The University-industry Cooperation and its Practical Application in the Czech Republic

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to present the advantages and limitations of university- industry cooperation. This issue is currently very important because of the employability of university graduates in the future. Hence the interest in mutual cooperation of universities and companies. The article presents the results of an empirical research carried out from two perspectives. The former focuses on the interest of students in employment in economic and management professions, the latter presents the results of a survey looking into the interest in cooperation between the branches of multinational companies and universities engaged in tertiary education in the Czech Republic. The results indicate students’ interest in their active involvement in the practice itself during college, and lower interest in cooperation with universities shown by branches of multinational companies in the Czech Republic in particular