The Nexus : ivory towers and muddy trenches - studying maintenance management by distance education at postgraduate level at Central Queensland University, Australia

Our suite of postgraduate programs serves to bridge the perceived divide between academics in ivory towers and practitioners in muddy trenches. Developed through university-industry collaboration to meet a strong and clearly voiced industry need the course material and assessment items are extremely practice-orientated and are closely linked to an individual student’s current workplace tasks. Current developments to enhance the distance learning experience of students involve the introduction of a web-based presence for each of the courses. Renewed university-industry consultation processes will ensure the continuation of our aus der praxis, fur die praxis (from practice for practice) approach as we embark on further program developments.