“The project strongly aligned with the work I was doing as part of my studies – the big difference being I was working on real-world data,”

Bahar Salehi (The University of Melbourne), PhD Intern at Telstra

“My time at Agriculture Victoria helped me to understand commercial imperatives – deadlines, stakeholders and managing expectations,”

Jessi Henneken (The University of Melbourne), PhD Intern at Agriculture Victoria

“I learnt that technical skills are important, but the soft skills to deliver outcomes successfully are just as crucial. I believe the experience will support my career in both industry and academic sectors,” 

Dora He (Monash University), PhD Intern at Geli Australia

“I learnt how to work in an agile business environment, to be bold in presenting innovative solutions but at the same time understanding that any solution developed to an industry problem, no matter how good it is, needs to be applicable and practical for delivery,”

Hosna Tashakkori (The University of Melbourne), PhD Intern at Aurecon

“The internship provided me with an opportunity to hone my programming skills and learn new concepts, whilst attempting to manage the complexities of real-world situations. It was a great transition from the academic environment, which makes the education experience more wholesome,”

Roshan Kumar (La Trobe University), PhD Intern at Environmental Monitoring Solutions

“It was invaluable to see the difference between my system and theirs, and learn from a world-class research group,”

Nathan Anderson (The University of Adelaide), PhD Intern at Silentium Defence

“As well as the satisfaction of exposing students to how enterprises work, our team has benefited from the opportunity to pick up new ideas and techniques,”

Steve Morris, GM of Technology & Analysis – Big Data, Telstra

“We are proud to support APR.Intern. It is one of the many program we are advocating to elevate women in leadership and technology,”

Jennifer Scott, GM of Digital Transformation & Performance, ANZ

“Internship outcomes are having an immediate impact with our clients and within out internal teams,”

Dr Slaven Marusic, Digital Insights Leader, Aurecon

“The research project provided us with a strong jumping-off point to introduce new an innovative approaches to optimisation into our systems,”

Zach Ernst, Senior Staff Data Scientist, Geli Australia

“APR.Intern is responsive to the challenges and needs of both academia and industry. The program is instrumental in the creation of a much-needed pool of industry-ready Australian postgraduate students,”

Dr Milica Ng, former PhD Intern now Head of Data Science, CSL

“Nathan’s project provided us with both immediate and long-term benefits for the business,”

Dr James Palmer, CEO Silentium Defence

“Seeing first-hand how Roshan solved difficult problems with programmed solutions highlighted how academic research can work brilliant with industry partners for mutual benefit,”

Associate Professor Luke Prendergast, La Trobe University

“Nathan was able to gain new technical skills that complemented his academic research perfectly,”

Dr Brian Ng, The University of Adelaide

“APR.Intern connects academia with industry partners. It is a good opportunity for academics to note what’s missing in industry and what kind of research models are appropriate to be applied in real life. Both sides benefit a lot through these internships,”

Dr Kevin Korb, Monash University