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One of the most important issues for the future economic and social development of the European Community is its ability to harness the fruits of its research efforts for the development of innovative capability and quality in its industries. COMETT, the European Community's Programme on cooperation between universities and industry regarding training in the field of technology, has developed since its inception in 1986 with these and related issues as its focus. Essentially, it worked through three mechanisms: structured networking between universities and industry, student and graduate placements in industry as well as the exchange of personnel between universities and firms, and the setting-up of joint training projects. COMETT's message has been that advanced training and the acceleration of higher education–industry cooperation are core technology transfer mechanisms for the industrial valorisation of European R&D efforts.

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COMETT II - The Final Evaluation Report, European Commission, Luxembourg 1997. The publication is drawn up on the basis of the Commission's Communication COM(96) 410. This article consists of a summary of the Commission's document. A free copy of the Evaluation Report can be obtained by writing to: European Commission, DG XXII/Documentation (B—7), 200 Rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium.

Please note that the term ‘university’ in COMETT covered all higher education institutions.

A more detailed analysis of the UETPs can be found in: Networks and European Training Partnerships — COMETT UETPs, Realities and Perspectives, European Commission, Luxembourg, 1994. See also COMETT: The Results, Building and Developing Successful European University—Enterprise Partnerships, CRCI—COMETT Bretagne, Rennes, 1995 (mimeo).

For more information on this strand, see COMETT: The Results, Joint Training Projects — Lessons and Experiences, European Commission, Luxembourg, 1996. See also: COMETT: The Results, Contribution to Innovation and Continuing Education and Training, CRCI Pays de la Loire, Nantes, 1995 (mimeo).

For a detailed evaluation, see COMETT II: Le bilan, Les programmes de mobilité transnationaux soutenus dans le cadre du programme COMETT II (pp. 1990–1994), Commission européenne, Luxembourg, 1996. See also V. Gehmlich, COMETT: The Results, Student Mobility in the COMETT Programme, Osnabrück, 1995 (mimeo).

More background information on this point can be found in ‘Linking R&D and education’, in: COMETT: The Results, Linking R&D and Education/SMEs in COMETT Projects/A Sectoral View on COMETT, European Commission, Luxembourg, 1996.

For further information, see ‘SMEs in COMETT projects', in Op cit, Ref 6. See also: COMETT: The Results, SME Involvement — the Road to Success in European Education and Training Programmes, Danish Technological Institute, 1995 (mimeo).

More detailed information can be found in ‘A sectoral view on COMETT’, in Op cit, Ref 6.

Improving Innovation through Training

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