https://www.linkedin.com/school/samverkanpariktigt/ “Engagement with the surrounding society is in our DNA.”
The School of Engineering (JTH) has a long tradition of collaboration with society and believes that education is connected to both theoretical research and industrial practice. This combination supports student attraction and satisfaction and increases future employability. JTH educates students with employable skills and offers lifelong learning courses for continuous development of existing personnel.
The educational palette ranges from short individual courses for professionals to shorter vocational programmes, from bachelors and masters of engineering to doctoral education, all of which are conducted in collaboration with industry.
The ‘Education Concept’ at JTH is unique in that all programmes also provide knowledge from topic areas other than technology, such as Leadership and Project Management, Industrial Management, Entrepreneurship and Marketing and Research Methods and Communication and Sustainability. Also, the internship course is mandatory and final theses are done in cooperation with industry in all programmes of JTH since 2013.
The research at JTH is based on industrial challenges in society within the area of knowledge intensive product realisation, co-creating new knowledge in research and education together with partners in industry. Engagement with society and industry is at the core of everything JTH does and is embedded in the culture. Hence all personnel have a collaborative mindset. External relationships increase opportunities for skills provision, continued professional development and for applied research.
