Operations

Partnerships

The Partnerships team drives industry engagement and sponsorship for Monash Automation by building, managing and maintaining relationships with external partners and stakeholders.

Partnerships lead: Sonia Ramesh
Members: Molly Cleeve, Hamish Stuart-Adams, Oviya Ponkathirvarathan, Shrika Vangipuram
Get in touch: [email protected]

Meet the team

The Partnerships team works to build and strengthen relationships between industry and the students of Monash Automation, leveraging existing connections within the team and actively engaging new industry partners to establish meaningful, long-term collaborations.

Our goal is partnerships that allow both our students and projects to reach their full potential: financial sponsorship, technical and industry expertise, workshops, industry-led projects, access to resources, internship opportunities and other support that enhances our capabilities and the student experience.

By connecting students with industry professionals and real-world opportunities, the team helps bridge the gap between university learning and professional practice, creating relationships that provide value to both our partners and Monash Automation.

What we do

Build and maintain industry relationships

Secure sponsorship, equipment and technical support

Develop industry-led projects and challenges

Organise workshops, site visits and hackathons

Connect students with mentors, internships and career opportunities

Represent Monash Automation at meetings and external events

Partner with us

We welcome opportunities to collaborate with organisations of all types, from startups to major industry, through project and event sponsorship, equipment, software or material support, industry-defined engineering projects, technical mentoring and guest presentations, workshops, hackathons and site visits, and internships and professional opportunities.

Why work with us

Projects are supported by Monash academic experts and industry mentors, ensuring technical rigour and real-world relevance. You can leverage Monash's skilled student engineers, multidisciplinary expertise and advanced facilities, and explore automation solutions through rapid prototyping and iterative design without heavy internal investment.

Planning, scoping and objective setting, working closely with your needs

Rapid prototyping with regular check-ins and progress updates

Access to Monash academic resources, software and technical mentorship

Each arrangement is tailored to suit scope, timeline and outcomes.

Our partners & supporters