university–enterprise cooperation

A) Aalborg University - http://en.aau.dk/
B) It is the vision that Aalborg University should be an open and
attractive research and learning institution with an international
orientation. This implies an environment where research and teaching
are given equal weight and where students and researchers alike are able
to satisfy their scientific curiosity and development as far as their will
and talent will take them in close interaction with one another and the
rest of society. Aalborg University is directed by a Board of Directors -
composed of 11 members, of which six are external members.
With the University Act of June 2003, the overall mission of the
Danish universities was given a new wording while at the same time
there were changes in the formal framework for the universities’
governance and management, programmes, and form of ownership. In
addition to research, education, and communication, the University
Act now includes exchange of knowledge and internationalization
in the universities’ mission statements. The lawmakers intended the
new legal status of the universities to be accompanied by new and
wider degrees of freedom.
Continuing Education at Aalborg University offers a wide array of
studies, ranging from Master’s programmes to single courses within
different academic disciplines. Aalborg University offers an annual
supplementary education programme – Life-long Learning – for
their former students.
C) The Knowledge Exchange Office is a service facility at the
University which functions as a contact centre for external
parties who are interested in cooperating with the University. The
cooperation can e.g. be in the form of collaboration between Aalborg
University researchers and R&D employees in private corporations
or public institutions; the co-financing of researchers, PhD fellows
and laboratory facilities; student-business project cooperation; and
traineeships. The Knowledge Exchange Office facilitates network
relations between businesses, organizations etc. and relevant
parties at the University, provides training in entrepreneurship
and publishes newsletters. Aalborg University offers numerous
opportunities for cooperation, which is as much directed at small
and medium enterprises as for large.
Aalborg Univeristy’s Careers Centre is a free service, where one can
acquire company and organisational information during studies at
Aalborg University. The Careers Centres offers:
• Student Jobs/Graduate Jobs;
• External Job Databases;
• Free Mailing List;
• Internships in Denmark;
• Careers Fair;
• Alumni from Aalborg University;
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http://www.plan.aau.dk/uddannelser/livslang+laering
http://www.nc.aau.dk/English
http://careers.aau.dk/
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