Interação universidade-empresa: uma análise da contribuição dos grupos de pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Abstract

The interaction between University, industry and Government is the key to innovation and growth in a knowledge-based economy. In this environment, intensifies the need for interaction U-and generating mutual benefits for the actors involved in the process. Technology transfer manifests itself as an alternative for companies to promote innovation and universities obtain additional sources of funds for research . Given thiscontext, this paper seeks toanalyse the characteristics of the University, industry interaction and the main contributions to the development of research groups at the Federal University of Santa Maria. Theoretical review on the interaction University, industry, triple helix, modalities, motivators, enablers and barriers of this process have contribued to theoretical subsidies to the basement of the research. Were surveyed the 38 groups that have projects of Inteinteraction with industry, according to the 2010 census CNPq. For its implementation, were obtained evidence from quantitative research, bibliographic research and the pfield search (survey) with the application of a questionnaire by the research groups. It was noted that most researchers in the broad area of CNPq of agronomical Sciences, in the field of Agronomy, predominantly male aged between 46 and 50 years and are crowded in Rural Sciences Center . Workin Federal University of Santa Maria for at least three decades and in the activity of professor researcher on average for 15 years, possess Postdoctoral and Fellowship of CNPq productivity Predominate thespecific interactions and sporadic, of medium complexity technological content and the flow of knowledge is basically the research groups for the industry. The Research Groupwas worth the potential for application of the results of their research and follows the career of the graduates, assigning great importance to activities related to contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge, solid academic and professional training of undergraduates, training of high-level people of specialisation (Masters/PhD), developing cutting-edge research at the frontier of knowledge, development of research that contribute to sustainability, development of research that contribute to solve problems in the region, publication of research results in high-impact journals and the recognition of the Group's research work by their peers. The financing of research is due in large part to funding agencies, such as FAPERGS, CNPq, CAPES and FINEP, the resources of the University itself and industry represent a very small portion. Most of the groups did not use public funding for innovative activities. The research groups still do not realize how high intensity contributions arising from interaction with industry. The bureaucracy has been the greatest difficulty in approval of projects and interaction.