The getting of wisdom: The future of PM university education in Australia

The dynamic and complex nature of project management (PM) in Australia provides exciting opportunities for universities to that are willing to actively engage with their corporate partners and other key stakeholders to develop program and course offerings that simultaneously address the needs of students, employers, and other stakeholders and further the current body of PM knowledge and research. This article identifies key challenges and opportunities for the future direction of PM university education. This draws on descriptions of successful program models, examining teaching on PM skills on generic business and engineering degrees, dedicated graduate masters programs in PM, doctoral research programs in PM, and forms of effective collaboration between industry and academia.

► Australia relies on a project based economy. ► We investigate the future of PM university education on Australia. ► We identify key challenges and opportunities with regards to context constraints. ► We analyse successful program models. ► We propose a model of PM wisdom through co-learning.