Antares: A Synergy between University Education and Research, Development and Technology Innovation Groups
Octavio Nieto-Taladriz, Aletéia Araújo, Denislaine Santos Fraga, Juan Manuel Montero, J.I. Izpura · 2004
Abstract – Although Education and other activities related with Research, Development and technological Innovation (R+D+I) are all integrated by the Universities, their typical organization leads to a low coupling among them. In this way, R+D+I activities are usually carried out by small elitist groups with a high degree of external self-funding. The activities of the above groups are leaded by professors and also are directly related with postgraduate Education (mainly Ph .D. but also Ms. Sc. in a less degree). On the other side, undergraduate education, also carried out by the above professors, generally is poorly connected with their R+D+I activities. Therefore, one of the most difficult tasks in an University Department is to make compatible its educational purpose with its innovation activity performed through the research and the development activities of its research groups. In this article we report on a successful experience thabout a close cooperation of the above activities within an University Department which has leaded to the design of the Antares platform suitable for educational purposes on microprocessors as well as for R+D+I activities carried out by one of the research groups of the Department. The synergy due to the above situation opens new opportunities for further cooperation among Education and (R+D+I) activities.