This paper presents an initiative instituted in 1990 at the University of Toronto, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering whereby students in their final year study take on a thesis that has practical significance with local industries. This initiative, entitled the Materials and Manufacturing Ontario (MMO) Connections Program, has the central objective to collaborate with industry in the definition of a real problem of relevance to that industry, and to subsequently introduce this problem to senior year undergraduate engineering students for resolution. The MMO Connections Program facilitates the opportunity for talented students to work on these real-industrial problems, and as a result, both parties benefit. The MMO Connections Program therefore predominantly is one of technology transfer.
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