Project based learning via solving a real business need by a multidisciplinary group of students

This work presents a new project based learning methodology focused on solving case studies proposed by companies. The methodology is based on one of the models proposed in the European KA2 Erasmus + Project titled "Smart HEI-Business collaboration for skills and competitiveness" (HEIBus). This project was formed by a consortium of 5 European universities and 7 companies with international activities and was focused on the development and implementation of new models for business-university cooperation. The model of cooperation between university students and companies was implemented using case studies proposed by companies to groups of multi-disciplinary students. This model has been adapted to a project based learning methodology that will be applied in several courses in the Electronics and Automation Department of the University of Jaen.