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Designed to Inspire

29 April 2013 - 01 May 2013

Considering a career in Engineering?

Designed to Inspire is a series of role model events intended to give Engineering Students* an opportunity to find out what it's really like to be an Engineer. Between Monday 29th April and Wednesday 1st May 2013, Engineering students are invited to join fellow students for a 2 hour session which includes an audience with some of the UK's most successful Engineers:

Yewande Akinola
Environmental Services Engineer, ARUP

Bukky Bird
Director of Engineering & Sustainability, Tesco

David Waboso (FREng)
Capital Programmes Director, London Underground

Chi Onwurah MP
Previously Head of Telecoms Technology at OFCOM

Roma Agrawal
Associate Structural Engineer, WSP

Natasha Carpenter
Field Engineer, Cable and Wireless Worldwide

Dr Nike Folayan
Senior Communications Engineer, Mott MacDonald &
Chair of Association of Black Engineers UK

Luke Dandy
Doctoral Researcher, Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham

Professor Chimay Anumba (FREng)
Head of Department of Architectural Engineering Pennsylvania State University

Yomi Ajileye
Graduate Engineer, Mott MacDonald

(* Engineering students include those studying 'A' level maths and physics; Engineering apprentices and those studying for BTEC, Foundation, Degree, Diploma, HND and HNC qualifications in Engineering.)

Sessions will run between 10.00-12.00 and 14.00-1600 each day

If you're considering a career in Engineering, simply register and we'll send you a free personal invitation. Travel expenses up to £50 will be reimbursed on production valid receipts.

We look forward to welcoming Engineering students to the Royal Academy of Engineering - the UK's national Academy and Forum for Engineering.

Designed to Inspire is part of the Royal Academy of Engineering Diversity in Engineering Programme. To find out more, visit http://www.raeng.org.uk/about/diversity/default.htm

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