Get involved in Ignite Personal Development programme
4 - 6 June 2024, 10 - 5pm, Mile End campus
Ignite is a personal development programme exclusively for School of Engineering & Material Science (SEMS) women & non-binary undergraduate and postgraduate students.
This interactive in-person 3 day programme is designed to equip students with the skills required to accelerate their potential in all areas of life (including academic study, jobs & careers and personal life).
What do students gain?
- Develop their confidence
- Identify their values and understand personal brand
- Set personal and professional goals, and become more assertive
- Develop their peer network
- Develop strategies for managing their time and ensuring work / life balance
- Learn to manage stress and embrace change (where necessary)
Ignite can help students to:
- Push beyond their comfort zone
- Make connections with like-minded students and start to build a community of support
- Grow confidence through exploring boundary setting and building assertiveness
- Feel empowered, overcome self-doubt and increase resilience
Why get involved?
- Support for your diversity and inclusion agendas, specifically gender equality which helps attract quality engineering & material science talent
- Increased positive brand awareness amongst women & non-binary students
- Build positive relationships through quality engagement with talented students at the early stages of their career planning
How to get involved
There are 2 ways to get involved in the programme:
- As a speaker: Senior professional women attend the programme (approximately one hour) to share their personal journey with advice, hints and tips for students embarking on their career planning.
- As a panellist: Professional women attend (approximately two hours) to act as panellists, to listen to student presentations, ask questions and tell their story in brief on the last day of the programme.
If you are interested in finding out more, email Helen Green h.green@qmul.ac.uk .