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Involving an industry partner in student projects, a win for all parties?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

In this post, Kit Daniel Searle, University Teacher in Operational Research (OR)↗️ at the School of Mathematics↗️ shares their experience embedding a low-risk consultancy project within their course curriculum highlighting the perks of student-industry collaboration.

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Involving an industry partner in student projects, a win for all parties?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

The top through groups after their successful presentations with industry partner, Sopria Steri. This is a sentiment which I support because while some students will continue with an academic career, most students will go on to work in industry or become an entrepreneur. Image credit: Kit Daniel Searle.

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A real leveller: Improving a year-long, team-based project for undergraduates and professional industry mentors during lockdown

Teaching Matters Student Employment

The Design Agency is all about the reality of the world of work so we needed to echo what was happening externally within the design industry. Parallels with industry were plentiful, which allowed us to continue to promote the Design Agency scheme at Open Days as producing graduates who are 100% employable. It’s a real leveller.

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Exploring sustainable cotton: A student’s journey

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Photo credit: India Trek students Recently, Dr Winston Kwon wrote about a student engagement initiative , which involved two dozen students from multiple disciplines trekking across India. To explore cotton manufacture from production through to retail.

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How the Choice Based Credit System can Improve the Quality of Higher Education in India

Creatrix Campus

Additionally, 80% of students found CBCS beneficial for developing essential employability skills. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council ( NAAC ) assessed institutions following CBCS and reported improvements in overall education quality, including outcome-based learning, research orientation, and industry relevance.

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What the f**k is Graphic Design?

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Photo credit: Flip Design Agency Following on from her earlier post this year , Zoe Patterson, Programme Director for Graphic Design at ECA, describes another student engagement initiative that benefits both undergraduate and school students… What the f**k is Graphic Design?

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Exploring sustainable cotton: A student's journey

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Photo credit: India Trek students Recently, Dr Winston Kwon wrote about a student engagement initiative , which involved two dozen students from multiple disciplines trekking across India. To explore cotton manufacture from production through to retail.