>A leading UK university is promising work placements to all undergraduates regardless of their degree, to better equip them for the challenges of the job market.
>In what appears to be a first for a large Russell Group institution, the University of Manchester is planning to offer “meaningful real-world experience” to all students, in subjects from classics to chemical engineering.
>Manchester’s vice-chancellor, Duncan Ivison, said no student should graduate having done three years of just academic study. Instead, “every single student [should] have a chance to put their learning into context – an internship, a placement, a joint project or an exchange”, he told the Times. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a history student or a chemical engineer.”
>Graduates are increasingly struggling to find work after leaving university, some with debts of more than £50,000. Those who do get work are often in low-paid roles in hospitality or retail rather than traditional graduate jobs.
Reach_Reclaimer on
If they’re able to do this then it goes a long way in helping graduates find degree related jobs, even if it’s only tangential
BigBad225 on
Id be excited about this if work placements weren’t so scarce nowadays. I think only 7/60 on my computer science course secured one.
Also, this would put people who can’t afford a year’s placement at a disadvantage.
lordnacho666 on
I think it would be awesome for this to happen, but I don’t see how the uni will manage it?
When I went to uni everyone on our course had to have a placement, but even with just 30-odd students not everyone found a place (they got to sit at uni and write a paper instead).
And this was arranged between three departments of a world famous uni, so it’s not like there weren’t enough areas you could try.
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>A leading UK university is promising work placements to all undergraduates regardless of their degree, to better equip them for the challenges of the job market.
>In what appears to be a first for a large Russell Group institution, the University of Manchester is planning to offer “meaningful real-world experience” to all students, in subjects from classics to chemical engineering.
>Manchester’s vice-chancellor, Duncan Ivison, said no student should graduate having done three years of just academic study. Instead, “every single student [should] have a chance to put their learning into context – an internship, a placement, a joint project or an exchange”, he told the Times. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a history student or a chemical engineer.”
>Graduates are increasingly struggling to find work after leaving university, some with debts of more than £50,000. Those who do get work are often in low-paid roles in hospitality or retail rather than traditional graduate jobs.
If they’re able to do this then it goes a long way in helping graduates find degree related jobs, even if it’s only tangential
Id be excited about this if work placements weren’t so scarce nowadays. I think only 7/60 on my computer science course secured one.
Also, this would put people who can’t afford a year’s placement at a disadvantage.
I think it would be awesome for this to happen, but I don’t see how the uni will manage it?
When I went to uni everyone on our course had to have a placement, but even with just 30-odd students not everyone found a place (they got to sit at uni and write a paper instead).
And this was arranged between three departments of a world famous uni, so it’s not like there weren’t enough areas you could try.