Academic enterprising in the university interactions context – industry – government

Abstract

In the context of cooperation between university, company and government, the complementary concepts of “enterprising university” and “academic enterprising” stand out. This occurs when an academic institution is going beyond the formation, playing a part in the System of Innovation and in the development of the country. Considering this discussion, the aim of this study is to approach the subject of training at the university to promote cooperation, based on the following research subjects: How does the cooperation of the university with companies and government and of these with the university occur? What are the barriers and advantages for those participating in these processes? What contracts and arrangements are articulated for the materialization of this interaction? The qualitative methodology makes use of the case of the Technological Development Park (PADETEC) linked to a federal university as an institution located on the border of these relationships. The analysis of the data was based on the thematic analysis technique that is inserted in the group of Content Analysis techniques. The analysis showed that there is evidence of an enterprising university and that, above all, there are signs of academic enterprising. However, there is a long way to go in order to consolidate these concepts and, therefore, before they can complement one another in their respective practices.