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www.universitybusiness.co.uk | T: @UB_UK EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Covering all the topics in the technology sector this month The digital way in Swansea
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Swansea University has launched a new microsite documenting student experiences, alumni stories and life in Swansea. The site, named Bright
Futures, was created by the web development team at Epiphany. It is designed to appeal to prospective students who are about to make the potentially life- changing decision of choosing which university to commit to. The University’s marketing
team worked with Epiphany to build a digital showcase of what Swansea University has to offer. The site takes the experience of physically visiting the University and delivers it
online, through digital media. Catherine Mullin, director of
marketing at Swansea University, said: “From experience we know that open day visitors get a real feel for the quality of our campus, our students and staff, and are more likely to name us as their first choice on their UCAS form. We wanted to give students who weren’t able to atend our open days the same insight into Swansea University, and the site we created provides exactly that.” The Bright Futures site acts as an interactive hub of content
that provides information on student life, learning and living in Swansea, complete with video, Instagram photography and quotes from students. Dave Sellers, the web developer
on the project, said: “The website is available in both English and Welsh, and uses content pulled from Twiter and Instagram APIs as well as embedded YouTube videos. The responsive site, built using entirely front-end technologies, has a tiled interface that utilises the Isotope plugin for jQuery to handle the layout.”
Bright Futures can be viewed here:
www.swansea.ac.uk/bright-futures/ TECH FIRM WINS £60 MILLION HE FRAMEWORK
European Electronique has strengthened its position within the higher education sector with a strategic framework win. The £50m turnover firm, based
in Oxford, has been awarded Lots 1 (provision of networking equipment) and 2 (small and medium projects up to £1m
in value) of the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium’s (NEUPC) national networking framework. NEUPC is the body focused on
improving quality of procurement across the HE and FE sector and delivering maximum value from the purchase of
good and services. The agreement will see European
Electronique supply networking services and equipment for a minimum of two years, to potentially up to 400 HE and FE members, including the University of Leeds and Durham University.
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