EC-HVEN · Europe-China High Value Engineering Network (EC-HVEN): Shaping Sustainable Engineering Sectors in Europe and China
FP7 — People (Marie Curie Actions)
- Duration
- 2012-05-01 → 2016-04-30
- EU contribution
- €837,900
- Participants
- 3
- Scheme
- MC-IRSES
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Results in brief
Europe-China High Value Engineering Network (EC-HVEN): Shaping Sustainable Engineering Sectors in Europe and China
Europe-China High Value Engineering Network (EC-HVEN) is an IRSES project which ran from 2012 to 2016 with the aim of establishing a framework for global network collaborations in high value engineering. The seven partners in Europe and China were Birmingham University, Cambridge University, Technical University of Denmark, Harbin Institute of Technology, Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. EC-HVEN delivered the full plan of exchanges. A wide range of collaborative research projects were developed and completed. Above 90 workshops, seminars and forum meetings were organised to support knowledge transfer, communication and dissemination of research findings. Collaborative research activities between the project partners have led to nearly 200 publications including 83 journal papers, 4 books, 1 special issue, and a large number of conference papers, working papers and research reports. EC-HVEN has established a framework for global network collaborations in high value engineering, advanced manufacturing and innovation. The framework is underpinned by a broad theoretical model capturing the contexts, capabilities and configurations of global engineering networks. Six core research areas were identified for high value engineering research, including engineering and technology management, engineering design and innovation, international manufacturing and engineering, global engineering services, industrial sustainability and engineering, and information and telecommunication technologies for high value engineering networks. Within these core research areas, EC-HVEN provided a comparative view of the latest trends and applications in Europe and China, developed conceptual models to analyse the critical research issues, and suggested practical guidance for effective value creation through global network collaborations. Such developments have increased the awareness of the importance and articulated the potential value of engineering in the wider economic context. The project members have been provided with a supportive environment to co-develop research projects in the core areas of high value engineering research. The overall research framework provides the foundations for continuing growth of this body of knowledge, and suggests an agenda for high value engineering research into the future.
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Project objective
Europe-China High Value Engineering Network (EC-HVEN) is an exchange project aiming to establish a framework for global network collaborations in high value engineering, manufacturing and innovation. This project builds on leading expertise in Europe and China along the whole engineering value chain from research, design, development and production, to delivery, service, support, recycling and disposal. Seven partners are involved from two EU Member States and China. These partners bring into this project complementary expertise along the full spectrum of the engineering value chain. The main objectives of this project include:• Increasing awareness of the importance and potential value of engineering and networking within the community of high value engineering research.• Providing a supportive environment for building collaborative research projects focusing on high value engineering technologies and novel concepts of operations.• Establishing a framework for global network collaborations in high value engineering areas.The above strategic objectives will be achieved through exchange visits, workshops, and collaborative research projects organised into eight work packages. Main output will include a systematic view of high value engineering in Europe and China, an established community of researchers and practitioners for HVEN research, as well as practical guidance and enabling technologies for effective value creation based on HVEN.It is expected that this project will provide direct benefits to the European institutions involved, the wider academic and industrial communities, and to the European Research Area as a whole. This project will also enhance research partnerships amongst the participants and help establish a long-term and lasting research co-operation. Furthermore, EC-HVEN targets at a frontier research area of increasing importance worldwide. This project will help Europe to lead the agenda for future HVEN research on an international platform.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · BirminghamCoordinatorUnited Kingdom
- DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET · Kongens LyngbyDenmark
- THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE · CAMBRIDGEUnited Kingdom
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