University + Industry: A World Tool to Drive Economic Growth

J.N. Hurtado Ocana¹

Abstract

For over a century, universities and industry have been seeking to build a stronger relationship between them. The rise of a global knowledge economy has intensified the need of a stronger partnership between both parties and world-class research universities are at the forefront of pioneering such partnerships.

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