesses and simultaneously increase the expertise and technology base of the institutions. Challenges include obtaining venture capital, personnel, cultural differences, and legal issues. A Kent State University…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Information Technology, Investment
Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus. – 1984
The Ohio Resource Network's potential usefulness to Ohio's businesses and industries are discussed. The network provides Ohio executives and managers the resources of 62 state-assisted colleges and universities. Faculty can assist business/industry in five types of applications: using the latest technology, increasing productivity, financial…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Career Counseling, Case Studies, Higher Education
Smith, Elizabeth Brient – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1991
Discusses characteristics identified by the Center for Occupational Research and Development as indicative of fully functioning advanced technology centers, including the provision of training and retraining in such areas as design, manufacturing, materials science, and electro-optics; technology transfer; demonstration sites; needs assessment;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Job Training, Needs Assessment
Kent, Norma – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1991
Reviews labor market needs projected for the year 2000. Discusses specific efforts of community colleges nationwide to promote economic development through customized contract training programs. Examines the role of small businesses in contract training and the likely impact of changing telecommunications technology on customized training and…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Contract Training, Cooperative Programs
Council of Graduate Schools in the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1981
Proceedings of a 1980 workshop on industry/university cooperative programs are presented. Program presentations and authors include: "On Industry/Academia Relations" (T. Baron); "The MIT Liaison Program" (J. D. Bruce); "An Industrial Perspective of Academic Programs" (R. Fuller); "University/Industry Interactions…
Descriptors: Animal Husbandry, Biological Sciences, College Programs, Computer Science

Tatkin, Ho – Education and Computing, 1985
Traces the development of an institute to train analyst/programmers and systems analysts for the local computer and data processing industry in Singapore with assistance from the Japanese government. The programs offered and plans for future developments are discussed, and favorable evaluations of institute graduates by their employers are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational Cooperation
Burns, George R.; Paton, Robert R. – Policy Futures in Education, 2005
The importance of knowledge to the effective development of economic growth in the twenty-first century has led to a number of initiatives such as lifelong learning, skills development and knowledge transfer. Of these, knowledge transfer has predominantly been concerned with the commercial exploitation of research knowledge. This article suggests…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Program Effectiveness, Case Studies, Organizational Development