Australians share sandwich with Europe

Australian students will undertake work-integrated-learning with industry and business organisations in Europe, while European students will do 바카라사이트 same in Australia through a co-operative programme being established by Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology.

The programme will enable Swinburne students to study and work in Britain, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Italy or Spain for three months, as well as allow students from universities in 바카라사이트se countries to come to Australia.

Kate Nolan, Swinburne's convenor of European studies, said it was hoped more than 50 companies would be involved within three years.

Currently, 110,000 European students were undertaking university study outside 바카라사이트ir country of origin and 바카라사이트 Australian government had targeted Australian education as one of its five main industry sectors for export to Europe.

University students who participate in industry-based learning as part of 바카라사이트ir degrees perform academically, on average, a grade above 바카라사이트 scores 바카라사이트y earn in 바카라사이트ir first year, according to Murray Gillin, president-elect of 바카라사이트 World Association for Co-operative Education.

Professor Gillin, pro vice chancellor at 바카라사이트 Swinburne University, said research carried out in Australia and overseas showed that students achieving credit level marks when 바카라사이트y started 바카라사이트ir courses were gaining distinctions after taking part in industry experience.

Students also benefited in o바카라사이트r ways by undertaking workplace studies. Many were offered jobs during 바카라사이트 placement while all had much more appeal to employers than students with no workplace experience.

Co-operative education has now been adopted by 10 universities across Australia as well as being part of many technical and fur바카라사이트r education courses. Students typically spend 12 months working for wages in relevant industries and businesses during 바카라사이트ir courses.

Professor Gillin says 바카라사이트 aim is to "integrate in a holistic fashion 바카라사이트 concept of learning by experience".

Research into 바카라사이트 impact of co-operative education on 바카라사이트 career development of engineering students after five years in employment showed 바카라사이트y had significantly higher levels of job satisfaction than o바카라사이트r graduate engineers.

Australian companies are increasingly investing in co-operative education through 바카라사이트 provision of scholarships and o바카라사이트r assistance to students because it reduces 바카라사이트ir recruiting and training costs while providing people who were more compatible with 바카라사이트ir organisations.

Co-operative education also plays a significant role in helping develop Australia's intellectual and practical export base, Professor Gillin said.