EIBF is the registered charity that promotes business education for engineers and scientists. Each year, it awards £800,000+ in Sainsbury Management Fellows scholarships to talented and committed individuals to study for an MBA at the world’s leading business schools.
Members of EIBF (who are known as Sainsbury Management Fellows) have each received a Sainsbury Management Scholarship which enabled them to study for an MBA at a leading international business school.
Recognising the benefits of introducing young people to business at an early stage, EIBF also partners with more than 50 UK universities to sponsor enterprise competitions to reward talented engineers and scientists.
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Six teams of student innovators have picked up prestigious engineering awards as they look to solve some of the world’s problems. The teams, representing universities from across the UK, scooped prizes at this year’s Engineering in Business Champion of Champions grand final held at the Royal Academy of Engineering on Friday 3 November. They include the Pipeline Organics team from the University of Nottingham which won two awards for its innovative system that generates renewable electricity from wastewater and the Meta Futura Aerospace team from the University of Southampton which won two awards for its work to transform spacecraft control. Now in its fifth year, the competition – organised by Engineers in Business Fellowship (EIBF) – sees university students showcase their problem-solving innovations to industry experts in a bid to win cash prizes. The event is the culmination of a year of enterprise competitions held across UK universities, with thousands of …
Sainsbury Management Fellows (SMFs) have an amazing track record of mentoring and inspiring young engineers. In this article we hear from SMF Andrew de Rozairo, Sustainability Director EMEA at Microsoft, who has been a long-time mentor and is very active in SMF activities. Andrew de Rozairo who draws on expertise gained over a 30-year career to mentor students and get involved in the EIBF- sponsored university competitions. Andrew explained: “Over the last 10 to 15 years, most of my time has been spent advising companies on digital transformation and innovation to help them gain value from their technology investments. Yet each week, I take time away from my day job to do my Friday Project, as I call it! It’s a chance for me to give back. I choose what I get involved in, which means I can support people and causes that I’m passionate about.” Since launching his Friday Project, Andrew has been particularly active as a social mentor. For example, he’s been …
Twenty-five-year-old Space Engineer, Samrudhi Inamdar won the WES and Engineers in Business Fellowship competition which was run to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day 2023 (#INWED 2023) and mark its 10th anniversary. Samrudhi’s prize is mentorship by a Sainsbury Management Fellow (SMF). SMFs are distinguished engineers who were awarded a Sainsbury Management Fellows MBA scholarship to enable them to study at the world’s leading international business schools. This has enabled the SMFs to use their combined business and engineering skills to further the economic growth of UK and global companies. Samrudhi will commence her mentorship with insights and support from SMF Sinéad O’Sullivan who is an Aerospace Engineer of note and now works with Professor Michael E. Porter at the Institute of Strategy and Competitiveness (in Complex Systems). Samrudhi has an impressive career already: she has a Bachelor of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering…
In this article, our sponsor, Purple CV gives graduate job seekers advice on how to standing out and impress prospective employers.The Covid-19 pandemic has made an already competitive job market even tricker for graduates. Graduate engineers will also face these challenges, so it is arguably more important than ever to make yourself stand out to potential employers. The task of shortlisting for interview will be all the more onerous for recruiters at the moment with more and more applicants for each post. As a graduate, you will need to do your very best to make the shortlist by not only showcasing your technical skills, but also by letting employers know of any valuable additional skills you can bring to the role. So, how do you best distinguish yourself when looking for your first job – or any job, for that matter? Create a well-structured CV The first thing you will need to do is sharpen up your CV. Make sure you include the following key sections: Personal details – now this…
When studying and working towards a successful career, whatever the industry, there are two essential components to reaching your goals. The first port of call is the learning; all the theories, concepts, facts and figures that make up the armoury for your profession. These are the elements of success gained through higher education. However, the second element is more elusive, but just as essential to progress in one’s career – experience. Experience can often be hard to come by, yet having it on your CV is a must for most employers. This is where mentoring can help.SMF has helped facilitate the career progression of many talented and ambitious young engineers over 30 years. We believe that mentoring can help the mentee stay focused on their goals, boost industry and technical knowledge, and expand personal skills set, enabling them to fast-track their careers and even surpass their original goals.Case in Point: Chris Shelley and Arnaud Doko Arnaud Doko, a 27-year-old graduate from…
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