Co-op Scholarship Program . School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications . The University of New South Wales . The Co-operative Scholarship Program is a partnership between UNSW and sponsoring companies. It combines the formal education of a full academic program in Electrical Engineering or Telecommunications with training provided through carefully planned industrial experience.
Students spend approximately one-third of their total degree program working in industry.
The industry placements are organised with the participation of scholar representatives, taking account of scholars' preferences. On completion of a period of industrial training, scholars present seminars attended by colleagues, and industry and UNSW representatives. In addition to providing scholars with the opportunity to practice oral presentations, the seminars are a good opportunity to exchange views on industrial training. There are also functions at which scholars and sponsors have the opportunity to meet socially, and a program of industry visits to let scholars see the workings of sponsors' operations. A major part of the work of engineers concerns industrial productivity.