[ECSS 2024] Presentations of the Informatics Education Workshop (30 October 2024)

Workshop Chairs: •Michael Kölling, King's College London •Jan Vahrenhold, University of Münster Supported by IE's Education Research Working Group 20th European Informatics Leaders Summit (ECSS 2024) Informatics Education Workshop 30 October 2024 Academia/Industry Collaboration in Higher Education Informatics Education Workshop at! ECSS 2024 Aim: Report with status and recommendations Collect ideas of aspects of the topic for possible inclusion! Out of scope? Did we miss something?! Discuss/select topics! First draft of report outline! Work plan / process:! How to approach this?! What next? Over the next weeks / months Today: Work •BSc / MSc theses# $- Jan Vahrenhold (for Jörg Desel, GI, Germany)! •Industrial Doctorates # $- Ana Gil (Spain)! •Guest Lectures# $- Kim Mens (Belgium) / Tatjana Welzer (Slovenia)! •Capstone Projects# $- Jan Vahrenhold (Germany)! •Advisory Boards# $- Michael Kölling (UK)! •Case Study: Software Innovation Campus Paderborn# $- Gregor Engels/Heike Trautmann (Germany) # [Break]! •Round 1 of discussion (3 in parallel)! •Round 2 of discussion (3 in parallel)! •First summary of discussion comments# (Is anything missing?)! •Next steps! •Wrap-up (Michael Kölling/Jan Vahrenhold) https://tinyurl.com/ECSS2024EducationWorkshop Take notes Recommendations of the GI for Conducting Student Thesis Papers in Industry ECSS 2024, Malta, October 2024 Jörg Desel FernUniversität in Hagen A Word of Introduction •What are ‘External Theses’ and how can the GI Recommendations help to guide them? •According to the GI, “External theses are thesis papers that students complete as part of their studies in a non-university setting.” •They are “an opportunity to foster and facilitate interactions between companies and universities.”, •and, they involve by definition “the participation of an external partner (outside of the faculty) in defining the tasks and supervising the thesis.” •What don’t they cover? •“The (…) recommendations do not apply to thesis work conducted at university-affiliated research institutions“ -e.g. Fraunhofer institutes, FZI etc. Differences Between the Types of Higher Education Institutions •External vs. Internal thesis papers •External thesis papers are more common at universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen) and at vocational academies (Berufsakademien) •Internal thesis papers are more common at research-oriented universities •The GI-Recommendations are thus: •primarily aimed at universities •guidelines for students, professors and corporate partners for carrying out external theses successfully •Can facilitate a productive exchange of knowledge that benefits all parties. Acknowledements •Who are the Authors of the recommendations? •Ralf Reussner •Bernd Voigt •Special thanks go to the following contributors from the University of Oldenburg for large parts of the text: •Prof. Dr. H.-J. Appelrath† •Dr. Grawunder •Contact: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), Ahrstraße 45 53175 Bonn (www.gi-ev.de) WHAT IS AN INDUSTRIAL PH.D. IN SPAIN? RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES IN SPAIN (ART.15 BIS OF RD 99/2011 OF JANUARY 28 MODIFIED BY ROYAL DECREE 576/2023, OF 4 JULY) ECSS 2024, 28-30 October, Malta https://www.boe.es/eli/es/rd/2011/01/28/99/con https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2023-16573 ANA B. GIL-GONZÁLEZ [email protected] WHAT IS AN INDUSTRIAL PH.D.? REGULATED AT STATE LEVEL 2011/2023 "Doctorado Industrial" (Industrial Ph.D.) applies to programs whose candidates take part in industrial research work or experimental development projects connected to their theses. These projects must be hosted by a company or Public Administration other than a university. They can be carried out exclusively at said company or Public Administration, or as a joint effort between those and the university. The Ph.D. candidate's work is supervised by a thesis tutor appointed by the university and a supervisor appointed by either the company or the Public Administration. Tutors can also be thesis advisors according to the Ph.D. Rules and Regulations for Doctoral Studies in Spain. ECSS 2024, 28-30 October, Malta PURPOSE OF AN INDUSTRIAL PH.D. The aim is to promote the training of PhDs in an industrial environment at companies or at Public Administrations. This training consists of experimental development or industrial research projects to be undertaken as part of their Ph.D. thesis. Stimulate the creation of new companies and enhance the research and development capacity of the participating companies. Contribute to strengthening the country's competitiveness and economy. ECSS 2024, 28-30 October, Malta WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS? IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE INDUSTRIAL MENTION IN THE PHD THESIS a) An employment or commercial contract of the Ph.D. candidate of al least one year during the thesis development by a private or public sector company or by a Public Administration other than the university. b) Participation of the PhD candidate in an industrial research or experimental development project hosted by the employing company or Public Administration (other than a university). The project must be directly related to the PhD thesis of the candidate, who is required to provide a scientific and technical progress report as proof of this attachment. The report will be subsequently validated by the university. c) An agreement must have been signed between the entity, company or public administration and the university for the academic development of the doctoral thesis, which will establish, as a minimum, the obligations of the parties and the industrial property right that may be generated. ECSS 2024, 28-30 October, Malta SUMMARY: BENEFITS OF INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATES Promoting innovation in business Improving the training of human talent Strengthening collaboration between academia and industry ECSS 2024, 28-30 October, Malta SUMMARY: BENEFITS OF INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATES ECSS 2024, 28-30 October, Malta THANKS ANA B. GIL-GONZÁLEZ [email protected] WHAT IS AN INDUSTRIAL PH.D. IN SPAIN? ECSS 2024, 28-30 October, Malta Advisory Boards Academia/Industry Collaboration in Higher Education Case study: King's College London Informatics Department Composition 26 Senior representatives from industry (currently)! Representatives from regulatory and professional bodies (currently none)! Head of Department! Six other academics holding leadership positions (research and teaching) IBM William Hill NatWest Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Unilever Starling Bank Wolfram Nuclear Risk Insurers Bloomberg Samsung Siemens Intel Intercontinental Exchange London Stock Exchange Group Frequency Meets once a year How do we find them? Outside members can apply (email address on webpage).! In practice: personal contacts. From the Website Our Industry Advisory Board supports interactions between the Department and industry in a non-executive capacity."It includes senior representatives from industry sectors aligned with the research groups in the Department. In addition, the board includes representatives from relevant regulatory and professional bodies and from Academic and Research Committees.# # Members are appointed for an initial three-year term. The board convenes once a year. Benefits for board members include networking opportunities; access to academic partners for EPSRC and Innovate UK projects; and access to a large student population to undertake projects of industrial relevance. senior representatives industry regulatory and professional bodies Academic and Research Committees three-year term Benefits networking academic partners student population to undertake projects Terms of Reference •To advise the Department on the industrial relevance of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and to suggest changes to courses and degree programs.! •To review the research activity of the Department in terms of industrial relevance, and to provide assistance, where suitable, with letters of support, internships, etc.! •To help shape the Department's strategy by providing guidance on long-term developments and trends within the industry.! •To identify opportunities for commercialisation of research.! •To report any existing or emergent conflict of interest to the head of Department, who will recommend the most appropriate course of action to address the conflict (including, for instance, a suspension of the membership until such conflict is exhausted. Terms of Reference •To advise the Department on the industrial relevance of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and to suggest changes to courses and degree programs.! •To review the research activity of the Department in terms of industrial relevance, and to provide assistance, where suitable, with letters of support, internships, etc.! •To help shape the Department's strategy by providing guidance on long-term developments and trends within the industry.! •To identify opportunities for commercialisation of research.! •To report any existing or emergent conflict of interest to the head of Department, who will recommend the most appropriate course of action to address the conflict (including, for instance, a suspension of the membership until such conflict is exhausted. 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