Unit statistics and highlights
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In 2021, 112 units directly related to SDG9 were offered across Monash University, with a total enrolment of 5,392 students.
The units highlighted below are a small sample of the units at Monash relating to industry, innovation and infrastructure:
Monash Makerspace
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Monash Makerspace is a state-of-the-art fabrication facility and prototyping centre with deep-rooted links to local industry. In this dedicated space to dream, design and make; students engage with authentic projects and develop skills for their future careers. The Makerspace is the active and ambitious home of our student teams initiative and a collaborative space that supports the entrepreneurial activities of our start-ups at the co-located Monash Generator.
Social Enterprise Challenge in the Asia Pacific: A Virtual Incubator
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The Social Enterprise Challenge in the Asia-Pacific (SECAP) Program is a two-week virtual, experiential initiative that gives students hands-on experience in establishing a social enterprise that can have immediate impact. Delivered with partner universities around the Indo-Pacific, students are placed into cross-cultural, interdisciplinary teams to undertake an intensive model incubator program. Based on the principles of design-thinking, frugal innovation and rapid prototyping, the program focuses on creating tangible solutions to pressing local, regional and global challenges in sustainable ways.
Social Innovation Summit
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Each year, the Leave No One Behind kicks off with a Social Innovation Summit. It is open to all eligible students and alumni as a unique opportunity to learn about sustainable development and social business. It includes presentations by industry experts, as well as some hands-on teamwork to spark new ideas and build skills. Guest speakers in 2021 included Zoe Condliffe, Founder, She's a Crowd; Jaison Hoernel, CEO of Good Cycles; Tenille Gilbert, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Society Melbourne; andNikita Fernandes, Co-Founder & COO, Ally Assist.
Monash Innovation Studio
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The Innovation Studio is a state-of-the-art design facility located in the heart of Monash University’s Clayton campus. This purpose-built space brings students and staff together to identify and address design problems, both local and global. The studio aims to create a cultural shift - responding to student needs through sustainable, student-centred improvements to University processes and systems.