UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION

Changes in the philosophy of engineering education after the Second Wo rld War led to an isolation of the university education process from t he industry it was meant to serve. This trend reversed in Canada in th e 1980s and industry-university cooperation is now on the rise. Decrea ses in government funding both for teaching and research will force un iversities and industry to cooperate even more closely in the years to come. Research is the area in which the greatest level of interaction presently takes place, but significant possibilities exist for indust ry to play a role in teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate le vels. Industry involvement on university advisory boards to develop cu rriculum and to advise on future directions will become increasingly i mportant.