All systems go for Engineering Doctorate - August 2006
Loughborough University’s Vice-Chancellor will be joined by prestigious guests from Government and industry at the official opening of its Systems Engineering Doctorate Centre (SEDC).
The centre is home to the new Engineering Doctorate in Systems Engineering (EngD), a four-year vocationally-oriented doctorate aimed at leading research engineers who want a managerial career in industry.
The SEDC is based at Loughborough University, but takes the form of a consortium comprising the University of Bath, Queen’s University Belfast, University of Leicester and the University of Strathclyde, and is supported by a number of industry organisations. It has been jointly funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and industrial sponsorship.
The official opening is taking place on Wednesday, September 20. Attending the event will be senior officers of the University; John O'Reilly, Chief Executive of the EPSRC; Bob Malcolm of ideo ltd, Chairman of the SEDC Management Committee; and James Baker, Director and General Manager of Technical and Engineering Services, BAE Systems.
Professor Roger Goodall, Director of the SEDC, said: “Loughborough is proud to be leading this multi-university initiative in Systems Engineering, which will make important contributions to the long-term sustainability of the UK’s engineering industry.”
The EngD has been introduced by the EPSRC to offer a radical alternative to the traditional PhD, better suiting the needs of industry by combining formal teaching and training in Systems Engineering with business-related subjects such as project and financial management. Research engineers enrolled on the course will also be placed within a sponsoring company, so the research they conduct will be industry-based rather than purely academic.
The EngD provides graduates with excellent career prospects and offers industry an unparalleled opportunity to engage the services of a high quality engineer in the most cost effective manner.
For more details on the EngD scheme visit:
www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/
Alternatively call Sharon Henson, Loughborough University’s SEDC Coordinator by calling 01509 227128 or emailing sedc@lboro.ac.uk