Title :
“24 hours of innovation”: A trans-pyrenean challenge initiative
Author :
Perez-Artieda, G. ; Astrain, D. ; Goicoechea, J. ; Gubia, E. ; Sanchis, P. ; Lopez-Martin, A. ; Barrenechea, E. ; Lopez-Taberna, J. ; Morato, D. ; Matias, I.R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Ind. & Telecommun. Eng., Public Univ. of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
Abstract :
The goal of the 24 hours of innovation challenge is to encourage student teams from French and Spanish universities around the Pyrenees to find creative solutions to challenges put forward by participating companies. The initiative is presented and analyzed in this paper as an efficient way to promote creativity and innovation in the new engineering students.
Keywords :
educational institutions; engineering education; French universities; Spanish universities; engineering students; trans-pyrenean challenge initiative; Buildings; Companies; Education; Educational activities; Technological innovation; Telecommunications; European Space for Higher Education; creativity; innovation; learning objectives; professional skills;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Tallinn
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7096048
