Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering
Systems – Experiences of an
Intensive Program
Tatjana Welzer, University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science, Maribor, Slovenia
João M.Fernandes, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
PRAXIS 2014, Genova, September 25-26, 2014
Contents
Introduction Innovations in Practical Education Innovation and Creativity for Complex
Engineering Systems Experiences Conclusion
Introduction – Education - Teaching Transmition of accumulated
knowledge, skills and values from generation to generation
Teaching is the process in which students and teachers are involved
Teaching processes has changed significantly Technology Mobility Practical Education
Introduction – Education - Employability Having knowledge and skills to fulfil
employers needs and expectations Employability is the process in which
graduates and employers are involved
Employability processes has changed significantly
Introduction – Education - Internship University: Interesting internship
with added value for students. Industry: Real help from students,
fresh ideas and solutions. Students: Good and interesting
internships in which they would fill like equivalent partner and be rewarded for their work.
Innovations in Practical Education Innovations in Practical Education
Applied research Practical courses, seminars, project groups Involvement in real projects (DEMOLA, The
creative way to practical knowledge Students projects (Imagine Cup, World Design
Festival) Diploma work
Student motivation Practical experiences Useful examples and work Employability
Inovations in Practical Education Inovations in Practical Education
Scientific Research Formal research projects Involvement in real projects Students competitions and projects (Imagine Cup) Master and Ph.D. thesis (research and application)
Students motivation References, recognition of work for studying
purposes Some financial benefits Employability
Inovations in Practical Education Innovations in Practical Education
Students claims “Labour class” Not enough interesting Loosing of interest and motivation
Teachers contentment Enthusiastic Disappointed
ICCES
Erasmus IP – ICCES – Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems, 2012-2014
http://icces.di.uminho.pt/ Coordination University do Minho, Braga Consortium – Universities
Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade de Vigo, Spain Aarhus Universitet, Denmark Newcastle University, United Kingdom Universiteit Twente, The Netherlands
ICCES
Erasmus IP – ICCES – Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems, 2012-2014 Consortium – Universities
Univerza v Mariboru, Slovenia TUCS, Finland VŠB - TU Ostrava, Czech Republic Technische Universität Wien, Austria Universität Paderborn, Germany
Consortium – Companies Efacec - 2012 Bosch – 2013, 2014
ICCES
Erasmus IP – ICCES – Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems, 2012-2014 Main objectives:
Ph.D. students in engineering and technology International multi-disciplinary Ph.D. student
teams Problems of high complexity in an innovative
and research-oriented perspective within industrial contexts
Preparing Ph.D. graduates for awareness of the industrial realities
ICCES
Erasmus IP – ICCES – Inovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems, 2012-2014 Learning outcomes
Work within multidisciplinary teams, to promote creativity and innovation;
Adopt techniques like abstraction, modelling and simulation, to manage complexity;
Prepare applied research plans, to support a policy for patents and industrial property and to sustain industry development.
ICCES
Erasmus IP – ICCES – Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems, 2012-2014 Deliverables of each edition of ICCES
Applied research plans, written by the students, for the considered engineering problems;
Position papers, written by the students, to explain their research plans to the scientific community;
Simulations and presentations, by the students, about their research plans;
Cross Cultural Communication Experiences.
Experiencies
Ph.D. graduates taking the ICCES Programme will be much better prepared for the challenges that they will face if they are hired in the future by an industrial company
The industrial participants will be better prepared to realize how Ph.D. graduates can be integrated in their system development process, mainly in the innovative and creativity tasks that may benefit from their research skills.
Experiencies
The academic partners will be able to gain experience from the real needs of the industry so that their doctoral programmes can incorporate the development of industry-relevant skills.
This experience will allow the production of publications that may influence the way European universities may deal with the employment of their Ph.D. students and, consequently, the sustainable development of the European economy.
Experiencies
As a student at the ICCES Erasmus IP 2012, I gained new knowledge on the fields that were not that familiar to me before. We have worked in groups where I got to know different approaches that other team members used for research as well as I have gained experience on how to work with the industrial partner and cope with problems proposed. The whole project was a wonderful experience and I would recommend it to all students (Lili Nemec Zlatolas, University of Maribor)
Experiencies
The ICCES 2013 program at Bosch in the lovely city of Braga was a great and unforgettable experience. Not only did we get to work on real industrial problems that Bosch is currently facing, we also had a lot of fun doing that. I think that in the end many of us gained a lot perspective on how to use our knowledge in the ‘real world’ and also gained many friends for life from all over the world.. (Bojan Butolen, University of Maribor
Experiencies
The ICCES 2014 was interested in many ways. Not that we just worked on real problems Bosch provided us, but we were treat as equal to other employees. Main director was very pleased with our solutions and he expressed high gratitude for our work. As a member of ICCES 2013 I had a chance to see our last year solutions in practice as well, what makes the whole experience in new perspective. Last but not least meeting new people and become friends with them is priceless and worth all hard work. (Jaka Polutnik, University of Maribor)
Conclusion
Education - teaching and practical education – Project Work and Internship should be tightly connected and integrated into each other
Interest of all parties, different possibilities, tools, platforms
Impacts on labour market and society New project, ideas and opportunities without
limits New technologies, Virtual environment Mobility, Living Labs Students with disabilities