Interaction Between University and Vehicle Factory in the Field of Quality Industry

Currently higher education has become a main strategic resource in the knowledge economy. The higher education institutions facilitate the development of their region, attract students and lecturers to their area, enlarge the human capital and establish workplaces. Nowadays the interaction among universities and industry has a growing role in the economy. The aim of the study is to examine how the actors of the two spheres, economy and education can collaborate with each other and what kind of cohesion effects can the active cooperation cause. This paper is a case study about Széchenyi István University in Gyõr, where a large automotive industry can be found. Széchenyi István University has wide R&D projects for instance with Audi Factory in Gyõr, which is the world largest engine plant and offers workplaces for almost ten thousand people. Furthermore the increasing and widening production in the field of vehicle sphere at Audi Factory conducive to the development of SME’s in the region where the vehicle industry has become the priority sector. Recently the foundation of the new factory resulted that Gyõr has become a vehicle factory with the whole vertical processes of car manufacturing, and it means new challenges too. Besides the research and education function, Széchenyi István University has strengthening connection with business sector and provide services for SME’s. The major quality-industry, Gyõr, the University's collaborative, joint development directions is a possibility in which the knowledge and the roles have important meaning for success.