Network of Companies Committed to Education
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What is the Network of Companies Committed to Education and Research?
The network of companies committed to education and research was created with the aim of linking companies with the educational and research work of universities. The connection between companies and higher education institutions focuses on three main axes:
Education relevant to the context
- The communication between companies and higher education institutions to educate in relation to market needs. Foster communication about what companies need in terms of skills and knowledge of future professionals.
Relevant research:
- Promote research in universities and ensure that this research is relevant and useful for the context in which it develops. Companies will not only be able to suggest research topics but also get involved and support those research projects that are relevant and interesting to them. Member companies of the network will have access to information from the scientific articles presented at the Annual EQUAA Forum and the International Research Competition.
Consulting by universities:
- The university has the task, in addition to education, of helping to solve the problems that companies have. The university is a center of knowledge, and therefore it must gather professionals and academics to work together and help solve the problems that exist in the context of which they are a part. In Latin America, this objective has not been worked on, and it is of mutual interest for both companies and educational institutions to work on this point.
What is the “International Internship Program of EQUAA”?
The International Internship Program was created with the aim of promoting the exchange of students to carry out pre-professional and professional internships in Latin American countries. The member universities of EQUAA will announce those students they suggest for the program, and companies will be able to evaluate among the students suggested by the universities to recruit interns for their companies at an international level. This program is limited to those students suggested by the universities who can represent the name of the university and give a good image of it internationally. The program is limited to a certain number of students per university according to the number of opportunities available in the network of companies. Among the benefits of this program are:
- For students: the possibility of having a work experience in a country different from their own
- For the university: internationalization and linkage with companies
- For the company: the possibility of having an international work environment and receiving students suggested by the same universities.
Benefits of the Network
- One year membership in the EQUAA Network of Companies
- Appear as a socially responsible company, committed to research
- User access to the network of companies to view the topics being researched by international academics
- User access to provide and suggest research topics to the network of international researchers
- Access to research articles from EQUAA - EMERALD Journal Package
- Access to discounts on the EASE application
- Access to EQUAA's “International Internship Program”
- Company advertising in EQUAA publications
- Company advertising on the EQUAA website
- Possibility of participation at an additional cost with 1 company stand at the EQUAA Annual Forum
- Participation at no cost for 1 representative of the company in the EQUAA Annual Research Contest
Annual Membership Cost
- Member - 1500 USD + VAT
- Gold Member - 3000 USD + VAT
- Platinum - 5000 USD + VAT
- Exclusive Member - 10000 USD + VAT (Learn more about additional benefits)
Topics of Interest
| Supply Chain and Logistics | • Supply Chain Strategies for mining companies • Supply chain and local logistics strategies in the hydrocarbons sector |
| Value Creation and Knowledge Management | • From the network to value creation • Open data for knowledge management |
| Corporate Governance and Strategic Management | • Corporate Governance, Board of Directors, and Strategic Management in financial companies |
| Differentiation or low-cost strategies against academic ERPs | • Differentiation or low-cost strategies against academic ERPs |
| Economics and Politics | • The influence of political decisions on the performance of pension funds |
| Communication and Organizational Management | • Effects of empathic communication in an organization • Efficiency of no boss organizations, in regards to traditional and new KPIs |
| Innovation and Technology | • Adoption of new technologies in the mining industry • Creativity to find new sources of profit for an online platform • The importance of innovation in the fashion industry • Adoption of Business Intelligence in the Academic Field • Researching how to make open innovation work in companies |
| Industry and Development | • Development of mining conglomerates |
| Finance and Economics | • Financial Innovation and Performance |
| Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital | • Effects of the Absorptive Capacity of Tacit Knowledge on Intellectual Capital in Consulting Firms |
| Innovation and Collaboration Spaces | • Evaluate the value of Open Future's crowdworking spaces in promoting innovation in the regions. |
| Mining and Sustainable Development | • The relationships between mining, the population, and the government • The role of mining in local sustainable development |
| Business and Sustainability | • How to create a sustainable online business over time • Sustainable Growth Models in Banking |
| Technology and Development | • Smart Cities |
| Public Policies and ICT | • Best practices in public policy to encourage local content • Best practices in public policy for the sustainability of the ICT market in Latin America |
| Communication and Marketing | • Communication plan in extractive industries • The importance of the local context for a global communication plan: case in extractive industries • The impact of selling a foreign brand on a company's image • Internal Control and Perceived Image • The group brand versus the product brand • The impact of an international brand in a local market |
| Art and Sponsorship | • Sponsorship and Promotion of Art |
| Banking and Corporate Service | • Banking Services and Corporate Clients |
| Customer Management and CRM | • Effects of CRM in the academic sector • Key factors for customer loyalty • Customer reaction to leasing and long-term rental: case of a vehicle rental company • Pricing policies for end customers |
| Technology and Networks | • The impact of networks on software choice |
| Mining and Finance | • Exploration and Finance Companies in Mining • Costs and risks in the mining industry |
| Art and Economy | • Economy and Financing of Art |
| Regulation and Financial Market | • The influence of government regulations on the financial market • Auditing as a trust element in the financial system • The effect of restrictions on pension fund choice in the first job |
| Technology and Education | • Value of Intangibles in the implementation of academic ERP |
| Alternative Financing | • Crowdfunding |
| Technology and Education | • The impact of ERP systems on the efficiency of an educational organization • Measuring the true size of E-learning in Peru |
| Education and Development | • The evolution of distance education in Latin America • Education in low-income areas |
| Collaboration and Educational Methods | • Collaboration between academic training and home training • Benefits of collaborator-led education and evolution |
| Technology and Mining | • Maturity models of IT projects in mining |
| Technological and Creative Convergence | • Convergence between Technology, Arts, and Media |
| Banking and Technology | • Key factors in the use of online banking platforms • Information Technologies as a tool to develop security in the financial market |
| Adoption and Use of Technology | • Impact variables in the adoption of information systems • What students value when choosing software • Web Usage |
| Entrepreneurship and Mining | • Effectiveness of entrepreneurial supplier companies and mature mining companies |
| Entrepreneurship in Art and Technology | • Art Startups and Entrepreneurial Performance • Digital Startups |
| Entrepreneurship Factors | • Main factors in the choice of financing by entrepreneurs • The influence of age on entrepreneurship |