Education
United we s
How engineering and science institutions,
schools, universities, industry and others
from the East Midlands are collaborating
to create a future based on fundamentally
sound values.
By Eur Ing Dr David Rhodes CEng FIET
FCIBSE Vice Chairman, East Midlands
Engineering and Science Professionals
(EMESP).
More than a celebration their teachers, 25 sponsoring-company
Eastwood Hall was this year’s venue for engineers, university research-project
the Engineering Education Scheme for presenters, representatives of at least
England (EESE) celebration day for school eight science and engineering institutions
projects. These are projects carried out and the guest speaker, Professor Geoff
by teams of sixth formers, with help from Kirk, President of the Institution of
industry, to address technical problems Engineering Designers.
identifi ed by the sponsoring companies. As a place to celebrate honest
Signifi cantly too, this year’s event, like endeavour, entrepreneurship and
the seven which preceded it, was held social concern, Eastwood is especially
in collaboration with the East Midlands appropriate. It is in the region where
Engineering and Science Professionals Newton lived, where Green developed
(EMESP), who award their Masters a theorem much used by scientists and
Prizes to winners from the East Midlands engineers, and where Sir Peter Mansfi eld
universities. invented the MRI scanner. It is a region
As in previous years, around 300 laced with entrepreneurs and still employs
people attended, including the 116 EESE around 25% of its working population in
sixth-form project participants with some form of engineering and science.
IET Institution of Engineering and Technology www.theiet.org
ICE Institution of Civil Engineers www.ice.org.uk
IMechE Institution of Mechanical Engineers www.imeche.org.uk
IoP Institute of Physics www.iop.org
RAeS Royal Aeronautical Society www.aerosociety.com
CIBSE Chartered Institution of Building Services www.cibse.org
Engineers
IED Institution of Engineering Designers www.ied.org.uk
IMC Institute of Measurement and Control www.instmc.org.uk
IStructE Institution of Structural Engineers www.istructe.org
IHEEM Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate www.iheem.org.uk
Management
IAgrE Institution of Agricultural Engineers www.iagre.org
EI Energy Institute www.energyinst.org.uk
IoB Institute of Biology www.iob.org
Table 1: Institutions currently represented in EMESP
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