EGPR

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About EGPR

Since the academic year 2003/2004. Chair of Design and Product Development is included in international EGPR course, which is being held in collaboration with several European universities.


EGPR (European Global Product Realization) is an international course where student teams from several European countries collaborate with industrial partners to solve real design problems.

In collaboration with several European universities, the EGPR course has been continuously held within the summer semester of the graduate study of mechanical engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture since the academic year 2003/2004. The current international partners include Austria (Technische Universität Wien), Croatia (University of Zagreb), Italy (Politecnico di Milano), and Slovenia (University of Ljubljana).

The course aims to develop products intended for the real market in collaboration with industrial partners. Within the course, students work on a semester-long project assignment defined by the industrial partner, which fits the profile and scope of the company. International student teams from partner universities (TU Wien, UNIZG, POLIMI, and UNI-LJ) are engaged in the project; thus, teaching and project collaboration take place in a geographically remote, virtual environment. In addition to using advanced virtual collaborative tools, the course also includes a short period of joint work on the project at the same location, which depends on the location of the industrial partner. A successfully completed project, in addition to the design solution itself, includes a final presentation of student teams and the selection of the best solution.

The course is taught in English.

Collaboration with industrial partners is crucial for the realization of the EGPR course. Therefore, since the very beginning of the course, cooperation has been established with the following partner companies:

 

Year

Host City

Host University

Company / Industrial Partner

2024.

Milano

Politecnito di Milano

ROLD
www.rold.com

2023.

Zagreb

University of Zagreb

Rimac Technology d.o.o.
www.rimac-technology.com

2022.

Vienna

TU Wien

Siemens Mobility www.mobility.siemens.com

2021.

Vienna

TU Wien

Siemens Mobility www.mobility.siemens.com

2020.

Milano

Politecnito di Milano

ROLD
www.rold.com

2019.

Ljubljana

University of Ljubljana

Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances
www.bsh-group.com

2017.

London

City University of London

BetterLife Innovations Ltd.

2016.

Budapest

The University of Technology and Economics Budapest

Philips Hungary
www.philips.hu

2015.

Zagreb

University of Zagreb

INETEC d.o.o.
www.inetec.hr

2014.

Ljubljana

University of Ljubljana

Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances
www.bsh-group.com

2013.

London

City University of London

Condor Project Ltd. www.condorprojects.co.uk

2012.

Zagreb

University of Zagreb

Suman d.o.o.
suman.hr

2011.

Budapest

The University of Technology and Economics Budapest

Direct Line
www.dldh.hu

2010.

Ljubljana

University of Ljubljana

BSH Slovenia
www.bsh-group.com

LIV Postojna 
hr.liv.si

2009.

Delft

TU Delft

University Medical Centre Utrecht  www.umcutrecht.nl

2008.

Zagreb

University of Zagreb

TEHNIX d.o.o.
tehnix.hr

2007.

London

City University of London

Kesslers International Ltd www.kesslers.com

2006.

Ljubljana

University of Ljubljana

NIKO
www.niko.si

2005.

Lausanne

EPFL Lausanne

Avidor S.A.
avidorvalais.ch

2004.

Lausanne

EPFL Lausanne

Vlamboog
www.vlamboog.eu

2003.

Delft

TU Delft

Vlamboog
www.vlamboog.eu

2002.

Ljubljana

University of Ljubljana

LIV Postojna
hr.liv.si

The EGPR course is part of the Erasmus+ project PRO HACKIN' - Product Hackathons for Innovative Development (https://cadlab.fsb.hr/en/education/erasmus-plus-projects/pro-hackin) and has been held within the following projects since its inception:

The course is led by Prof. Dr. Neven Pavković and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stanko Škec. In addition, teaching assistants from the Chair of Design and Product Development are involved as student teams' coaches.