Membership Benefits

  • Members are invited to attend B-HERT round tables, ministerial lunches, fora and conferences and are able to offer feedback directly to government in policy development and implementation.
  • Members benefit from B-HERT's role as a knowledge broker. This creates opportunities to extend links in research activities between sectors, provides input into curriculum content and improves access to graduates.
  • Members are in a position to shape issues of interest to their organisation and/or to the business/education community through B-HERT's high quality round tables/seminars/conferences. These also provide excellent opportunities for networking and research collaboration.
  • Members receive invitations to the Annual B-HERT Awards traditionally presented by the Minister for Education who supports the significance of outstanding collaborative projects between business and higher education.
  • Members gain excellent opportunities for knowledge transfer and outreach through improved collaborations and relationships.
  • Business is provided opportunities to exploit university expertise and to promote more productive university engagement (eg customised development programs for executives or staff, business reviews, assistance in workforce development issues, participation in student placement/research programs, sponsorship of postgraduate).
  • Members receive Invitations to participate in national and local programs, speak at conferences and host national events.
  • Members are invited to attend the Distinguished Speaker Series where notable leaders of the business community address topical interests. Vice-Chancellors/CEOs/senior personnel mingle and connect areas of mutual interest.

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"B-HERT provides an opportunity to work collaboratively with members of the higher education sector and to understand issues of concern. B-HERT also provides us with the opportunity to influence attitudes of senior policy makers and the impact of higher education policies on the engineering profession."

Leanne Hardwicke
Director International and National Policy Engineers Australia

 

"Building links between Universities and Business is critical to the future. B-HERT provides an invaluable forum to build relationships, share experiences and develop a knowledge society for Australia."

Professor Ian Young
Vice-Chancellor and President Swinburne University of Technology