Analyzing the Guidelines for Improving the Relationship Between Ilam University and Industry and Society

This research was carried out with the aim of analyzing the strategies of improving the relationship of Ilam University with industry and society and using quantitative methodology. The statistical population of the research was 247 members of the academic faculty of Ilam University and experts of the economic sectors. Using Cochran's formula, a statistical sample of 78 people was estimated and they were studied by stratified random sampling. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by using the opinion of 3 faculty members of Ilam University and its reliability was confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha (0.84). Data analysis was done using SmartPLS and SPSS software. The conceptual model of the research was the five factors of laws and regulations, database system design, structure design, communication and motivation, which was used to evaluate the reliability of the model, using confirmatory factor analysis with the SmartPLS software. The evaluation of the overall fit of the model was done with the GOF criterion. The test value for the model fit index was equal to 0.695. Therefore, it can be said that the model of industry-university relationship structures had a high fit and the sub-indices of industry-university relationship structures were also of good internal and external coherence. The results showed that one of the components of improving the relationship between Ilam University and economic sectors is the compilation of a comprehensive information bank about existing businesses in the province and the compilation of a database of professors, specialties, skills and study projects conducted in Ilam University.