Monash Industry Team Initiative (MITI)
Enterprise and Engagement
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Overview
The Monash Industry Team Initiative (MITI) partners multidisciplinary student teams from Monash University, with leading Australian and global industry partners. Students collaborate and design innovative solutions to real issues in today's business world. Industry partners host teams of up to four students from different disciplines, to undertake a specific project over 10 to 12 weeks from late November to the end of February. The industry partner, together with the University, defines the requirements for the project and the team required, ensuring students are exposed to relevant learning opportunities throughout the duration of the experience. Students are competitively selected from a range of fields to form a multidisciplinary team. This provides them an opportunity to acquire hands-on practical experience that holds them in good stead for the future.
Program details
The MITI Program runs annually over the University summer vacation period for 10 to 12 weeks (late November to the end of February). You will be placed with your host organisation during this time and will be required to complete a project within a student team (maximum of 4 in a team). At the conclusion of the program, you will be required to present your final project to your host organisation and the MITI team. All student teams are required to submit a poster of your project findings. Project and project deliverables vary depending on the host organisation.
Program structure
The MITI Program runs annually over the University summer vacation period for 10 to 12 weeks (late November to the end of February). You will be placed with your host organisation during this time and will be required to complete a project within a student team (maximum of 4 in a team). At the conclusion of the program, you will be required to present your final project to your host organisation and the MITI team. All student teams are required to submit a poster of your project outcomes. Project and project deliverables vary depending on the host organisation.
Benefits of the program
The Monash Industry Team Initiative (MITI) program offers you a unique opportunity to gain professional experience in a unique learning environment. By participating in this team based initiative, you'll be partnered with a leading industry host where you will be tasked with solving a real-world business problem. The MITI Program offers exciting possibilities for personal growth and professional development by exposing you to a practical and very different way of learning, and could even influence your future career choices. The program provides you direct access to the knowledge and skills of leading industry experts, potentially providing a fast track to future graduate opportunities. When completing the MITI program you will receive a scholarship of $9000 to assist with living expenses for the duration of the project. All scholarships are administered by the Coursework Scholarship Unit, Monash University. For all projects commencing in December, scholarship amounts are received in two parts; one in the second last week of December and the other in the last week of February. Students receiving a scholarship are required to sign a scholarship agreement prior to the commencement of the project.
Eligibility requirements
1) Citizenship/Visa requirement Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or Hold an Australian permanent resident/humanitarian visa, or Hold an international student visa 2) Education requirement Be enrolled as a full-time Monash student, completing an undergraduate degree and have commenced their penultimate year of study. (ie. If completing a three year degree, you must at least be currently in your second year of study. If completing a four year undergraduate degree, then your third year is your penultimate year). Be on a credit average or above. OR Be enrolled as a full-time Monash student completing a postgraduate qualification (coursework or research) at Masters or PhD level. For all graduate research students, prior discussion with your current supervisor is advised to ensure there are no issues with workload and any existing scholarship arrangements are not affected.
