IFAC POL – Academic-Practice Collaboration Keys for Success
This study identifies the keys for successful collaboration between the communities of academia and practice in the field of automation and control. The findings are based on the analysis of 85 different collaborations reported in a survey of the international control community conducted by the Industry and Education committees at IFAC. Addressing a joint problem, understanding and respecting each other, frequent communication, and adequate funding are among the top attributes of successful collaboration. A complete list of the top 10 keys for success is provided in the conclusion section
Keys for Success of Academic-Practice Collaborations
An article by Russ Rhinehart and Atanas Serbezov in the IFAC Newsletter of August 2022
Best Practices for Collaboration Between Industry and Academe
An article by Russ Rhinehart in Intech October 2022 Better collaboration between academic institutions and industry practitioners can improve outcomes for industrial businesses and the schools, professors, and students they depend on.
IFAC Industry Committee Collaboration Taskforce 2022-12-07
These slides summarise the results of a survey conducted by the task force in 2020
IFAC Survey of Practice-Academic Collaboration 2020-11-16
The instruction for completing the survey
