Unipart welcomes next generation of engineers

The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (AME), a £32 million joint collaboration between Coventry University and Unipart Manufacturing, has exceeded the number of applications it had expected with interest coming from all over the country for its three-year BEng and four-year MEng courses. This collaboration is supported by the Higher Education Funding Council for England's Catalyst Fund. It brings together the best in academia, industry and research & development in a live manufacturing environment and is focused on providing students with 'activity-led learning' that thrives on taking theory and using it on real shop floor projects in a range of engineering disciplines. Carol Burke, managing director of Unipart Manufacturing, said: "We are growing and targeting new opportunities all of the time and, whilst we continue to invest in state-of-the-art machinery and technology, it is still the quality and innovation of our people that set us apart from the rest. "Our engineers are among the best in the world, but we need more of them and the next generation to come through the ranks with the same passion, knowledge and desire to do things differently." She added: "Through AME we are helping to create the next generation of engineers and manufacturers. Having the faculty here within a 'live' manufacturing site will ensure that these students - who will be learning on cutting-edge technology and working alongside highly experienced Unipart engineers - are industry-ready and able to have an immediate positive impact with any of the companies they go on to work for." The photo shows, left to right, Manraj Phagura, Alicia Prior, Carol Burke, Daryl Eastgate and Owen Vaclavik.