Industry-Academia Collaboration Applied in Research of Power Systems and Components (#1950)

Authors

Nuñez Mata, Oscar

Gomez Ramirez, Gustavo Adolfo

Abstract

The establishment of partnerships and cooperation between academic institutions and companies is of paramount importance in fostering innovation and societal progress. The existing literature has examined many models of managing the connection between Industry and Academia. However, the current understanding of this subject is incomplete and lacks clarity. Hence, it is imperative to investigate and provide novel management frameworks for the Industry-Academia collaboration, aiming to augment the competitive edge, foster innovation, and facilitate socioeconomic progress within a nation. This paper presents a fresh model for establishing relationships between industry and universities. The establishment of this model was achieved by collaborative efforts between two universities, resulting in the successful development of a range of research initiatives. In the projects, the participating enterprises have leveraged the human resources and physical assets of the universities to successfully address previously deferred or undetected issues, which were ultimately resolved through combined efforts. The acquired findings have demonstrated that the proposed technique effectively handles the many stakeholders from industry and academia, and successfully generates answers to practical challenges provided by the participating companies.