Role of industry in shaping mining curriculum in tertiary education: a case study

摘要: Between 2007-2015, the Australian mining industry saw an unprecedented growth and at the same time was challenged by several issues, including the shortage of trained and competent professional engineers to run the business. To alleviate the prevailing situation at the time and help mining industry meet its demand for competent professional engineers, Monash University established an undergraduate mining engineering degree program, namely, the Bachelor of Mining Engineering (Honours) in 2013. This degree program was developed around the theme of 'mining of the future', incorporating automation, safety, economics, project management, teamwork, sustainability, people and community, communication skills, innovation and leadership, etc., producing profitable projects with a minimal environmental footprint in its curriculum. The mining program received provisional accreditation in 2013 by …