Control and automation education: academia and industry together

Abstract

This paper presents the latest results of a methodology applied in 2022 and 2023 to a group of Processes and Services Automation students. This course is an elective in the Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering. The methodology is oriented towards professional skills and was developed in collaboration with industry. It is worked by stages that include activities such debate forums, field trips and technical classes. These were complemented with commercial and industrial scale workshops and projects that exposes students to real processes. The results showed that the methodology helped to integrate theory with technical abilities and provided opportunities for students to improve their professional profiles.