International University Networks for Innovation in Industry: TU Delft example projects USJ Workshop, 16 October 2009 Dr. Marcel Crul Design for Sustainability program Industrial Design Engineering Delft University of Technology
Introduction Delft & TU Delft Cooperation with industry in industrial design projects
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Universities in the Netherlands Groningen TU Twente Nijmegen Wageningen Utrecht Amsterdam Rotterdam Leiden Tilburg TU Eindhoven Maastricht TU DELFT
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The faculty of Industrial Design Engineering Founded in 1969 Largest university-based product design course worldwide 1650 students 3200 alumni 200 scientific staff 20 professors in various disciplines 3 departments 1 BSc program 3 MSc programs
August 17, Valorisation Delft UT Main tasks, equally important -Education -Research -Valorisation
August 17, Innovative knowlegde valorisation Preferred supplier of knowledge Valorisation Centres – inspiring market places where knowledge, business and government structurally come together – central centre and Faculty centres. Economic and social and societal valorisation Sustainability is central issue for all activities Increase external funding 25% next 5 years Generate income from Intellectual Property rights Techno-starters support via YES!Delft (Incubator) -Delft Center of Entrepreneurship –Technopolis Innovation Park 3 TU’s in NL work closer together Life long learning Preferred supplier of knowledge and graduates to (multinational) companies, incl. high-tech SMEs
Solar boats Czeer
Flexible and Spray PV 13
Involving young people in Sustainability: Sustainable Dancefloor
Electric Mobility First certified car: Th!nk City TU: c’mm’n open Source design 16
Electric bikes 17
Fast Charging stations 18
Energy management systems 19 TU Delft Superbus
Examples of Sustainable Design Outside EU China: Healthcare Design Tools India: Healthcare Water, Energy Disability Housing ICT, Education Rural women Design Tools Latin America: Context Solar lighting Healthcare ICT Phillippines: Local resources, Energy Ghana: Water, Agro- food Cambodia: Solar lighting Central America: Packaging, food, Energy, furniture Uganda: ICT, microfinance Tanzania: Agro-food metal EU: solar energy electric mobility telemedicine Vietnam: CP4BP
Cassave processing, Tanzania In coop with UDSM
Water purifier India (Philips) 22
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Ragbag (NL/India): Plastic waste
Affordable light for rural Cambodia 25
New design for PV LED Lamp 26
New salt products in Chile
conclusions Many opportunities for cooperation with SMEs on new product development and new service development Win-win situation: – Innovation for industry – New and relevant research topics for university Both research projects and master projects are possible and successful