| Title: | Impact of the INDUSAC project through co-creation between students and industry |
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| Authors: | ID Odić, Duško (Author)
ID Mrgole, Urška (Author)
ID Premk, Robert (Author)
ID Kunej, Špela (Author)
ID Trobec, Marjeta (Author) |
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| Files: |  ZUP_Odic_Dusko_2026.pdf (166,47 KB)
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 https://www.hippocampus.si/ISSN/1854-4231/21.13-19.pdf
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Unknown |
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| Typology: | 1.04 - Professional Article |
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| Organization: | ZUP - University of Primorska Press
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| Abstract: | The Horizon Europe inDUsaC project, coordinated by the Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana, Slovenia, introduced an innovative mechanism for facilitating knowledge transfer between companies and students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. During the project, students and re searchers across Europe were given the opportunity to address compa ny-defined challenges through short-term co-creation projects lasting between four and eight weeks. In total, 303 individuals, organised into 159 international teams, success fully completed their projects, with students receiving financial compen sation for their contributions. This paper provides an overview of the addressed company challenges, which spanned a wide range of domains, including health, education and nutrition; modern living; products and accessories; energy and environment; industrial processes and engineer ing; and business solutions. This diversity demonstrates the breadth of the project’s impact, with ap proximately half of the participating companies being small enterprises with up to 10 employees, and with strong participation from eU Widen ing countries. By presenting 159 successful collaborations that generated valuable outputs for companies and enabled students to acquire practical skills, the inDUsaC project demonstrates: (i) tangible social impact; (ii) the feasibility of an effective and attractive mechanism that provides compa nies with innovative ideas while offering students meaningful incentives to gain experience and strengthen their professional networks; and (iii) the critical role of a public research organisation in facilitating such exchanges. |
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| Keywords: | INDUSAC project, co-creation, students, industry, knowledge transfer |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Place of publishing: | Koper |
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| Publisher: | Univerza na Primorskem, Fakulteta za management |
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| Year of publishing: | 2026 |
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| Year of performance: | 2026 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 13-19 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 21, št. 1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/RUP-23136  |
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| UDC: | 001 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1854-4231 |
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| DOI: | 10.26493/1854-4231.21.13-19 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 279376387 |
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| Publication date in RUP: | 09.06.2026 |
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