Facilitating Industry/University Collaboration

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Facilitating Industry/University Collaboration

• Collaboration needs to be win-win
• Must meet a strategic business need or purpose
• Formulating a research agenda takes work!
• Surveys to industry are good approach
• Get feedback on top themes/issues
• Continue with in-depth follow-up sessions on key
  issues
• Industry needs to be informed of what is going on
  in academia! More communication is necessary
• Could foster more involvement
• Could allow for both parties to leverage work and
  prevent repeats

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• Finding common ground in a diverse industry
  (electronics) is an ongoing challenge
• A good industry/university relationship is
  self-sustaining
• Good work/results leads to continued partnership