Why MSU is Going all in on a Spec-First Approach in the Classroom

In this presentation, Matt Daum, Director of the School of Packaging and CANR Asst. Dean of Corporate Relations & Strategy, Michigan State University, discusses the importance of bringing Academia and Industry together to better enable the next generation workforce. Matt also highlights the partnership between the MSU School of Packaging and Specright.

  • The challenges academia is facing including the gap between graduates and open positions
  • Why outside investment is critical for program expansions
  • How industry partnerships are multi-faceted and not one-off engagements
Matthew Wright
Founder & Executive Chairman, Specright

“To the kid who grew up organizing everything around him, I knew there had to be a better way – a way to manage data consistently and collaboratively.”

Matthew Wright
Founder & Executive Chairman, Specright

Academia

Specright partners with the leading Packaging Academia programs in the U.S., enabling the future workforce with hands-on experience to its Specification Data Management platform.

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With 5 million+ products on Specright’s Specification Data Management (SDM) platform, we’re helping some of the world’s largest companies and challenger brands optimize costs, accelerate innovation, and reduce waste.

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