INDUSTRIAL WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING – MAKING NEW TECHNOLOGY FIT TO PRACTICE

Digitalisation, globalisation and the transition towards more sustainable production and sustainable products involve major changes for Swedish industry. There is a need for new knowledge, new ways of collaborating, and new ways of managing and organising work. We have established the research field of industrial work-integrated learning in order to meet the challenges faced by industry. Here, our researchers work together with industry to identify solutions and approaches.

Since 2018, industrial work-integrated learning (I-WIL) has been a prioritised research field at University West. Our research focuses on questions and challenges that are of particular relevance to Swedish industry. We combine technical and social science subject expertise within interdisciplinary research projects to address complex societal challenges.

A unique interdisciplinary research field

Around 20 researchers work here, in a dozen or so different projects. Our research is interdisciplinary and includes researchers from a wide range of scientific disciplines and subjects, such as informatics, business administration, computer science, media studies, interaction design, education, sociology, personnel studies and labour science. Industrial automation, industrial economics, environmental science and sustainable energy are also linked to our research within industrial work-integrated learning.

Our researchers work within three research themes:

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