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University on top for engineering degree
TEESSIDE University is the top place in the country to study mechanical engineering, according to a new report.
The Guardian’s University league table revealed Teesside has moved from second to first place in the ranking of British universities that teach mechanical engineering.
Teesside scored 10 out of 10 for value added to students undertaking the degree and gained high marks for satisfaction with teaching and assessment on the course.
Vice chancellor Graham Henderson said: “We are delighted with this reaffirmation of the excellence of our university’s engineering programme, which is designed to produce graduates with the skills employers desperately need, in our region and across the UK and beyond”.
Stan Higgins, chief executive of the North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC), welcomed the news and hoped it would encourage more people to consider engineering as a viable career option.
Recently the university secured £5.2m from the Higher Education Funding Council for England to encourage more partnerships with employers.
It hopes to add 3,000 work-based learners to its roll over the next three years and help position it as the country’s leading “business facing” university.
Together with employer contributions of around £3.3m and Government top-up grants of £4.5m, the package is worth an extra £13.67m to build skills on Teesside.
Professor Cliff Hardcastle, the university’s deputy vice-chancellor (research and enterprise), said: “Our region is one of the most important in the UK for the engineering, process and energy sectors.
“This recognition from The Guardian University Guide comes at the start of a new phase of investment and development of our engineering provision”.
View the university guide at http://education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide2009/
