Book chapter 2025

Industry Academic Partnerships Leading to Better Preparation of Graduates for Employment

WC
Wood, Clare
 MB
Matsenjwa, Bongekile J.
 HJ
Hada, Jun Dongol
 RS
Rolland, Samuel A.
 SV
Samaras, Vasilios
 JJ
Jones, Jason W.
 BG
Bunting, Gavin
 HI
Hobson, Ian
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Conference · Vol. 1097 · pp. 183-203
Abstract

Universities play a pivotal role worldwide in preparing graduates for industry and there are proven benefits to the positive outcomes of effective industry–academia partnerships. As we explore in this Chapter, industry-academia partnerships can take various forms and impact at multiple stages of education, with the potential for tremendously positive outcomes in many contexts. Industry-academia partnerships are not only a critical tool in ensuring that the modern workforce remains up to date and readily adaptable to changes in industry practices, but also foster the authentic development of leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurship skills. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.

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Author Keywords

Internship industry graduates Academia Year in industry

Index Keywords

Students academia Internship graduate Industry practices Multiple stages Year in industry Agribusiness
Author Affiliations
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Bern, BE, Switzerland
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