{"id":1626,"date":"2019-12-13T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2020-02-18T15:03:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T15:03:25","slug":"developing-industrial-insight-amongst-diverse-engineering-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/developing-industrial-insight-amongst-diverse-engineering-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing industrial insight amongst diverse engineering students’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Udonna Okeke, leader of EDM’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Programme, together with the Student Experience Team, partnered with the Royal Academy of Engineering in the 2019 Graduate Engineering Engagement Programme (GEEP)<\/a>. The programme focuses on bringing together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose; to advance and promote excellence in engineering, and to increase the transition of diverse engineering graduates from diverse backgrounds into engineering employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through this partnership, five EDM students were sent to a Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) London<\/a> event. SEO London prepare talented students from ethnic minority or low socioeconomic backgrounds for career success, and on 19th to 20th of November 2019 EDM students attended the SEO GEEP programme of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programme mentored, nurtured and supported the students in developing industry insights, inclusivity and diversity, CV writing, interview and presentation skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is some of the feedback from the students that attended:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI found it useful to gain the knowledge on how to create a CV, how to prepare myself for an interview of every kind and how to stay in touch with future and past employers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would say that I met a lot of diverse people, we worked great as a group for that 2-day event and the network we built would be very useful in the future.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe time spent talking to different companies helped me make it clear for myself how I want to further develop myself. It brightened my horizons and I wish I had the opportunity to be part of this event earlier in my studies.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is one of the reasons I would definitely recommend sending more students to such events. I have already told my friends all about it and few of them are interested in the event happening on 4th-5th of December in Manchester\u201d. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks to Udonna and EDM for giving me the opportunity to be part of the engineering future.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would 100% recommend that students attend in the future! It was exceptionally helpful for everyone and the general thoughts from all students was that it was extremely helpful.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n