Timed to follow the release of Sir William Wakeham's Government-commissioned review of STEM degree provision and graduate employability - due to be published in early 2016 - this seminar, held as Government considers its response, will look at the recommendations of the review and the challenges they would pose for universities, industry and Government in their implementation.
Delegates will discuss how best to address the challenge of increasing the number of people studying STEM degrees, particularly women, and consider the role that alternative forms of HE such as Degree Apprenticeships might play. Sessions will also assess how to improve the number of STEM graduates finding employment in STEM industries, particularly how universities can better engage industry in course design as well as in the provision of 'sandwich' degrees with a year in industry or work placements more generally.
The seminar will bring together key policymakers with stakeholders including university and college leaders, learned societies, professional bodies and industry associations, STEM-sector employers, academics and others with an interest in these important issues.
Delegates will discuss how best to address the challenge of increasing the number of people studying STEM degrees, particularly women, and consider the role that alternative forms of HE such as Degree Apprenticeships might play. Sessions will also assess how to improve the number of STEM graduates finding employment in STEM industries, particularly how universities can better engage industry in course design as well as in the provision of 'sandwich' degrees with a year in industry or work placements more generally.
The seminar will bring together key policymakers with stakeholders including university and college leaders, learned societies, professional bodies and industry associations, STEM-sector employers, academics and others with an interest in these important issues.
