…nar. Gus Baker, Co-Director, Intern Aware; Professor Suzanne Cholerton, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), Newcastle University; Bob Clift, Higher Education Programmes, e-skills UK;Terry Dray, Director, Graduate Advancement and Employer Engagement, Liverpool John Moores University; Stephen Isherwood, Chief Executive, Association of Graduate Recruiters; Raechel Mattey, Vice President-Elect (Union Development), NUS; Johanna Mothander, Cons…
…ance universities account for over half of the turnover of university start-ups. Alliance universities have led over one-third of all knowledge transfer partnerships, worth over £6.5m per institution. De Montfort University boosts the East Midlands economy by around £32m each year through business support and start-ups University of Huddersfield set up a £12m Enterprise and Innovation Centre to generate jobs and prosperity for the region Plymouth…
…ance universities account for over half of the turnover of university start-ups. Alliance universities have led over one-third of all knowledge transfer partnerships, worth over £6.5m per institution. De Montfort University boosts the East Midlands economy by around £32m each year through business support and start-ups University of Huddersfield set up a £12m Enterprise and Innovation Centre to generate jobs and prosperity for the region Plymouth…
…ich aims to make LJMU graduates valued by employers and equip them for self-employment. It is schemes like this which help to ensure that after higher education, graduates have the best chances of gaining relevant employment. Starting Early with Enterprise Education At Enabling Enterprise, we believe that work related learning should start early. That’s why we have partnered with 25 top businesses to bring the world of work into the classroom thro…
…r based in the region, such as BarclaysWealth, Santander or Enterprise-Rent-Car. Three prizes are awarded based on employer feedback and the winners receive a cash prize and a short internship with the employer. The projects and internships are an excellent way of improving students’ employability and adding value to their CV. We also understand that in order to produce graduates with long term employability, we must encourage our students to be g…
…ues. We have run our biggest and most successful events programme this year. Our interactive and solutions-focused events have helped us to engage with a wide audience and raise the profile of University Alliance and the public benefits delivered by our universities. Our varied range of events have included policy seminars, project launches and network meetings. Our events programme will remain a strength for us in 2013. “We remain ambitious for t…
…larly around the need for a coherent and joined-up set of policies for post-14 education. Very interesting questions were raised about whether apprenticeships could or should house higher education; how a genuinely mass higher education sector can be built; creating clearer progression routes through post-14 education; as well as discussion about the value of higher education. The latter was nicely summed up by Baroness Sharpe – “higher education…
…iversity. Coventry University is dedicated to providing students with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities across all academic disciplines. From health, design, and engineering laboratories to performing arts studios and computing, students have access to cutting-edge resources that enhance their learning experience. As a testament to its commitment to excellence in teaching and learning, Coventry University has been selected to host three na…
…opportunity to explore this issue with students from Alliance universities. Following a series of in-depth interviews, their stories brought to life a diverse picture of rich experiences driven by the unique aspirations and choices of each individual student. Their stories were about so much more than lectures, seminars and essays. They were about building confidence, taking ownership and making the most of what was on offer to create a personali…
…lace that can attract and retain resources and high value added, innovation-driven organisations. “This work is rarely talked about in the press, but it is having an important and lasting impact on the economy and wider society.” It also demonstrates the increasing recognition of the two-way knowledge flows, with users having an important role to play in helping to shape and influence the research and teaching agendas. Universities knowledge excha…
