Title :
Industry within higher education
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Manuf. Eng., Brighton Polytech., UK
Abstract :
Outlines the progress of a commercial unit operated within the Mechanical and Manufacturing Department of Brighton Polytechnic, from its tentative beginnings to its current high profile status. The paper discusses the contribution such a commercial unit can make to the operation of the department in providing an alternative platform for operations and explores the relationship with the learning environment
Keywords :
education; manufacturing industries; mechanical engineering; DTI; commercial unit; commercialization; consultancy; contracts; higher education; industrial experience; industrial funding; integration; learning environment; manufacturing engineering; mechanical engineering; polytechnic;
Conference_Titel :
Factory 2000, 1992. 'Competitive Performance Through Advanced Technology'., Third International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 359)
Conference_Location :
York
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-548-6
