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Richard Weeks,
general manager at
Hunley Hall Hotel.
“Delegates really value them for the way
they have helped with business growth and
strategy.”
Dr Noel Dennis, MBA course leader at
Teesside University Business School, added:
“Leading Growth is an excellent programme
that brings together like-minded business
professionals and encourages them to reflect
on their professional practice.
“The programme is an excellent bridge
to our MBA course that has entrepreneurial
leadership at its heart and is aimed at those
leaders who want to develop their personal
agility to enhance organisational performance
in all respects.”
Sarah Collinson and Allen Brindle, from
Darlington digital design agency Edward
Robertson, took part in the Management
Catalyst course. The company is now working
with the university to develop a bespoke
training course to improve its teams.
Sarah said: “I can’t recommend the course
enough. Since completing it we’ve changed
lots of processes. We’ve introduced a new
company hierarchy, appraisals and pay-band
structures.
“I’ve made friends on the course who I
regularly contact if I have a problem and that’s
been really useful.”
Richard Weeks, general manager at Hunley
Hall Hotel at Brotton, has embarked on an
MBA with Teesside University Business
School since completing the Leading Growth
programme.
He said: “The Leading Growth course has
made me look at myself a bit more and how
I operate at work. It’s meant we’ve worked
better as a team and much tighter as a group.
“It’s been 15 years since I undertook any
formal study and this was a great way of
getting back into education, as there wasn’t
any work outside of the course.
“After completing Leading Growth I wanted
to go on further and have begun the MBA,
which is a fantastic extension of everything I
have learned on the course.”
Connecting curriculum with industry
Teesside University is joining forces with
Siemens to bring industry and academia
together in a programme that integrates
technology into the curriculum.
The university’s School of Computing,
Engineering & Digital Technologies has joined
the Siemens Connected Curriculum, which
will deliver digital skills across all engineering
degree programmes.
Siemens Connected Curriculum introduces
advanced industrial tools, data and
approaches to create a collaborative place
where students can learn and prepare
for the future. It includes industry-leading
Internet of Things (IoT) software, simulation
environments, case studies and real-life
problem-solving tutorials.
The partnership builds on the School of
Computing, Engineering & Digital Technologies
expertise and reputation for innovation,
academic excellence,
world-class research and
industrial experience,
with many academics
themselves leading experts
and practitioners in their
fields.
The school works closely
with employers from a
range of sectors, with many involved in ensuring courses are
relevant to industry and meet the needs of employers.
The programme will digitally integrate facilities from the
school’s engineering laboratories, including designated areas
for aerospace engineering, civil engineering and the built
environment and electrical engineering, with specialist pilot
plant facilities for chemical and mechanical engineering.
Dr Andrew Bingham, associate dean for learning and
teaching in the School of Computing, Engineering & Digital
Technologies, said: “The partnership underpins a full review
of how we prepare our students to be future-ready. It offers
an incredible opportunity for our students to be equipped for
a digitally connected world.
“With the Siemens Connected Curriculum, Teesside
graduates will make a significant contribution to the UK
engineering sector in the area of emerging digital tools.”
Siemens Connected Curriculum lead Steve Jones said: “We
are delighted to have Teesside University join the Connected
Curriculum initiative. As a university with a strong industrial
focus, we look forward to working with them to deliver
benefit for their learners, employers and wider stakeholders.”
Siobhan Fenton, associate dean for enterprise and
business engagement, added: “The university has an
established research relationship with Siemens, which this
partnership underpins and will undoubtedly strengthen, while
also helping to develop both our graduates and digitalisation
across the region.”
A Leading
Growth
Alumni
masterclass
being
delivered at
the Centre for
Professional
and Executive
Development.
For more information on how Teesside
University can support your business
visit tees.ac.uk/business.
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