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SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION ENGINEERING IN THE CLUSTER OF EXCELLENCE INTEGRATIVE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGH-WAGE COUNTRIES AT RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY
1 IMA/ZLW & IfU - RWTH Aachen University (GERMANY)
2 Human Technology Centre (HUMTEC) (GERMANY)
3 Department of Ferrous Metallurgy - RWTH Aachen University (GERMANY)
4 Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT (GERMANY)
About this paper:
Appears in: ICERI2012 Proceedings
Publication year: 2012
Pages: 3842-3846
ISBN: 978-84-616-0763-1
ISSN: 2340-1095
Conference name: 5th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
Dates: 19-21 November, 2012
Location: Madrid, Spain
Abstract:
Interdisciplinary scientific cooperation plays a decisive role for the generation of new knowledge. The augmenting dynamic and complexity of scientific forms of cooperation require new approaches for interlinking people and knowledge from different disciplines to enable people for succeeding in interdisciplinary cooperation. Concerning the case of the cluster of excellence Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries at RWTH Aachen University this challenge is addressed by cross sectional processes (CSP). CSP are supporting networking processes and strategic cluster development by means of learning and knowledge management. Through cross-sectional activities, a new method for knowledge and organizational development was identified – scientific cooperation engineering. It aspires to support the transfer of highly complex, dynamic and interdisciplinary research cooperation into sustainable and robust structures. The design of scientific cooperation engineering will be outlined in this position paper.
Keywords:
Knowledge and Cooperation Engineering, Interdisciplinary Innovation Management, Diversity Management, Performance Measurement.