Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems – Experiences of an Intensive Program Tatjana Welzer, University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Maribor, Slovenia João M.Fernandes, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal PRAXIS 2014, Genova, September 25-26, 2014

Contents  Introduction  Innovations in Practical Education  Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems  Experiences  Conclusion

Introduction – Education - Teaching  Transmition of accumulated knowledge, skills and values from generation to generation  Teaching is the process in which students and teachers are involved  Teaching processes has changed significantly  Technology  Mobility  Practical Education

Introduction – Education - Employability  Having knowledge and skills to fulfil employers needs and expectations  Employability is the process in which graduates and employers are involved  Employability processes has changed significantly

Introduction – Education - Internship  University: Interesting internship with added value for students.  Industry: Real help from students, fresh ideas and solutions.  Students: Good and interesting internships in which they would fill like equivalent partner and be rewarded for their work.

Innovations in Practical Education  Innovations in Practical Education  Applied research Practical courses, seminars, project groups Involvement in real projects (DEMOLA, The creative way to practical knowledge Students projects (Imagine Cup, World Design Festival) Diploma work  Student motivation Practical experiences Useful examples and work Employability

Inovations in Practical Education  Inovations in Practical Education  Scientific Research Formal research projects Involvement in real projects Students competitions and projects (Imagine Cup) Master and Ph.D. thesis (research and application)  Students motivation References, recognition of work for studying purposes Some financial benefits Employability

Inovations in Practical Education  Innovations in Practical Education  Students claims “Labour class” Not enough interesting Loosing of interest and motivation  Teachers contentment Enthusiastic Disappointed

ICCES  Erasmus IP – ICCES – Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems,   Coordination University do Minho, Braga  Consortium – Universities Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Minho Universidade de Vigo, Spain Universidade de Vigo Aarhus Universitet, Denmark Aarhus Universitet Newcastle University, United Kingdom Newcastle University Universiteit Twente, The Netherlands Universiteit Twente

ICCES  Erasmus IP – ICCES – Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems,  Consortium – Universities Univerza v Mariboru, Slovenia Univerza v Mariboru TUCS, Finland TUCS VŠB - TU Ostrava, Czech Republic VŠB - TU Ostrava Technische Universität Wien, Austria Technische Universität Wien Universität Paderborn, Germany Universität Paderborn  Consortium – Companies Efacec Bosch – 2013, 2014

ICCES  Erasmus IP – ICCES – Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems,  Main objectives: Ph.D. students in engineering and technology International multi-disciplinary Ph.D. student teams Problems of high complexity in an innovative and research- oriented perspective within industrial contexts Preparing Ph.D. graduates for awareness of the industrial realities

ICCES  Erasmus IP – ICCES – Inovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems,  Learning outcomes Work within multidisciplinary teams, to promote creativity and innovation; Adopt techniques like abstraction, modelling and simulation, to manage complexity; Prepare applied research plans, to support a policy for patents and industrial property and to sustain industry development.

ICCES  Erasmus IP – ICCES – Innovation and Creativity for Complex Engineering Systems,  Deliverables of each edition of ICCES Applied research plans, written by the students, for the considered engineering problems; Position papers, written by the students, to explain their research plans to the scientific community; Simulations and presentations, by the students, about their research plans; Cross Cultural Communication Experiences.

Experiencies  Ph.D. graduates taking the ICCES Programme will be much better prepared for the challenges that they will face if they are hired in the future by an industrial company  The industrial participants will be better prepared to realize how Ph.D. graduates can be integrated in their system development process, mainly in the innovative and creativity tasks that may benefit from their research skills.

Experiencies  The academic partners will be able to gain experience from the real needs of the industry so that their doctoral programmes can incorporate the development of industry-relevant skills.  This experience will allow the production of publications that may influence the way European universities may deal with the employment of their Ph.D. students and, consequently, the sustainable development of the European economy.

Experiencies  As a student at the ICCES Erasmus IP 2012, I gained new knowledge on the fields that were not that familiar to me before. We have worked in groups where I got to know different approaches that other team members used for research as well as I have gained experience on how to work with the industrial partner and cope with problems proposed. The whole project was a wonderful experience and I would recommend it to all students (Lili Nemec Zlatolas, University of Maribor)

Experiencies  The ICCES 2013 program at Bosch in the lovely city of Braga was a great and unforgettable experience. Not only did we get to work on real industrial problems that Bosch is currently facing, we also had a lot of fun doing that. I think that in the end many of us gained a lot perspective on how to use our knowledge in the ‘real world’ and also gained many friends for life from all over the world.. (Bojan Butolen, University of Maribor

Experiencies  The ICCES 2014 was interested in many ways. Not that we just worked on real problems Bosch provided us, but we were treat as equal to other employees. Main director was very pleased with our solutions and he expressed high gratitude for our work. As a member of ICCES 2013 I had a chance to see our last year solutions in practice as well, what makes the whole experience in new perspective. Last but not least meeting new people and become friends with them is priceless and worth all hard work. (Jaka Polutnik, University of Maribor)

Conclusion  Education - teaching and practical education – Project Work and Internship should be tightly connected and integrated into each other  Interest of all parties, different possibilities, tools, platforms  Impacts on labour market and society  New project, ideas and opportunities without limits  New technologies, Virtual environment  Mobility, Living Labs  Students with disabilities