Nottingham Trent University Education for Global Success

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Nottingham Trent UniversityEducation for Global
Success
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Nottingham Trent University (NTU)

• Nottingham Trent Universitys origins go back to
  1843
• 9 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

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NTU Recognised As the Top New University in the
UK (The Independent, 24 April 2008)
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NTU is in the Top 3 Universities for
Employability in England Wales
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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

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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.

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Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships to Beijing
Language and Culture University
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No Nation Has a Monopoly of Knowledge And
Expertise
Its in the interaction between cultures and
nations that the real opportunity lies
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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

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Lime Studio An International Design Team Built
at NTU

• Began with group projects
• In 2nd year awarded contracts by international
  companies
• 3rd year developed in Hive
• Within a year shortlisted for 2 international
  design competitions

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A World of Opportunities Work Placements in
the UK and Globally
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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

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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

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Two Case Studies

• US Internships
• MSc with Work Placement

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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 Schools 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.
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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!

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Benefits for employers students

• MSc placement students offer
• Maturity
• Knowledge - 1st 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

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Two examples from 2007/08

• Indian student
• BEng Computer Science (India)
• MSc Computing Systems _at_ 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

• Malaysian student
• BSc Software Engineering (Malaysia/NTU)
• 2 years working in Malaysia
• MSc Internet Enterprise Computing _at_ NTU
• Placement with investment bank in London
• Great experience, great salary, great performance
• Permanent job at the bank on graduation

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