Tees Business Tees Business Issue 15 | Page 45

Serving the Teesside Business Community | 45 The £7.5m Business School is part of a £350m investment Teesside University is making in its campus over the next 10 years. Business School – an artist’s impression of Teesside University’s latest development. “TEESSIDE’S AMBITION AND PASSION FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION KNOWS NO BOUNDS” Challenge your thinking – Dr Susan Laing, dean of the Business School at Teesside University. gone into Future Facing Learning and it is an extremely ambitious scheme, designed to ensure that all of our students are future-ready and are equipped with the skills and attributes which employers are looking for.” The university’s Student Futures strategy is now also firmly embedded across the university. As well as developing key employability skills for students, the ground-breaking strategy also works alongside employers to understand the needs of their businesses. As a result, courses and programmes can be adjusted accordingly in order to create valuable future employees. Working with employers to deliver the skills that they need ensures Teesside graduates can be reassured that their qualifications will stand them in good stead to meet the challenges of the modern workplace.