MicroErp, a computer solution for small and medium-sized enterprises: Case study of collaboration between university and industry

Over the years, one of the most important problems in engineering university education is the lack of student attention. The great majority of this problem is that the student feels that the knowledge transmitted in class has nothing to do with the real world. Besides that, the industry needs creative and innovative solutions and universities are best suited to meet the challenge through attractive and relevant curricula integrating innovation topics. For this reason, there is a phenomenon has emerged, known as collaboration between the university and industry (CUI), which becomes very beneficial for both agents. This article aims to show a case study of a collaboration project between small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) and the entrepreneurship of a team of teachers and students. The project, called MicroErp, is being developed through end-of-course projects of the computing faculty and consists of the creation of a computer tool for medium and small business resource management.