Final year students of the BA (Hons) Politics and Media worked on a ‘live’ assignment in the context of their New Political Communication unit (led by Dr. Anastasia Veneti) with the Media team of Amnesty International UK. On 9th May 2017, students presented a 12-month Media Plan to the Head of Amnesty’s Media, PR and… Read more » about BA (Hons) Politics and Media students presented their work to the Media Team of Amnesty International, UK.
Placements
Manager Feedback – Dave Reeves, EMEA Alliances Sales Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Manager Comments – Dave Reeves, EMEA Alliances Sales Director What has it been like having Jordan Raby in the team? Jordan is keen and enthusiastic, and that is what counts most at this point. Within a short period of time I am pleased to be receiving positive feedback about those who have spent time with… Read more » about Manager Feedback – Dave Reeves, EMEA Alliances Sales Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Jordan Raby, BAMC student on sandwich placement at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Name: Jordan Raby Placement Job Title: Enterprise Group for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Alliances Sales & Marketing Support Placement length: 12 months Placement company website: https://www.hpe.com Three words to describe your placement: International, insightful & rewarding! Most interesting part of your placement? The most interesting part for me has been getting a true… Read more » about Jordan Raby, BAMC student on sandwich placement at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Vianna Renaud, Placement Development Advisor presenting at the annual ASET Conference
It is with honour that I delivered a session on Placement PAL at the annual ASET Conference last week at the University of York. With over 170 delegates representing 150 HE institutions from the UK, Ireland and Australia, this was a perfect opportunity to discuss current themes and trends in the sector. Entitled “Enhancing the… Read more » about Vianna Renaud, Placement Development Advisor presenting at the annual ASET Conference
Cecilie Conradsen, BAPR student on sandwich placement at BeautySeen PR
Placement Job Title: Press Assistant Originally from: Fleet, Hampshire Company Website – http://beautyseenpr.com LinkedIn Profile – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilieconradsen What are you most proud of this year? Being given a £10,000 project for one of our biggest clients, TRESemme, to manage completely by myself. It was great to be involved in the whole process, from initial ideas to the final execution. I then got… Read more » about Cecilie Conradsen, BAPR student on sandwich placement at BeautySeen PR
Samuel Benjamin, BAMC student on sandwich placement in Spain
What has been your highlight of the year? After a year of so many highs it is difficult to pick one out, however I was lucky enough to be on the receiving end of a company paid trip to Ibiza for hitting monthly targets, which was amazing. Most of the employees went and we had a great… Read more » about Samuel Benjamin, BAMC student on sandwich placement in Spain
Sally Crosthwaite from BACOM on sandwich placement at Xerox
1. Where are you from? Long Itchington, Warwickshire 2. Why did you decide to come to BU? Loved the uni when I visited it and my course was perfect for me. 3. What is your job title? Internal Communications Executive for the Marketing and Communications Europe division, Xerox 4. Why did you choose this particular… Read more » about Sally Crosthwaite from BACOM on sandwich placement at Xerox
FMC Staff return from Global Festival of Learning China
FMC staff members, Vianna Renaud, Steph Allen, Guy Starkey, and Tauheed Ramjaun were selected to present workshops at the first ever Global Festival of Learning China event which took place at Sias International University in China. Speaking to students and staff, as well as meeting our own BU students taking part on the Summer School… Read more » about FMC Staff return from Global Festival of Learning China
Lajor Cole-Etti on a marketing sandwich placement at Lenovo
Course – Marketing Communications Placement Title and Department – EMEA Digital Marketing Assistant in the EMEA Customer Engagement Marketing Department What inspired you about this placement? Currently Lenovo is the #1 PC manufacturer in the world. For such a large company, the placement scheme is quite new, only 2 or so years old, however, in… Read more » about Lajor Cole-Etti on a marketing sandwich placement at Lenovo
CMC’s annual Promotional Communications Conference to attract +100 delegates
Some 44 advertising, marketing, public relations, and politics and media undergraduates present their dissertation research to an audience of more than 100 students, industry guests, academics and mums and dads. The Fifth Annual Promotional Communications Conference on 20 May at the Executive Business Centre is a capstone event for the Corporate and Marketing Communications Department… Read more » about CMC’s annual Promotional Communications Conference to attract +100 delegates