INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION ECO-SYSTEM – AN APPROACH TO ENABLE THE TRANSFER BETWEEN SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND INDUSTRY
Year: 2024
Editor: Grierson, Hilary; Bohemia, Erik; Buck, Lyndon
Author: Bitzer, Michael; Michels, Nico
Series: E&PDE
Institution: Siemens, Germany
Page(s): 55 - 60
DOI number: 10.35199/EPDE.2024.10
ISBN: 978-1-912254-200
ISSN: 3005-4753
Abstract
The manufacturing industry is constantly facing multiple trends and challenges – globally and locally. Technologies, like Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning are key enablers for companies to increase the ability to react and adapt. No matter if those technologies are part of products for end-consumers, or part of machines which produce the products for the end-consumers – those technologies need to be innovated, designed, produced, maintained, serviced, and recycled. For all those activities people with the right skillset are key. Especially in the European countries the demographic trends increase the trend of both, high-level of technology utilization in the manufacturing process and at the same time highly skilled people. Companies like Siemens take this in consideration and focus on people and their education in a “multi-channel” approach. This paper presents an approach of a research and innovation eco-systems and provides industry-leading-practices. This eco-system allows people in different phases of their educational life to continue their learning path. Moreover, multiple partners in science, education and industry bring their input and opportunities into this eco-system. And one of the key benefits for all participants is the transfer of latest knowledge and technology into the industry. Siemens Industry Software has implemented this approach in the regular line organization to ensure continuity and proof the commitment and dedication to the topic of education.
Keywords: research and innovation eco-system, transfer, knowledge and technology transfer