www.heibus.eu
JAMK University of Applied Sciences FINLAND, www.jamk.fi
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca ROMANIA, www.utcluj.ro
University of Miskolc
HUNGARY, www.uni-miskolc.hu Esslingen University of Applied Sciences GERMANY, www.hs-esslingen.de University of Jaén
SPAIN, www.ujaen.es ITAB Shop Concept Finland Oy FINLAND, www.itab.com SC Pro-Tehnic SRL
ROMANIA, www.pro-tehnic.ro SC Automates ACM SRL
ROMANIA, www.automatesacm.ro Electrolux Lehel Ltd.
HUNGARY, www.electrolux.hu Robert Bosch Power Tool
HUNGARY, www.corporate.bosch.hu Stöbich Brandschutz GmbH
GERMANY, www.stoebich.de Valeo Iluminación España S.A.U SPAIN, www.valeo.com
Smar t H EI - Bu sine ss c o ll a b o ra tio n for skills a nd comp et iti ven ess www .heib us .eu
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ANNELI KAKKO (Project Manager) Email: anneli.kakko@jamk.fi
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The HEIBus project focuses on strengthening the collaboration between Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and companies by creating new innovative cooperation models. These models will facilitate the involvement of students and staffs from HEIs in international Research &
Development & Innovation (R&D&I) projects proposed by companies.
During the three year implementation three cooperation models will be developed:
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Multidisciplinary Real Life Problem Solving (RLPS)•
Expert Level Real Life Problem Solving (EXPERT)•
Flexible Student Mentoring by Companies (Flex Mentoring)The Multidisciplinary Real Life Problem Solving cooperation model focuses on bringing students, HEI staff and companies to work together. The idea is that students from different study programs and nationalities are brought together to form mixed groups in order to solve a real-life problem given by a company.
During implementation of a RLPS project, three groups of students com- pete in solving the proposed topic over one academic semester. Their work is supervised by teachers from participant universities and representatives from the company. The work on problem solving involves one intensive week and a lot distance working and virtual meetings. In the end of the project there will be final presentations of all three student groups and the company will select a winning solution and supervisors will give grades.
The Expert Level Real Life Problem Solving cooperation model aims to develop a well-defined framework that allows companies to access high level expertise that partners from European universities and companies have. In EXPERT projects companies introduce a real life problem to be solved by a team of experts from HEIs (researchers, teachers) and com- panies. One project team includes a total of 6 experts from 3 different HEIs (3 different countries) and 2 experts from the company that propose the real-life problem.
Smart HEI-Business collaboration for skills and competitiveness
During HEIBus implementation 6 EXPERT pilot projects will be developed.
The schedule of each pilot project depends on the needs of the company and the problem needed to be solved. Based on the experience in the pilot projects a plan for widening the international expert cooperation model outside the partner team will be made.
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The Flexible Student Mentoring by Companies cooperation model aims to find and test flexible ways to involve companies in the education pro- cess of students. During implementation one or more companies walk hand-in-hand with one study group from the beginning till the end of the studies. The involvement level and best suited methods are chosen, in a flexible way, by each HEI and company.
This involvement is dynamic and can be changed based on different situations, for example the company needs, the study year of the student group, etc. During the mentoring period a supervisor for the study group is nominated from the company. The supervisor together with the HEI staff continuously analyzes the activities of the study group and tries to find solutions to improve the model. The best solutions will be used to introduce them into everyday practice of companies and HEIs.
