Category Archives: Engineering

Heriot-Watt University Virtual Open Day, Friday 3 July

These will provide key information on our programmes and campuses, as well as give attendees the opportunity to engage with current students through panel sessions and other live content. Our Edinburgh Campus event will take place on Friday 3 July, with details available on a wide range of subject areas including the Social Sciences, Technology and Engineering.

Those interested in pursuing Textiles and Design programmes are encouraged to register for the Scottish Borders Campus event that will run on the same date. Registration forms are available at https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/visit/open-days.htm.

In addition to this activity, we will also be hosting a series of follow up webinar sessions between Monday 6 July and Friday 17 July. During this time, there will be further opportunities to put questions to our academic staff and admissions colleagues. As part of the programme, our Scottish and UK Recruitment Manager will lead two information sessions for parents and carers, covering not only the support Heriot-Watt University offers to students but also the broader higher education climate in Scotland. These will take place at 19:00 on Tuesday 7 July and Wednesday 15 July, with the link to join us now available at https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/visit/open-days.htm.

Calling on all Secondary School aged Students

Our friends at the School of Science and Engineering at the University of Dundee are running their annual STEM poster competition aimed at primary and secondary school students.

If your pupils are looking for a STEM challenge, then maybe they’d like to get creative and submit an entry (there are Amazon vouchers as prizes in each category!). The topic this year is “The Future of STEM”

Click here for full details

Virtual Engineering Work Experience Day | Event at Uptree

Tideway are offering a one day online work experience in engineering on 27 May. Tideway are re-connecting London with the River Thames, by building a 25km Super Sewer under the Thames to intercept those nasty spills and clean up our river for the good of the city.

Registration is 2 weeks before, so if you are interested do it today! All students are welcome to attend, regardless of location – you just need a reliable internet connection!

Click on following link to apply:

https://uptree.co/tideway/e/3215741163/

Strathclyde Uni Summer Course

Thinking of going to university September 2020? Interested in Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Product Design or Law?

Strathclyde university run a week long programme beginning 24th June 2019. This offers an opportunity to explore one of these courses more, as well as allowing you to work with current university students and experience university life.

This course is fully funded. Application deadline is 26th April. If interested, see Miss McCafferty before April 18th.

More Information available at: https://www.strath.ac.uk/professionalservices/sees/wideningaccess/gettingready/accelerate/

Glasgow Kelvin College

A Career in Service, Maintain & Commission Building Engineering Services.

Today’s market is looking for engineers that are multi-skilled and have the range of technical knowledge and applied skills to undertake the scope and range of work within an employer’s portfolio.

Glasgow Kelvin College have been providing such personnel for the past 19 years through their highly successful Service, Maintenance and Commissioning of Building Engineering Services Modern Apprenticeship. We currently have over 100 such apprentices attending Glasgow Kelvin College.

For further details click on the following  links.