Over 100 students have once again embarked on industry placements with the support of the team in the School of Computing. Placement Officers Sian Robson … Read more
Tag: Year in Industry
Student David Meakin to teach tech skills in Uganda
Computing with a Year in Industry student David Meakin is planning to spend his summer vacation teaching tech skills in one of the world’s poorest … Read more
Computer Science Alumnus named in Forbes Middle East Entrepreneurs List
Forbes Middle East has named a Kent alumnus’ in a list of Entrepreneurs Shaping Saudi Arabia’s future. Luca Passone who graduated from Computer Science with a Year … Read more
Placement student praised in company magazine
Final year Business Information Technology student, Michael Ikeji, has been featured in Brakes people magazine as the first information services student intern. Michael worked in … Read more
Placement team used as a national example of best practice
A national report on industry placements for computer science students uses the School of Computing’s placement team an example of best practice. The report, Growing … Read more
Winners announced – Year in Industry photo competition
Computing students currently on their placement submitted a diverse range of images to the first Year in Industry photo competition, which reflects the range of … Read more
Wimbledon Fortnight – a view from the players’ lounge
Student Charlotte Hutchinson will have a unique insight behind the scenes of The Championships at Wimbledon this summer. Charlotte who is a student of Information … Read more
Computing Student plans Escape from Alcatraz
While most students manage to fit plenty of new experiences into their placements year, most don’t go as far as planning an escape from an … Read more
Year in Industry photo competition launched
Students have been challenged to share their Year in Industry experience in images. A photo competition has been launched and is open to all School … Read more
A century for School placement team
The School of Computing’s placement team is celebrating a landmark. For the first time ever, over 100 students from the School will be taking a … Read more