Collaboration between universities and industries would greatly benefit students and youth who wish to pursue a career in the aviation industry. This report will explain the benefits of such collaboration, identify ways to encourage dialogue between these actors, provide several means to collaborate, identify ways to ensure that curriculum development is in line with technological advancements, discuss skills development, skills assessment, and skills maintenance, explain how exploratory research can be collaborative and the benefits of this method, as well as discuss the need to maintain a central place that lists university courses, ongoing projects at organisations and offers the possibility to register interest.