Scale up Process- An educational immersion model in the industry

Authors

Romero Robles, Laura Eugenia

Guajardo Flores, Daniel

Abstract

Abstract– University education for innovation has become a global strategic measure to develop scientific and technological progress. New models to ensure the students to develop skills to succeed in a highly competitive world. This project aimed to represent an educational immersion model of a scale up factory-type chemical process. This project intended to make students put their knowledge into a real collaborative environment by the production of two skin care products from a real company. During the development of the project, 51 students were exposed to a process scaling experience in real manufacturing conditions for the production of cosmetic products for the personal care industry. This project represents an example of an innovative educational model in the University since it allows students to develop entrepreneurial skills through an experience on a real industrial production with an impact on their professional development.