Innovation Philadelphia promotes internships to slow the brain drain
Thursday, April 03, 2003
Here's an interesting event launched by Innovation Philadelphia. It's an internship fair targeted at minority students in the region's 80+ colleges and universities.
Promoting internships makes your community "sticky", and they slow the brain drain. Here's a good quote: "Innovation Philadelphia views internships as a key strategy in our efforts to keep graduates in the region," said Richard A. Bendis, President & CEO of Innovation Philadelphia. "This internship fair is the first of many
efforts to increase the number of internships in the region. Internships are a win-win for everybody: For employers, they provide affordable labor, energize the workplace and bring innovative new ideas. For students, they receive real workplace experience that may lead to new career opportunities within the region."
Other regions are doing the same. For example, Indianapolis manages Indiana INTERNnet.
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Innovation Philadelphia promotes internships to slow the brain drain
