  We describe the results of an industrial-academic collaboration among the
Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering (PPGEE), the Electronics and
Information Research Centre (CETELI), and Samsung Eletr\^onica da Amaz\^onia
Ltda. (Samsung), which aims at training human resources for Samsung's research
and development (R&D) areas. Inspired by co-operative education systems, this
collaboration offers an academic experience by means of a complementary
training programme (CTP), in order to train undergraduates and graduate
students in electrical and computer engineering, with especial emphasis on
digital television (TV), industrial automation, and mobile devices
technologies. In particular, this cooperation has provided scholarships for
students and financial support for professors and coordinators in addition to
the construction of a new building with new laboratories, classrooms, and staff
rooms, to assist all research and development activities. Additionally, the
cooperation outcomes led to applications developed for Samsung's mobile
devices, digital TV, and production processes, an increase of 37% in CETELI's
scientific production (i.e., conference and journal papers) as well as
professional training for undergraduates and graduate students.
