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Applications
are now being sought for the
2008
B-HERT Awards for
Outstanding
Achievement in Collaborative Research & Development and Education
& Training
Best
Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year
Outstanding
Philanthropic Support of Higher Education
WINNERS
OF THE
2007
B-HERT AWARDS
Outstanding
Achievement in Collaborative Research & Development and Education
& Training
Best
Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year
Outstanding
Philanthropic Support of Higher Education
WINNERS
OF THE
2006
B-HERT AWARDS
Outstanding
Achievement in Collaborative Research & Development and Education
& Training
Best
Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year
Outstanding
Philanthropic Support of Higher Education
WINNERS
OF THE
2005
B-HERT AWARDS
Outstanding
Achievement in Collaboration in Research & Development and
Education & Training
and
Best
Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year
WINNERS
OF THE
2004
B-HERT AWARDS
Outstanding
Achievement in Collaboration in Research & Development and
Education & Training
and
Best
Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year
WINNERS
OF THE
2003 B-HERT AWARDS
Outstanding
Achievement in Collaboration in Education & Training - 2003
B-HERT Award Winners
Best
Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year - 2003
Best Entrepreneurial Educator
For more information
please e-mail us.
- Awards for
Outstanding Achievement in Collaboration in Research & Development
and Education & Training
- Award for
the Best Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year
Awards
for Outstanding Achievement in Collaboration in
Research & Development and Education & Training
Supported
by AusIndustry
Purpose
A program of prestigious awards initiated in 1998 to recognise outstanding
achievements in collaboration between business and higher education
in the fields of Research & Development and Education and Training.
The objective of the program is to highlight at a national level
the benefits of such collaboration, and enhance links between industry
and universities.
Eligibility
The award is made to a program or project involving a collaborative
partnership between business and higher education. Therefore,
the collaborating organisations nominated for the award must come
from business and from higher education. At least one
of the collaborating organisations must be a Member of B-HERT.
Each
submission must be signed by all participating partners.
Frequency
Awards are made annually and presented at the B-HERT Awards dinner
in November each year.
Number and categories of Awards
This year's Awards are for -
- Best Research
& Development Collaboration
- Best Education
& Training Collaboration
- Best Collaboration
involving a CRC - Research & Development & Education &
Training
- Best
International Collaboration - Research & Development &
Education & Training
- Best Collaboration
with a Regional Focus - Research & Development & Education
& Training
Applications
may be submitted for an Award in one or more categories.
However, no application can win more than one Award. Non successful
applicants are eligible to apply for an Award in a later year.
Criteria for Assessment
1.
Innovation - has the project or program produced new products
or services; how innovative is it in its concept or idea, design,
delivery or content; what new barriers has it surmounted; what new
challenges has it identified?
2.
Strength of Relationship - (a) what is the extent
of involvement of the partners? (b) how has this grown over the
life of the project or program? (c) how do the partners work together
in a productive partnership? (d) are there obstacles and barriers
the partners have had to overcome to make the collaboration work?
(e) what other spin-offs have there been from the project or program
for participating organisations?
3.
Outreach Inclusion - has the project or program attracted
new participants since its inception; has it become a model for
other projects or programs?
4.
National Benefits - these may be economic, financial,
social, educational or community benefits: may include for
example, growth in exports, creation of new jobs outreach and provision
of services to new community sectors and participants, and so on.
5.
Cultural Impact - what impact has the project or program
had on the cultures of the participating organisations? What changes
have occurred in what is done and the way it is done in the participating
organisations? What changes have there been in attitudes, behaviour
or values in the participants?
Award
for the Best Entrepreneurial Educator of the Year
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Purpose
To recognise the importance of education in the process of developing
and nurturing entrepreneurs; and to showcase best practice in entrepreneurial
education.
Eligibility
Educators of students beyond the age of compulsion from final years
of schooling, vocational education, training institutions, universities,
employment programs to adult education programs are eligible.
Frequency
Awards are made annually and presented at the B-HERT Awards dinner
each year.
Award
The Award will include a Qantas voucher to the value of $3000, valid
for 12 months, which is intended to be used by the winner to visit
some appropriate overseas institutions.
Criteria
for Assessment
1. Effective involvement of industry in the design, implementation
and evaluation of entrepreneurial educational activities.
2.
Encouragement of students in the practice of entrepreneurship.
3.
Is the educator's work a model for others?
4.
Demonstrable outcomes of the educator's work - development by students
of new products, processes or services.
5.
Has the educator's work made a difference to the attitudes, self
esteem, behaviour, life chances, values and employment outcomes
of their students?
Awards will be presented at the B-HERT Awards Dinner held annually
in November, along with the Awards for Outstanding Achievement in
Collaboration in Research and Development and Education & Training.
B-HERT
1st Floor
24 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy Vic 3065
Ph: 03 9419 8068 Fax:
03 9419 8276
Email: bhert@bhert.com
Professor Ashley Goldsworthy AO OBE
Executive Director
Business/Higher Education Round Table
Ph: 0414 952 273
updated
27 May 2004



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