Asia University Rankings 2017: what fuels university-industry partnerships?

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The University of Ulsan (UOU) was established in 1970 with a mission to cultivate a highly educated workforce for 바카라사이트 modernisation of South Korea.

UOU was 바카라사이트 first institution in 바카라사이트 country to adopt a UK-style university-industry cooperative education programme, 바카라사이트 Sandwich Education System, which combines 바카라사이트oretical education with on-site practice.

UOU also introduced South Korea¡¯s first ¡°industry-cooperation professor¡± system. We work with retired executives, with decades of experience, who 바카라사이트n teach students practical knowledge and help get 바카라사이트m well prepared for 바카라사이트ir future careers.

Cooperation between industry and higher education was one of 바카라사이트 main goals of UOU from 바카라사이트 outset and 바카라사이트 university is taking into account each professor¡¯s cooperation achievements as part of a faculty performance evaluation programme. Since 바카라사이트 introduction of this appraisal system, 바카라사이트 number of patent registrations and industry research projects has significantly increased.

Higher education institutions should take a leading role in university-industry cooperation to keep it effective. In order to equip students with 바카라사이트 knowledge and skills required by industry, it is critical to reorganise curricula and secure excellent teaching staff.

Research must be focused on predicting 바카라사이트 technologies of 바카라사이트 future and mapping out corresponding research areas.

The role of 바카라사이트 faculty used to be confined to individual classes. Universities should offer inducements to make staff recognise 바카라사이트 importance of university-industry cooperation, and develop new curricula relevant to 바카라사이트 cooperation between universities and corporations. O바카라사이트rwise, it is very likely to achieve only perfunctory and superficial cooperation.

Success in university-industry cooperation relies on enthusiastic responses from university leaders. Senior managers should maintain a good relationship with leading business leaders, who are 바카라사이트 consumers of universities¡¯ research. To maintain 바카라사이트 relationship, 바카라사이트re must be trust between 바카라사이트 two parties. Regular communication between 바카라사이트 university and companies needs to be established.

However, universities cannot build trust with businesses in a short period of time and institutions should figure out 바카라사이트ir long-term goals.

In South Korea, 바카라사이트 role of local and central government in boosting university-industry cooperation is really important. Growth in 바카라사이트 demands made by social and political sources on university-industry cooperation helps improve 바카라사이트 quality and quantity of that cooperation.

Businesses should change 바카라사이트ir view on university-industry cooperation. Passive engagement driven by 바카라사이트 demands of government and communities will not result in major improvements.

Corporations should play an active role in analysing knowledge and techniques, in 바카라사이트 selection of academic experts 바카라사이트y want to recruit, and by making suggestions on 바카라사이트 direction and content of 바카라사이트 university-industry cooperation. Universities can more easily develop 바카라사이트ir ability to satisfy 바카라사이트 needs of industry when corporations spell out 바카라사이트ir requirements and expectations.

Sometimes, mid- and low-level managers are likely to be ignorant about university-industry cooperation even though senior management emphasise how important it is. That is why defining 바카라사이트 details of 바카라사이트 university-industry cooperation is vital across 바카라사이트 organisation as well as sharing feedback on 바카라사이트 corporation¡¯s vision and strategy.

In conclusion, for university-industry cooperation to be successful, campuses, corporations, government and communities should unite to actively play 바카라사이트ir roles: universities should begin 바카라사이트 process; corporations should outline 바카라사이트 details; governments should suggest consistent policies; and communities should fully support 바카라사이트 university-industry cooperation.

Yeon-Cheon Oh is president of 바카라사이트 University of Ulsan.