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<p>Dear colleagues,<br>
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The <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/education/education-research-working-group.html">Informatics
Europe Education Research Working Group</a> is currently
preparing a report detailing best practices for academia/industry
collaborations in education. As part of this effort, we are
interested in understanding current practices related to
collaboration on B.Sc./M.Sc./PhD theses, work-based learning, and
capstone projects.<br>
<br>
With this email, we ask you for your help and for ten minutes of
your time. Could you - or a person at your institution involved in
capstone projects - please fill out the survey at: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.informatics-europe.org/survey/index.php/562781?lang=en"><b>https://www.informatics-europe.org/survey/index.php/562781?lang=en</b></a> to
help us better understand how capstone projects are currently
implemented in collaboration with external stakeholders?<br>
<br>
According to the literature, "capstone course" is used to denote
"a course that finishes an academic degree. The main goal of a
project-based capstone course [referred to as a capstone project]
is to provide hands-on experience in applying the tools,
techniques, principles and best practices that are taught more
theoretically in previous courses." (Tenhunen et al., 2023).<br>
<br>
The data obtained through this survey will be used in aggregated
form to produce a "best practices" report on how European
institutions implement capstone projects in the context of
academia/industry collaborations.<br>
<br>
The survey is completely anonymous and all questions are optional.
That said, we welcome you to volunteer information. The deadline
for participation is<b> November 21, 2025</b>.<br>
<br>
Thank you very much for your collaboration!<br>
<br>
On behalf of the Informatics Europe Education Research Working
Group<br>
Jan Vahrenhold (Chair)</p>
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