INDUSAC - Quick Challenge-Driven, Human-Centred Co-Creation Mechanism for INDUStry-Academia Collaborations
Quick facts
- Programme: Horizon
- Project number: 101070297
- Start date: 1 September 2022
- End date: 31 August 2025
- Duration: 36 months
- Total budget: 1,999,843 EUR
About the project
The INDUSAC project designs a state-of-the-art mechanism for industry-academia collaboration that is based on human-centred design principles that enable quick project co-creation. At least 300 international co-creation projects are selected for implementation to ensure the validation of the mechanism. These micro-projects led by teams consisting of students, researchers, and company staff cover various activities to target numerous industrial sectors. They are expected to create a bridge between business and academia.
The INDUSAC project creates a dynamic community of industry-academia stakeholders, including at least 1,000 companies, 3,000 students, and 300 researchers by project end.
The project focuses on the mechanism’s two main components:
- The INDUSAC platform is to build on pre-existing Industry-Academia Collaboration mechanisms to facilitate a user-friendly co-creation process. It provides the foundation for developing solutions that clearly process the needs and interests of companies, students, and researchers in the EU.
- The INDUSAC methodology aims to facilitate the creation of company, student, and researcher teams by matching industry needs with students’ and researchers’ interests and skills. The methodology is built on a baseline of pre-existing co-creation approaches and offers guidance packages, as well as processes and tools for its smooth functioning. It provides detailed user journey maps.
