Right University to cater to soaring ambitions Brunel University
- RahulIndia
- Brunel University, United Kingdom
- BEng Honours degrees in Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- Undergraduate Degree
- 2005
As an ambitious student, choosing the right university and deciding to devote four years of my life, was the most important decision for me just like every other student. I preferred Brunel University over other universities for its excellent reputation in engineering and very strong industry links resulting in an exceptional employment ratio. In a nutshell, I would definitely recommend Brunel University to students who are after great opportunities in the academic arena or may it be graduate employment just like myself.
As the name suggests, Electronic and Electrical Engineering covered a wide range of modules from software programming to hardcore electronics. Mathematical background and very strong analytical skills made this degree ideal for me. Like every student, my biggest concern was the Final Year Project as this has contributes the most towards degree classification, but the project supervisors took personal interest to understand my career interests and tried to suggest projects based on my strengths and future career ambitions. I finally decided to take up a research based project in fourth generation (4G) wireless communication and I was surprised to receive tremendous support from my supervisor. The PhD research group working on similar projects were very helpful as well. Our efforts paid off and the depth of my research was beyond my and my supervisor's expectations. My supervisor motivated me and guided me to write a professional paper as he felt my research could help the research societies worldwide. My professional paper got accepted by International Wireless Conference and my research was presented in Denmark. As this would be published by IEEE, it opened up all opportunities worldwide. I was also offered a place to join the research group at Brunel and pursue a PhD which could have been a very exciting opportunity for students who are more research focussed.
I wanted to remain closer to Central London to make the most of my social life and would be comparatively less expensive than studying at any college in the heart of London.
I am grateful that the University highly encouraged me to pursue one year Industrial training. The Placement Office offered tremendous support to secure a placement in Risk Management at Kodak Limited and also offered assistance throughout my training period. It not only provided me with financial comfort, but also gave me a break from academic studies which allowed me to analyse various career paths. I found the work placement very rewarding as it exposed me to the professional environment with hands on experience. The opportunity to get involved with real life projects at Kodak enhanced my project management skills and documentation technique to a great extent. These skills had proved to be my greatest asset for my Final Year Project. When I returned to University to complete my final year, I was more focussed after the industrial experience. In addition to the academic support, I also received extensive guidance from the Careers Centre throughout the employment procedure from structuring impressive answers for the application forms to good interview techniques.
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