University and industry : strange bedfellows or birds of a feather?

Silva, José Manuel; Boa-Ventura, Ana Cecília

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Silva, José Manuel

Boa-Ventura, Ana Cecília

Abstract(s)

Expressions like “more and better jobs” are blooming during one of the most difficult economic times that Europe has endured. A quick analysis of how industry, (HEI) cope with the subject, leads us to different visions. The big question is whether universities should be giving emphasis to knowledge management or to knowledge acquisition. A plain employability discourse conditions the entrepreneurial university and overlooks several important issues such as the overall crisis, decision-making, resources, capabilities, internal management structures, and local communities. The authors’ goal is twofold: to manage this university / industry relationship and to point out the importance of consortia as a driving force for the economic growth and the competitiveness. Consortia are growing in almost all of Europe but what are they?