Workshop on the occasion of Prof. Heinz W. Engl's 60th Birthday

Robert M. M. Mattheij

“Linking Industrial Mathematics in Europe”

In the seventies a number of initiatives were taken that put their focus on mathematical problems coming from industry. In a fairly short period separate groups found that they would be better off by cooperating on a European scale. In this talk I will give a personal account of my experiences and views in this fascinating development.