Transcript Professor Ellen Douglas-Cowie, Pro-Vice

Open Day Update
1. Welcome: today’s speakers and themes
2. The Employment agenda
3. Celebrating the Student Experience
• National Student Survey
• Queen’s Scholars
• A life changing experience
4. Admissions
The Employment Agenda
• Placements & internships across the university
• 90% target; 205 international
• Employer supported pathways
• Citi and Computer Science
• Academic skills and life skills
• School Employability Plans; Degree Plus; Alumni
Mentoring; SU activity
• Meeting local needs, preparing for a global world
• The STEM agenda and job opportunities
• Beyond STEM
Celebrating the Student Experience
• The National Student Survey
• 12th in UK
• Overall Satisfaction score of 90%
• 3rd on overall satisfaction in Russell Group
• 1st in Personal Development in Russell Group
• 3% higher than the average scores for Northern Ireland
Celebrating the Student Experience
• Queen’s Scholars 2013
• 10 scholars (academic and personal ability); fees paid
• 219 schools and colleges invited to nominate
• 74 schools and colleges nominated students
• 138 students nominated
Queen’s Scholars Winners 2013
Katie Grant
St Louis Grammar
School , Kilkeel
(Law)
Aaron Hutton
Carrickfergus Grammar
School
(Pharmacy)
Bryony Gault
Mark Curran
Limavady Grammar
St Colman’s College
School
(International
Business with
Spanish)
(English)
Queen’s Scholars Winners 2013
Connor Carville
Aimee Donaldson
St Patrick’s College, Maghera
The Wallace High School
(Electrical and Electronic
Engineering)
(Common and Civil Law
with French)
Queen’s Scholars Winners 2013
Thomas Lee
St Patrick’s Grammar
School, Armagh
(Medicine)
Beth
Malcomson
Bloomfield Collegiate
School
(Medicine)
Sam Mathers
Sophia Turner
Ballyclare High School
Dominican College, Belfast
(Architecture)
(Medicine)
Queen’s Scholars 2014: Key Dates
Letters posted to Careers Teachers
16 September 2013
Deadline for Nominations
29 November 2013 at 5pm
Candidates Invited to apply
6 December 2013
Dropbox open for submissions
7 December 2013
Deadline for applications
15 January 2014 at 5pm
Review of submissions
30 and 31 January 2014
Candidates notified of decision
19 May 2014
Candidate Selection Days
30 June and 1 July 2014
Queen’s Scholars announced
After 31 August 2014