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Department of TelecommunicationsFaculty of
Electrical Engineering and ComputingUniversity
of ZagrebCollaboration models
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Introduction

• University of Zagreb
• Convergence of telecommunications and computers
  (in the 70s), media (in the 90s) and market (in
  the 2000s)
• Traditional collaboration with industrial
  partners and operators
• Programmes focused on the emerging and future
  technologies

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Model 1 Workshop/Seminar

• Goal competence development
• Selected topic(s) targeted segment of human
  resources
• Example
• Workshop on Telecom Technology and Market
• Contract T-HT and FER
• Started in 2005

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Model 2 Student Summer School

• Goal built a relationship with the best students
  
• Small RD projects (compensation)
• Example
• Summer Camp
• Contract Ericsson Nikola Tesla and FER
• Started in 2001

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Model 3 Student Project

• Goal recruitment of the good students
• RD project proposed by the company
  (stipendium/compensation)
• Example
• Contract Siemens and FER
• Started in 2001

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Model 4 Joint project lab

• Goal RD topics of the mutual interest the
  contribute the value of company and innnovation
• Joint team, with postgraduate students from the
  company and full-timers from the university
• Example
• Mobility Lab
• Contract Ericsson Nikola Tesla and FER
• Started in 1999

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Model 5 Participation in EU project (1)

• Goal international cooperation
• Selected experts from the university and the
  company
• Example
• Network of excellence e-Photon/One Optical
  Networks -Towards Bandwidth Manageability and
  Cost Efficiency
• 40 partners from Europe (universities, operators
  and industry)
• Started in 2002

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Model 5 Participation in EU project (2)

• Summer School 2006, Zagreb
• Optical grid and optical network resilience
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
   
• Mon. Sept. 4 - Wed. Sept. 6, 2006
• The school is open for participants outside
  e-Photon/ONe (Registration fee 100 EUR)

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Project Management Model