University-enterprise cooperation for talent development: The case of supervised internship in a Brazilian engineering university

The university-enterprise connection has been growing in importance over the years. Also, the supervised internship, fulfilled during undergraduate course, is mandatory in several careers, according to Brazilian law, and is considered one of the forms of cooperation between universities and enterpri...

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Main Authors: Ribeiro Mello, Andrea Justino, Villas Boas Mello, Jose Andre, Quirino da Silva Souza, Keityanne, Lima de Souza, Ana Luiza, Alegre da Gama Afonso, Herlander Costa, Luiz da Cruz Barbosa de Souza, Bruno, Peixoto, Aruquia
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Companies
cooperation university-enterprise
Industries
performance indicators
Production engineering
supervised internship
Training
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Summary:The university-enterprise connection has been growing in importance over the years. Also, the supervised internship, fulfilled during undergraduate course, is mandatory in several careers, according to Brazilian law, and is considered one of the forms of cooperation between universities and enterprises. In the present study, considering that this interaction between the academic world and the corporate world is beneficial for both sides, it is sought to verify how the students of a Brazilian federal public education institution have been evaluated according to behavioral aspects, knowledge and commitment by the granting companies. The objective is to know the strengths and weaknesses to feed the process of modernization of education. It can be noticed that, in general, the students were well evaluated, indicating the value of the training obtained in the studied institution, although is possible to do diverse improvements.
ISSN:2165-9567
DOI:10.1109/EDUCON.2017.7942966