Empowering students to be the difference
Innovative approaches to learning and teaching showcased at Scottish Parliament.
The flexibility offered by a university education was highlighted to policymakers during an event at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday (30 October).
°®Âþµº representatives met with MSPs at a reception, organised by Universities Scotland to promote the dynamic and transferable skillset that higher education can give to students.
The °®Âþµº works closely with employers to equip graduates with the necessary skills to adapt to a fast-paced workplace.
Dean for Teaching Quality Enhancement Professor Alison Green said: ¡°Advances in technology are changing the world around us, so it¡¯s impossible to accurately foresee what the workplace will look like in 20 years¡¯ time.
Future
¡°That is why it¡¯s important that we prepare our future leaders and innovators by giving them the skills needed to respond to this challenge.
¡°By working in partnership with employers and industry, and embedding work-based and work-related learning, we can be confident that a °®Âþµº education allows our graduates to navigate the economic and social challenges of the future, whatever is in store¡±.
One example of successful collaboration with employers is the MSc Big Data course, which responds to the challenges presented by an increasingly data-driven economy.
Developed in partnership with global and local companies (including HSBC and Amazon), the course features a work-based project, usually in partnership with a company or technology provider, giving students a first step into their data science career.