New Engineering Foundation Seminar & Awards Ceremony – 7th January 2009
To celebrate the completion of the fourth call of fellows, the NEF held Innovisions – their Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony at the Institute of Directors in January this year. As well as the fellows, senior college staff, industry and government officials gathered for the event.
This is a short précis of the day’s events. Click on the
speakers’ pictures to see their more of their presentations. To see
edited video highlights click on
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Innovations in Further Education- from the Appliance of Science to Knowledge Transfer
Prof Sa’ad Medhat, Chief Executive of NEF, gave an update of the Foundation’s activities over the past 12 months and laid out the work that lies ahead for the community.
MEET THE MINISTER: Siôn Simon MP, Minister for Further Education, DIUS: Keynote Address and Q & A
We were very fortunate to have Mr Siôn Simon, Minister of Further Education, to speak at the event. Delegates were given the opportunity during the Meet the Minister session to ask Mr Simon questions on the FE sector…
SET stripped down: Dr Chris Smith, Naked Scientist
Dr Chris Smith and Dr Dave Ansell, both from The Naked Scientist entertained the audience with strange and scientifically astounding experiments that included…
The CSI Effect: inspiring careers in applied sciences
TV’s science broadcaster Maggie Philbin looked at the CSI Effect and gets first hand knowledge of what goes on at a crime scene!
Taking FE to a Higher Level
Professor Freda Tallantyre, HE Academy and Dr John Chudley, Learning & Skills Council South West jointly deliver an inspiring speech on how to take FE to a higher level…
HE in FE Award
This year the HE in FE Award Winner went to Tony Hartley of Wakefield College. In the photo (from left to right Sa’ad Medhat, John Chudley, Tony Hartley, Freda Tallantyre, Carol Arlett – HE Academy.
Case studies from the Industrial Fellowship Scheme
After lunch, delegates were introduced to exciting case-studies from the NEF Fellowship Schemes (Industrial and Enterprise & Knowledge Transfer) by Bob Busby, National Lead Inspector for Engineering, OfSTED
Award Ceremony, supported by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation
Alok Jha, Science and Environment Correspondent from the Guardian opened the Awards Ceremony
Stronger links: mini-KTPs and better business and community engagement for colleges
NEF Innovisions 2009 was rounded up with a stimulating discussion from Wendy Mannix, Technology Strategy Board and Simon Whittemore, JISC on Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and ways FE can build better engagement with business.
