an important channel of knowledge exchange is the internship system employed by several colleges internships provide an entry point into the workforce when students continue working for the industry partner after the internship see also chapter for example the best to industries programme at the computer sciences department of the tel hai academic college provides an example of systematic collaboration with the local hightech industry that improves students learning outcomes strengthens the links between higher education and industry and helps attract and build high tech industry to the northernmost part of the country see chapter box the knowledge transfer partnership scheme in the united kingdom has been running successfully previously as teaching company schemes since the s