A new partnership between Griffith University and Microsoft Australia will underscore a transformation of the education experience for students at Griffith.
The forward-looking collaboration, an Australian first, will combine technology and the tertiary sector in the creation of educational programs focused on making university graduates in a digital age future-ready.
Professor Debra Henly, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) and Steven Worrall, Managing Director, Microsoft Australia, signed an Education Transformation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formally establish the partnership.
“This is a period of enormous change in tertiary education and in recognising this Griffith University was interested in setting up a partnership that keeps us at the cutting edge in this era of digital learning,” Professor Henly said.
“The challenges in preparing students for the next 40 years are immense. What the job market will look like in the future is inconceivable. Therefore graduates need to be resilient, agile and ready to be immersed in a