MCB Business Partners is gearing up to introduce two impactful classroom Sustainnovation Challenges for secondary educators in early 2024. Originally intended for the South West Sydney Sustainnovation Challenge series in 2023, the challenges—Digital Exclusion and Water Sustainability—unfortunately had to be canceled at the last minute due to COVID-related spikes and teacher availability. Despite the setback, MCB Business Partners, in collaboration …
MCB Business Partners, in collaboration with FASTLAB from the University of Newcastle and in partnership with the Greater Cities Commission through the NUW Alliance, proudly facilitated an innovative internship program that brought together twenty students from the University of Newcastle, University of Wollongong, UNSW, and the University of Sydney. Duncan Burck, Managing Director of MCB Business Partners, expressed the significance of …
MCB Business Partners is thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the pilot phase for Cyber City, Australia’s first in-curriculum Cyber Security course. With industry, government, and tertiary education partners, this pioneering initiative is equipping students with innovative insights into the skills and career pathways into cybersecurity. Designed to empower educators, Cyber City provides teachers with freely licensed pedagogical resources …
The Southwest Sydney Sustainnovation Challenge series has drawn to a close in a successful conclusion. The challenges not only demonstrated the strength that emerges from genuine collaboration among local government, industry, and education but provided a platform for young voices to be heard and actively contribute to shaping their communities. A Community-Focused Initiative Launched in mid-2022, the Sustainnovation Challenge series, …
South West Sydney Sustainnovation Challenge, organised in collaboration with Wollondilly Shire Council and local high schools, kicked off last week. The challenge aimed to connect with the community through data and art, and after two days of hard work, students from Picton High School emerged as winners with their project “Unity Within Our Community – A voice for all.” The …
South-West Sydney, Australia – With just a couple of weeks away, the South-West Sydney Sustainnovation Challenge Series team is excited to announce the upcoming City of Canterbury Bankstown Sustainnovation Challenge: Creating Places Where Women and Girls Feel Safer, an innovative and creative challenge for secondary students across the region. In collaboration with the City of Canterbury Bankstown, Transport for NSW, …
With industry and government support, and advocacy, the NSW Department of Education created Australia’s first, in-curriculum, Cyber Security course. The new Cyber Security course is embedded, as a ‘Specialised Topic’, in Stage 5 (years 9 & 10), NSW Department of Education Approved iSTEM Elective which was publicly released in December 2021. Designed by the MCB Business Partners Newconomy Learning Resources …
Congratulations to the Hunter School of The Performing Arts students who took out top position for the City of Newcastle Sustainnovation Challenge #2 – How do we remove the barriers to Newcastle and Hunter Businesses recycling or using recycled products? Their idea ‘Pub To Produce’ was inspired after chatting with Michael Starkey, local hotelier and President of the Newcastle & …
Improving accessibility for people, dealing with plastic, planning for an ageing community, and preparing for a creative economy are issues to be explored by high school students in a first-of-its-kind learning experience designed to create a sustainable future for Newcastle. The City of Newcastle Sustainnovation Challenge is a community capacity building project being delivered under Council’s NewSkills and Living Lab …