Joining the Dots (JTD)

Title

Industry-university collaboration in the STEM curriculum : exploring work integrated learning in practice

Publication Date

12-2015

Subjects

Higher education, Industry needs, Internship programs, Partnerships in education, STEM education, University business relationship, University curriculum, Work based learning, Innovation

Comments

(Joining the Dots research briefing ; v.3 n.4)

Abstract

Industry-university collaboration is high on the agenda in Australia. A new Prime-Minister new ministers in the education and innovation portfolios have re-invigorated the push for improving these partnerships, and a recently announced policy promoting an 'Innovation Boom' has put this front and centre on the national agenda. With the Prime-Minister rebuking some leaders in the higher education sector for being 'defeatist' and asking for more 'optimistic' approaches to developing collaborations (Q&A Session - Malcolm Turnbull and Glyn Davis, 2015), the focus on the role that universities play in reaching out to industry has never been so intense.

Place of Publication

Melbourne Vic

Publisher

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

ISSN

2202-1779

 
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