ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas (LNG) science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Central Project, which is a partnership between Australia Pacific LNG and Central Queensland University (CQUniversity). It looks at how the partnership between the Gladstone Marina campus of CQUniversity and Australia Pacific LNG developed, focusing on the elements that made this partnership successful. The chapter describes the three critical aspects of a productive partnership – building capacity, shared visions and sustainability – and provides examples of how these have developed over time through the STEM Central Project. The combination of government STEM priorities, regional STEM workforce shortages, the industry focus on STEM and the understanding of CQUniversity of the need to enhance teacher capacity in STEM engagement led to a common STEM engagement focus, and in turn, the partnership between the university and industry was created.
