A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION

Abstract

The goal of this study was to analyze the situation of the cooperation between University and Industry in Düzce, Turkey. Target population of the study was the firms that related only woodworking industry. There were 242 firms according to the registry of Düzce Chamber of Industry and Commerce. But some of them were only the end product seller instead of manufacturer or supplier. Because of this reason, population of this study was determined as 154.  And this was the only constraint of the study. 91 of 154 firms were surveyed by the face to face method with 41-question survey. According to the results it can be said that Industry knows very little about opportunities and has little concern with cooperation. Also, miscommunication may be the one of the main reason of weak cooperation. In this regard, Technology Faculties are able to strengthen this weak cooperation due to its on-site education syllabus.

Keywords

• University-Industry Cooperation,Woodworking Industry,Furniture Industry,Technology Faculty

ÜNİVERSİTE-SANAYİ İŞBİRLİĞİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Düzce’de üniversite sanayi işbirliğinin durumunu analiz etmektir. Bu çalışma kapsamında yalnızca ağaçişleri-mobilya endüstrisinde faaliyet gösteren firmalar hedef kitle olarak belirlenmiştir. Düzce Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası kayıtlarına göre 242 firma bu alanda faaliyet göstermektedir. Fakat bunlardan bazıları üretici ya da tedarikçi değil sadece nihai ürün satıcısıdır. Bu nedenle bu çalışmanın nihai popülasyonu 154 olarak belirlenmiştir. Bu husus çalışmanın yegâne kısıtı olarak düşünülebilir. 154 firmanın 97’si ile 41 sorudan oluşan bir anket kullanılarak yüz yüze görüşme tekniği ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma sonuçlarına göre endüstrinin fırsatlar hakkında çok az şey bildiği ya da neredeyse farkında olmadığı ve işbirliği ile ilgili çok duyarlı olmadıkları söylenebilir. İletişimsizlik ya da iletişim eksikliği bu zayıf işbirliğinin ana sebeplerinden biri olabilir. Bu doğrultuda, Teknoloji Fakültelerinin işyerinde eğitim müfredatı sayesinde bu zayıf işbirliğini güçlendirebilecektir.

Keywords

• Üniversite-Sanayi işbirliği,Ağaç İşleri Endüstrisi,Mobilya Sanayisi,Teknoloji Fakültesi

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