The CREATE program’s aim is not just research — but training, mobility, and career-readiness. That often benefits from institutions or organisations outside the core university group: industry partners for internships, government labs for applied research, non-profits or NGOs for societal context, etc. Collaborators bring:
- Expertise or resources not present in the academic team (special equipment, different sector perspectives, non-academic skills)
- Access to internships, exchanges, and non-academic career paths for students
- Real-world training and exposure to the job market (industry, government, NGOs), aligning with CREATE’s goal to prepare trainees for diverse career outcomes
Collaborators help broaden the training ecosystem beyond what a purely academic team could provide.
Collaborators of SMART —including leading organizations in aerospace, robotics, geospatial technology, public health, urban planning, zoo-based ecological stewardship, international research institutes, and advanced engineering industries—will provide specialized expertise, access to real-world facilities, internship and mobility opportunities, industry-aligned training modules, and mentoring that significantly enhance the applied, interdisciplinary and career-focused training objectives of the CREATE program.
