马萨诸塞州扩大公立大学带薪实习：达特茅斯与伍斯特州立获资助新建co-op项目
美国马萨诸塞州州长莫拉·希利11月6日宣布扩大该州公立大学带薪合作教育（co-op）项目：马萨诸塞大学达特茅斯分校与伍斯特州立大学合计获得6万美元启动资助，新建带薪实习项目，计划于2027-28学年启动招生。
按分工，达特茅斯分校的新项目面向辅助医疗等紧缺领域，伍斯特州立大学则面向市政与文化机构、化学与生物技术、幼儿教育等方向。co-op项目让学生在4至8个月的全职带薪岗位中积累行业经验，是该州把课堂与就业衔接的重点工具；州政府给出的数据称，马萨诸塞大学洛厄尔分校的co-op学生六个月平均收入可达20,714美元。
这项带薪实习倡议此前已向三所院校提供21万美元资助，加上本轮两校，覆盖院校增至五所。州政府同日提到，其创新中心获得Axim公司210万美元支持，用于相关产教融合工作。
希利表示，带薪实习让学生在毕业前就获得真实岗位经验与收入，也为医疗、生物技术与教育等紧缺行业输送人才。两所院校将用启动资金设计课程衔接、拓展雇主伙伴，并为首批学生做岗位匹配。（来源：马萨诸塞州州长办公室）
Massachusetts Expands Paid Co-ops at Public Universities: UMass Dartmouth and Worcester State Funded to Build New Programs
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced on November 6 an expansion of paid cooperative education (co-op) programs at the state's public universities: the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Worcester State University will receive a combined $60,000 in start-up funding to build new paid co-op programs, set to launch in the 2027-28 academic year.
UMass Dartmouth's program will focus on allied health fields, while Worcester State's will serve municipal and cultural institutions, chemistry and biotechnology, and early childhood education. Co-ops place students in full-time paid roles for four to eight months; the state cited figures showing UMass Lowell co-op students earn an average of $20,714 over six months.
The paid co-op initiative had previously provided $210,000 to three institutions; with this round, five campuses are now covered. The state also noted that its innovation center received $2.1 million from Axim to support related work-based learning efforts.
Healey said paid co-ops give students real job experience and income before graduation while supplying talent to shortage fields such as health care, biotechnology and education. The two universities will use the funding to design curricular links, expand employer partnerships and match the first cohorts of students with placements. (Source: Office of the Governor of Massachusetts)
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