BUSINESS/INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION: A PANACEA FOR QUALITY GRADUATES

Francis Egberi Akele, Chinasa Miracle Chukwu

Abstract


The study examined business/industry and university collaboration as a panacea for quality graduates in Bayelsa State. The study adopted survey research design and was guided by one research question and one null hypothesis. The population comprised 162 registered entrepreneurs in Bayelsa State as theoperators of the SME business/industry. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire containing 12 items and structured on a four point response scale of strongly agree (SA), Agreed (A) Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagreed (SD). Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze data relating to the research question while t-test statistic was used to test null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significant. The findings indicate that business/industry and university collaborations enhance quality graduates for industrial productivity in Bayelsa State. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended amongst others that universities should embark on aggressive drive in partnering with industries in a way that will make such industries to fund research in their production lines. Universities can as well boost the employability profile of their graduates through work related training through solid industrial attachment.

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