| dc.description.abstract | Universities are adapting to the evolving landscape of the information economy, globalization, and societal challenges; they have increasingly embraced knowledge transfer approaches, including the third mission and other forms of engagement with industry. Collaboration between universities and industries has emerged as a powerful tool for knowledge and technology exchange, fostering innovation and organizational capacity. Challenge-based learning is a relatively new type of collaboration. Previous studies predominantly concentrated on student motivation and learning outcomes; there needs to be more information regarding the perspectives of industry actors involved in these collaborations. This paper aimed to accomplish this gap by exploring industry perspectives on challenge-based learning and its effectiveness in university-industry engagement. The study used an exploratory approach, drawing on other research on the same subject and considering the aim, objectives, and research topic. After conducting semi-structured interviews with representatives of challenge provider companies, thematic saturation was discovered to gain better insight. The analysis of this research demonstrated the outcomes and challenges of challenge-based learning collaboration from the interviews. It also added the opinion of the interviewees on whether the positives outweigh the drawbacks. The findings indicated that from the industry perspective, challenge-based learning generally has similarities with the motives of university-industry engagement. The results suggest that despite some limitations, challenge-based learning promotes university-industry collaboration | |