1 Nottingham Trent University Education for Global Success

2 Nottingham Trent University (NTU) Nottingham Trent University’s origins go back to Schools offering almost every discipline Over 2,500 staff Over 25,000 students 6,000 postgraduate students NTU has one of the largest postgraduate offerings in the UK In Science alone, £12 million awarded in research grants in under 12 months

3 NTU Recognised As the Top New University in the UK (The Independent, 24 April 2008)

4 NTU is in the Top 3 Universities for Employability in England & Wales

5 Employers Involved from Beginning to End Need for course Content of curriculum Work placements Work-based projects Visiting professors from industry Graduate recruitment Assessing graduate performance and adjusting curriculum Graduate Recruitment How did our graduates perform? Continuously review and strengthen the curriculum

6 Our Goal: Education for Global Success Attributes of the NTU Graduate We expect both NTU graduates and postgraduates to have 12 fundamental qualities and skills including: International awareness and openness to the world, based on understanding and appreciation of social and cultural diversity.

7 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships to Beijing Language and Culture University

8 No Nation Has a Monopoly of Knowledge And Expertise It’s in the interaction between cultures and nations that the real opportunity lies

9 What We Learn from the World We Share with Our Students E.g. ICS College of Arts, Tokyo has expertise in total quality improvement through teams – learnt from Japanese industry We now incorporate that team working approach in our programmes and into our studio- based activity

10 Lime Studio – An International Design Team Built at NTU Began with group projects In 2 nd year awarded contracts by international companies 3 rd year developed in Hive Within a year shortlisted for 2 international design competitions

11 A World of Opportunities – Work Placements in the UK and Globally

12 Work Placements Build Success Our research shows that students who undertake a work placement: Achieve a higher grade in their final examinations Enter into higher paid employment Make faster progress in their subsequent career

13 Work Placements Build Confidence and Build Careers “I had amazing industry experiences during my sandwich year. My placement year gave me the confidence to make an amazing final collection.” Chieko Motomura, Now Working for Sir Paul Smith

14 Two Case Studies US Internships MSc with Work Placement

15 US internships Nottingham Business School has a track record of posting placement students in prestigious financial groups in the US. Primary employers include Merrill Lynch Private Investment Banking and CitiGroup Smith Barney. This year 5 NBS students have worked (or will work) within these US-based investment groups. One James McManus (pictured) has received outstanding feedback for his work as a trainee analyst. Interns operate on J-1 traineeships (visas) with appointed supervisors and distance-based supervision from programme teams at Nottingham Trent. NBS engages in relationship management with employers and the School’s Head of International Affairs, makes an annual visit to corporate offices in Los Angeles. James McManus (BA hons. International Business) pictured second left with Dr Simon Mercado (NBS, right centre) and Frank Malone, Senior Vice President, CitiGroup Family Office (right). Los Angeles June 2008.

16 MSc with work placement Introduced at NTU in 2007/08 Currently available for programmes in computing, technology & engineering management but plans for other areas Unique model – lessons learned but employers asking for more!

17 Benefits for employers & students MSc placement students offer : Maturity Knowledge - 1 st degree & MSc specialist study Often some work experience Continuity via work-based MSc project Availability for permanent employment 3 months after placement The student gains: Transferable skills Stronger CV Financial support Job opportunity Possibility of total 2 years working in UK for international students

18 Two examples from 2007/08 Malaysian student BSc Software Engineering (Malaysia/NTU) 2 years working in Malaysia MSc Internet & Enterprise NTU Placement with investment bank in London Great experience, great salary, great performance Permanent job at the bank on graduation Indian student BEng Computer Science (India) MSc Computing NTU Placement at Schlumberger Technology Centre, Oslo Working as a software engineer on seismic acquisition system MSc project provided by Schlumberger Permanent job at Schlumberger on graduation

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