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Improving teaching in engineering education: adjunct enterprise professors programme

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The gap between University curricula in engineering, and profiles required by companies represents a problem that remains unsolved. The main two reasons behind this decoupling are the absence of certain specific applied subjects and a lack of knowledge regarding updated technological innovations that are already introduced in the business world. The PAVEs programme (Profesores Asociados Vinculados a Empresa, Adjunct Enterprise Professors) of the University of Valladolid offers an improvement in the preparation of engineers, representing an effective solution to the exposed problems. It complements engineering curricula including industry-driven knowledge imparted by industry professionals. Many years of research and implementation experiences of the PAVEs program approve a methodology that works and enhances the performance of engineering students. The obtained results show that both students and companies participating are highly satisfied with the experience.

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Baladrón, C., Jiménez, M.I., Aguiar, J.M. et al. Improving teaching in engineering education: adjunct enterprise professors programme. J Intell Manuf 24, 495–499 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-011-0546-0

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