Article
Industry-university collaboration in the STEM curriculum : exploring work integrated learning in practice
Joining the Dots (JTD)
Publication Date
12-1-2015
Subjects
Higher education, Industry needs, Internship programs, Partnerships in education, STEM education, University business relationship, University curriculum, Work based learning, Innovation
Disciplines
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.
Copyright Statement
Copyright Australian Council for Educational Research 2015
Place of Publication
Melbourne Vic
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
ISSN
2202-1779
Citation Information
Daniel Edwards and Julie McMillan. "Industry-university collaboration in the STEM curriculum : exploring work integrated learning in practice" (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/julie_mcmillan/62/
(Joining the Dots research briefing ; v.3 n.4)