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 |
|
2023. |
Zagreb |
University of Zagreb |
Rimac Technology d.o.o. |
|
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 |
|
2019. |
Ljubljana |
University of Ljubljana |
Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances |
|
2017. |
London |
City University of London |
BetterLife Innovations Ltd. |
|
2016. |
Budapest |
The University of Technology and Economics Budapest |
Philips Hungary |
|
2015. |
Zagreb |
University of Zagreb |
INETEC d.o.o. |
|
2014. |
Ljubljana |
University of Ljubljana |
Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances |
|
2013. |
London |
City University of London |
Condor Project Ltd. www.condorprojects.co.uk |
|
2012. |
Zagreb |
University of Zagreb |
Suman d.o.o. |
|
2011. |
Budapest |
The University of Technology and Economics Budapest |
Direct Line |
|
2010. |
Ljubljana |
University of Ljubljana |
BSH Slovenia LIV Postojna |
|
2009. |
Delft |
TU Delft |
University Medical Centre Utrecht www.umcutrecht.nl |
|
2008. |
Zagreb |
University of Zagreb |
TEHNIX d.o.o. |
|
2007. |
London |
City University of London |
Kesslers International Ltd www.kesslers.com |
|
2006. |
Ljubljana |
University of Ljubljana |
NIKO |
|
2005. |
Lausanne |
EPFL Lausanne |
Avidor S.A. |
|
2004. |
Lausanne |
EPFL Lausanne |
Vlamboog |
|
2003. |
Delft |
TU Delft |
Vlamboog |
|
2002. |
Ljubljana |
University of Ljubljana |
LIV Postojna |
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:
- NARIP - Networked Activities for Realisation of Innovative Products (https://cadlab.fsb.hr/en/education/erasmus-plus-projects/narip),
- ELPID – E-learning Platform for Innovative Product Development (https://cadlab.fsb.hr/en/education/erasmus-plus-projects/elpid).
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.