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“It builds confidence, develops skills, and gives a true impression of real life as well as problems that you would have to overcome in your chosen profession”
Business Bridge Student
THE FUTURE - KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
Having proved the model of project based work experience in the micro-SME market works, the stage is set to roll out this concept to different markets, namely, the public sector, the social economy, and medium to large sized businesses. With these developments comes the challenge of increasing the intensity of information throughout the loop, to hopefully enable HE to respond better to the changing needs of the labour market.
When asked whether or not Business Bridge should be integrated into the curriculum 58% of students whom graduated after using the service said yes
Knowledge transfer is a prime objective of both higher education institutions and research institutions, working hard to establish research links with companies in all fields of manufacturing and commerce. Industry, too, has realised that there is more to a university than a source of fresh graduates. Higher education has the research knowledge and resources a firm needs to compete effectively.
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