Abstract
This paper considers what a university engineering school can do to stimulate manufacturing excellence in industry. Aalborg University with its unique use of problem-based learning methods, is used as a case example. This approach is also embedded in a new research initiative, the Centre for Industrial Production. Examples of industry involvement in research and development projects are given. Such university-industry collaboration will not only benefit the development of competencies in large and small industrial enterprises, but will also provide a laboratory setting for the study of integration and implementation. The engineering problem-solving approach helps to identify university core competencies and suggests a new research agenda.
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