CIOB student festival

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CIOB’s virtual festival brings student members together

Two-day gathering offers technical insights and practical careers advice for students worldwide

The CIOB Student Festival is

taking place on 9 and 10 March. This two-day event, now in its second year, brings CIOB student members from across the world into one virtual space. The purpose is to inspire, inform and celebrate student members.

Those attending can expect to take away meaningful messages from a diverse community at varying points of the career spectrum. They will be able to benefit from technical and practical insights, professional points of view and personal wisdom relating to future careers otherwise not accessible in one space.

The festival is themed, with headliners including: l Industry leaders – thoughts, opinions and wisdom from leaders in the sector l Global careers – a spotlight on career perspectives from global organisations in all areas of construction l Learning essentials – student takeaways ranging from discovering dissertation tips to LinkedIn essentials to landing your next job l Tomorrow’s Leaders – early career and future leaders l Student wellbeing – looking after number one l Networking – making professional contacts, building likeminded connections from across the globe and getting ahead. l

See what happened at the CIOB Student Festival 2021 at https:// vimeo.com/showcase/8491404. Register for the festival by visiting events.ciob.org.

The event aims to inspire, inform and celebrate student CIOB members Student members will be able to benefit from technical and practical insights, professional points of view and personal wisdom relating to future careers

University offers BIM placement opportunity to businesses

Work with students on implementing case studies

The CIOB-accredited University of West of England is looking for companies to participate in its BIM consultancy initiative.

Businesses will work with MSc students from the university’s BIM in Design Construction and Operations course to develop and implement a BIM case study of their choice.

The placement consists of two stages: first, the students will help to define and determine the feasibility of the case study and establish a ‘roadmap’ for implementation; then each student will develop an in-depth aspect of the case study, as agreed with the company.

The next intake is in June and involves eight contact days over a seven-month period.

Interested companies should register at https:// infohub.uwe.ac.uk/employers/ Form.aspx?id=42561291 or, for more information about the scheme, contact clare.barber@uwe.ac.uk