On my flight from Dubai to Bangladesh for a British Council Global Education Dialogue, I was surrounded by young Bangladeshi men excited about coming home for their annual holiday. Every year, 400,000 Bangladeshis leave the country to work overseas. Many take low-skilled jobs in the Gulf’s booming construction industries. There are concerns about conditions, and […]
In response to the Policy Exchange report, Higher, Faster, More, Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “This report rightly stresses the importance of protecting and supporting further education. The squeeze on further education funding is a problem that we desperately need to fix. “But we know there are economic gains from skills investment at all levels, often […]
Once again we are looking for creative and festive works of art to decorate our Christmas card. University Alliance’s annual Christmas card competition has launched – if you are a member of staff or a student at one of our universities, we want you to enter the competition by designing the cover of our card […]
Progress has been slow in achieving deeper collaboration between employers and universities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in the UK, a new report by University Alliance and the University of Lincoln reveals today. This has far-reaching consequences for the Government’s plans to drive up productivity and growth in our cities and regions. As skills […]
University of Sheffield – AMRC Training Centre The AMRC Training Centre based at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) at the University of Sheffield provides advanced apprenticeship and degree-level training for companies in the advanced manufacturing sectors. The Centre opened in Autumn 2013 and has a strong focus on encouraging more young people to follow […]
Partnership between Barclays UK Strategic Centre of Excellence and Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has a rapidly growing partnership with Barclays UK’s Strategic Centre of Excellence based in nearby Cheshire. This led to two new programmes: the Barclays Graduate Training Programme and Pre-Placement Programme for work placement students at Barclays UK. […]
University of Lincoln – strategic collaboration with employers to develop new Schools in STEM subjects The University of Lincoln developed new Schools in the STEM fields of Engineering, Pharmacy, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Physics. They use a ‘co-employer led School’ model designed to meet the recruitment needs of different industrial sectors and address the shortage […]
Aston University – strategic partnership with Capgemini to offer an online Degree Apprenticeship programme in the IT sector Aston University developed a strategic partnership with the IT service management company Capgemini (a major national employer with several offices in Birmingham and the West Midlands) to provide degree-level education following an apprenticeship model. This combines work […]
Coventry University – Partnership with Unipart Manufacturing Group to develop the Institute for Advanced manufacturing and Engineering (AME) AME is a large scale collaboration between Coventry University and Unipart Manufacturing Group. The AME building is a new facility supported by HEFCE’s Catalyst Fund (£7.9m), located at the Unipart Powertrain Applications manufacturing site in Coventry. Designed […]
Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, responded to the Sutton Trust report, Levels of Success: The Potential of UK Apprenticeships: She said: “Alliance universities, with their long experience of providing work-based learning, are leading the way in delivering high-end Higher Level Apprenticeships. The report features some of these – including UWE Bristol’s collaboration with Airbus and […]
