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METS Ignited links up with unis

METS Ignited has announced the signing of a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) to create greater links between the mining equipment, technology and services (METS) sector and universities

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METS Ignited Sarah Boucaut (left) with QUT Professor Arun Sharma and ATN's Renee Hindmarsh

METS Ignited Sarah Boucaut (left) with QUT Professor Arun Sharma and ATN's Renee Hindmarsh

PRESS RELEASE: The agreement is an Australian-first and was signed in Brisbane at a round table of METS and researchers from world-leading universities at the Queensland University of Technology on July 28, 2017.

The partnership should encourage more undergraduate and post-graduate industry placements, assist the METS industry to employ the best and brightest STEM graduates, and support increased research partnerships. 

The MOU acknowledges a gap in connecting industry with research results and supports the METS Ignited mandate to foster greater collaboration to accelerate commercialisation of innovation.

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