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Facilitating Project-Based Learning and Regional University-Industry Co-operation over Institutional Boundaries

Janne Roslöf, Jerker Björkqvist, Seppo Virtanen, Facilitating Project-Based Learning and Regional University-Industry Co-operation over Institutional Boundaries . In: James Uhomoibhi (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Conferece on Engineering Education (ICEE), 8, International Network for Engineering Education and Research, 2011.

Abstract:

The information and communication technology departments of three higher education institutions in Turku, Finland decided to improve their collaboration in education and research by moving their activities to the same building in 2006. This created a joint campus for students, faculty members and staff of all the three institutions. Among the first emergent collaborative activities at the new campus was the founding of the ICT ShowRoom event. The event is a student project exhibition and competition open to all students of the joint campus. The event was organized for the fourth time in spring 2011 and it has become an established and integral part of the academic year gathering students, staff and industrial representatives together. In this paper, we focus on discussing how the event has evolved through the years and on sharing our practical experiences as co-chairs of the event. Special emphasis is given to discussing the involvement of local industry and the increasing role of the event as a regional networking platform and facilitator of project-based engineering courses and entrepreneurial spirit.

BibTeX entry:

@INPROCEEDINGS{iRoBjVi11a,
  title = {Facilitating Project-Based Learning and Regional University-Industry Co-operation over Institutional Boundaries },
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conferece on Engineering Education (ICEE)},
  author = {Roslöf, Janne and Björkqvist, Jerker and Virtanen, Seppo},
  editor = {Uhomoibhi, James},
  publisher = {International Network for Engineering Education and Research},
  pages = {8},
  year = {2011},
  keywords = {engineering education, project based learning, student project},
}

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