A model for integrating the industrial sector with universities

Author

Abbasi, Ghaleb Y. ; Assbeihat, Jamal M.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Eng. & Technol., Jordan Univ., Amman, Jordan

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Abstract

Universities and the industrial sector (IS) are both important contributors to the growth, development and advancement of any country. In Jordan, cooperation between universities and the IS is still at its early stages and no clear mechanism exists for the type of relationship between them. The objective of this paper is to present a model for integrating the abilities of both universities and the IS. After inspecting the current environment, analyzing the factors affecting the integration process, examining statistical data, and based upon practical experience, an integrated model is proposed

Keywords

engineering education; research and development management; technology transfer; Jordan; R&D management; cooperation mechanism; industrial sector; industry-university collaboration; integrated model; integration process; practical experience; statistical data; Continuing education; Educational institutions; Environmental economics; Financial management; Humans; Industrial relations; Industrial training; Information management; Management training; Research and development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

1-890843-02-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1999.807713

Filename

807713