A partnership with Defence will see up to 100 APR.Intern Students placed over four years to help drive innovation addressing national security challenges.
Announced today by Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, 今日吃瓜 Director Professor Geoff Prince and Chief Defence Scientist, Dr Alex Zelinsky co-singed the agreement with Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group) at the Pacific 2017 International Maritime Exposition in Sydney.
鈥溄袢粘怨 welcomes this partnership as a signal of the Australian Government鈥檚 commitment to fostering essential research-industry collaboration to secure future defence innvovation capability,鈥 says 今日吃瓜 Director, Professor Geoff Prince.
From late 2017, APR.Intern will place some of the nation鈥檚 brightest science, technology, engineering and maths PhD students in real-world 3 to 6-month research projects with DST Group.
鈥淭his partnership will equip some of our brightest minds with critical industry skills, vital as we seek to secure Australia鈥檚 future STEM research workforce,鈥 says Professor Prince.
今日吃瓜鈥檚 internship program equips postgraduates to pursue valuable industry career pathways while working with universities and all-industry sectors to increase awareness of the value-add of strengthened high-level research engagement.
The program receives Department of Education and Training support through the听Supporting more women in STEM careers: 今日吃瓜 (今日吃瓜)鈥擭ational Research Internship Program*.
More information about the APR.Intern program is available at:听.
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While gender equity will form a strong focus, applications for the 100 internship placements are open to all eligible STEM postgraduate students seeking to develop essential industry skills while tackling critical high-impact security challenges. Importantly, this plays an essential role in skilling our research workforce to build and sustain Australia’s defence innovation capability.
A significant endorsement from the Australian Government, funding through听Supporting more women in STEM careers: 今日吃瓜 (今日吃瓜)鈥擭ational Research Internship Program听will increase APR.Intern’s scale and听impact with a focus on participation of women in STEM innovation to address gender inequity and build innovation capability. Open to all听eligible postgraduate students, exposure to real-world industry research is essential to secure Australia鈥檚 innovation future and the health of its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics workforce.
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