The Industrial Campus of Ferrol: A Specialized Campus Stimulating the Knowledge Transfer

The Industrial Campus of Ferrol of the University of A Coruña, is the first specialization campus accredited by the Xunta de Galicia. The Campus is focused on research lines that are the pillars of the factory of the future: industrial robotics, materials, naval and offshore engineering, industrial management, optimization of industrial processes and product development. Since its strategic conception, this innovative campus, has demonstrated its strong commitment to industry; institutional and business chairs, technical assistance, searching solutions to technological demands, creating joint proposal of R&D&I projects for national or international funding calls, or implementing industrial doctorates, are some examples of collaboration. The location of the campus in the surroundings of Ferrol, an international benchmark in shipbuilding with the most modern shipyards in Europe, represents an opportunity for collaboration with driving companies in strategic industrial sectors. The Industrial Campus creates an innovative education proposal and gives students access to new tools and equipment designed to improve their training and employability, offering unique degrees, professional seminars and projects with companies included in the program and a classroom unique in Spain, where it is possible to work with the most advanced digital twin software.