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A ROADMAP FOR MINERALS PROCESSING EDUCATION
Facilitate University/Industry exchange
Target: encourage constructive and regular exchange between Universities
and Industry that enriches teaching and research and supports best
practice in industry.
Communicate
Ensure meaningful collaboration between industry and academia via
steering committees or industry advisory bodies
Encourage industry/academic staff exchanges
Actively communicate to ensure senior minerals industry personnel
appreciate the professional expertise of academics and researchers
Demonstrate benefits of applied research to minerals industry decision-
makers
Identify opportunities to access board rooms and corporate head
offices to discuss education and professional development for mineral
processors
Strengthen links between academic institutions and IMPC and local
institutions such as the AusIMM, CIM, SAIMM, etc, focussing on strategies
to collaborate on delivery of education and ongoing reshaping of the
curriculum.
Provide real industry data and case studies for education programs
Incorporate current industry data into case studies and problem
examples
Use specialists to turn industry problems into academic challenges
Organise University/Industry workshops and forums to exchange ideas
and knowledge
Investigate opportunities for universities to engage in collaborative
industry R&D using recent graduates or academic staff
Ensure that technical conferences and seminars have a strong
educational focus as well as a commercial one
Set up effective work processes
Ensure that education programs and steering committees understand
one another’s budgets and priorities
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