ANU Computing WIL Team
Recipient, Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Programs that Enhance Learning
College of Systems and Society
Team members
Penny Kyburz, Nisansala Yatapanage, Alex Potanin, Charles Gretton, Chris Dennis, Myo Nguyen, Christy Chen, Anne Ozdowska, Kerry Taylor, Tom Worthington, Ahad Zehmakan, Rebecca Moorby and Iris Liu.
Synopsis
The ANU Computing Work-Integrated Learning Program is a university-leading exemplar of work-integrated learning (WIL) at scale, encompassing internships, team-based industry engaged projects, entrepreneurial activities, and student-industry engagement events. The program provides over 400 students per semester with transformational engaged learning experiences, successfully bridging academic learning to student employability and real-world impact. The program services undergraduate and postgraduate students across computing programs, with WIL opportunities purposefully built into all ANU computing programs. Students can choose to undertake an internship project, where they are embedded in a host organisation for one semester, or a team-based TechLauncher project, where they collaborate with an external partner over two semesters. Both options culminate with students presenting a final poster at ANU Computing’s flagship Showcase event at the end of each semester, where over 500 students, staff, and external partners gather to celebrate the work and achievements of the students. Students and hosts can access ANU Computing’s Hive co-working space. Additionally, computing students have access to sponsored co-curricular entrepreneurship activities, including hackathons and international exchange programs, to cultivate their entrepreneurial skills and help launch their own endeavours. The ANU Computing WIL Program receives high praise from students and partners, boosts student employability and employment outcomes, and attracts students from around the world to study at ANU. The program is supported by a large, dedicated team of people including academics, industry mentors, and professional staff across student services, engagement, and careers and employability.