Industry Academia Collaboration
in the Built Environment
Research Activities
Participation at Constro 2022
An annual international exhibition in construction industry was organized by the industry partner Pune Construction and Engineering Research Foundation, Pune during 12 Jan 2022 and 16 Jan 2022. A panel of British Council funded research project was included in BNCA’s stall at Constro. Around 5000 participants visited the stall. The poster publication at Constro offered a wider visibility to the project.
BNCA faculty explaining the research project and its proposed outcome to the participants at Constro 2022
BNCA’s stall at Constro 2022
Research Stage 1
In the stage 1 of the research, interviews with experts from construction industry including architects, developers, construction project managers, facility managers, and civil engineers were conducted. The objectives of the interviews included:
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To identify current knowledge and skills gaps
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To investigate reasons of the industry-academia skills gaps
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To analyze the issues faced by industries due to the knowledge and skills gaps in their current employees
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To understand the possible mechanisms to bridge the industry-academia skills gaps