Activities and Resources for HE Advisers
Here at City University London, we consider it an important part of our service to provide free, accessible and relevant information sessions to staff in schools, colleges, Connexions and career services on developments in the HE sector.
These events will provide information from academics on degree courses, entry routes, career progression and changes in industry. You will also have an opportunity to visit the departments and tour their facilities.
Events for 2011/12
The events programme for 2011/12 has not yet been finalised. As soon as the events are available they will be listed on this web page.
Past events in 2011
If you have attended one of our events this year you can now download copies of the presentations from our resources page.
Thursday 9 June - 'Careers in Business'
An information day exploring the range of Business courses offered at City and the opportunities available to Business graduates pursuing a successful career in the City.
The programme for this event was as follows:
9:30 Arrival and refreshments
10:00 Introduction and Welcome
10:30 Cass Undergraduate Programme Overview
11:00 Coffee break
11:20 Insight Sessions
- Campus Tour
- Bloomberg Technology
- Work Placement Option
12:30 Lunch
13:15 Mock Lecture
14:00 Closing Summary
Friday 8 July - 'Computing & IT in the City'
An information day providing details of the IT industry, including what employers are looking for in graduates, latest qualifications available and Computing & IT courses at City University London.
The programme for the day was as follows:
09:30 Arrival and Coffee
10:00 Introduction: Myths about IT - Dr Andrew Tuson, City University London
10:45 Who Leads the IT Industry? - Marcus East, CIO, Comic Relief
11:15 Coffee Break
11:30 Computing in the Games Industry - Chris Child, Childish Things Ltd
12:00 Lunch
12:45 What IT Employers Look For - Stuart Elliston, Linksfield Technologies Ltd
13:30 Computing at School - Thomas Ng, BCS: The Chartered Institute for IT
14:15 University Courses in Computing & IT - Dr Andrew Tuson
15:00 Close and Informal Q+A
Friday 15 July - 'Engineering in the City'
An information day to showcase the different areas of Engineering offered at City, and the wide range of careers options they lead to.
The programme for this event was as follows:
09:30 Arrival and Coffee
10:00 Welcome and Introducton - Prof Ken Grattan, Dean
10:15 Engineering in the 21st Century - Prof Sanowar Khan, Deputy Dean
10:45 Overview of Engineering courses at City - Cedric D'Mello, Associate Dean
11:15 Coffee Break
11:30 A Career in Engineering - The Opportunity to Make a Difference - David Monk
12:00 Earning and Learning - Industrial Placements at City - Laura Blatchford
12:15 Buffet Lunch
13:00 Tour of SEMS facilities - Jim Hooker, Chief Technician
13:45 Q&A Session - Dr Anton Cox, Assistant Dean, PhD students
14:15 Close
Days generally run from 9:30 to 15:00 and are held at our Northampton Square Campus.
