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"The Monash Innovation Guarantee has been the most practical and useful unit I’ve undertaken so far."
- Tessa Kent
"I am excited to continue applying the skills and knowledge I gained from this experience in my future endeavours and am grateful for the opportunity to participate in such a meaningful program."
- Rui Qin
"Thank you so much for the unit, talking to people about the unit everyone has told me about how much impact it has had on their soft skills and their view on the industry."
- Uzair Tahir
"The program was truly life-changing as I not only developed an innovator's mindset but also had the chance to work in an interdisciplinary team and gain practical experience through solving a challenge provided by our industry partner, Microsoft."
- Jayce Batallones
"We need innovation to challenge conventional wisdom, test assumptions, bridge sectors, partner and embrace change to take measured risks."
- Meg Kauthen, Sustainability Designer, Business for Development
"We are excited to be partnering with Monash University for their new program, the Monash Innovation Guarantee which sees students connect with real business to help solve specific challenges aligned with environmental and social impact outcomes."
- Natasha Ritz, BlueMelon
"What an honour it is to be involved with the Monash Innovation Guarantee program! Over the last two weeks, I've gotten to meet a smart, motivated bunch of students from a wide range of undergraduate studies, hear about their career ambitions, and chat about #innovation and #thefutureofwork. I love hearing the fresh ideas and perspectives these guys are bringing."
- Sarah Overton, Strategy and Growth, Director at KPMG Australia
"Thank you so much for giving us an opportunity to participate in the MIG program. I feel so privileged to have met you all and to have the opportunity to work with such amazing students. Their project ideas were fabulous."
- Deb Mellett, GM, Nairm Marr Djambana Aboriginal Gathering Place
"Innovation skills are crucial for your employability, no matter what career you aspire to, and will accelerate your impact, no matter what issues you are passionate about. Innovation is a mindset, process and toolkit you can learn. It’s about problem-solving and implementing new ideas in order to create social, economic or environmental good."
- Dr Susie Siew Yuen Ho (MIG Director)
"Teaching innovation means that you can jump over a lot of those hurdles that startups may have fallen down on in the past, and we just don't have time for that anymore. So we've got to be fast-tracking all of this, and I think that a program like this does that beautifully."
- Julie Hirsch, Telstra Business Woman of the Year (MIG Speaker)
"[Innovation] is really about finding out how we can make a better society and using those ideas and that necessity to change and drive progress."
- Dickie Currer, Startup Victoria (MIG Speaker)