Who we work with

Staffordshire University works with corporate partners that offer training and work placements to students during and after their degree. These include Stoke-on-Trent’s largest employer, bet365, which works with the Department of Computing; Synectics Solutions, a fraud and financial preventions solutions business and many more.

bet365

bet365 for many years have worked with the Department of Computing and contributed to running student application development Hackathons, delivering guest lectures, providing company visits, employing students on placement years, and finally acting as judges at our Gradex exhibition (where our students present their Final Year Projects).

Synectics Solutions

Synectics Solutions are a local company who have delivered fraud and financial prevention solutions for 30 years. Since 2018 Staffordshire University, School of Digital, Technologies and Arts, have placed approximately 10 students on courses in computer science and cyber security at Synectics Solutions, with another 5 due to start their placement in 2022. Students have worked on 12 month placements in Service Technician roles and Software Development roles. Synectics Solutions offer a package that includes paid holidays, flexible working and sports activities and our returning students rate their placement very highly.

Enterprise Rent A Car

Enterprise and Staffordshire University have a rich heritage of collaboration, over the past 3 years they have hired 19 Staffordshire University students on to our graduate or placement program. Enterprise Rent A Car are proud to see Staffordshire University as a key partner, they have been able to offer jobs and placements in the local area and across the UK as a direct result of our careers and work-based activities and partnership.

SULTAN SHAWKAT KAZI MSC COMPUTER SCIENCE (SOFTWARE ENGINEERING) (WITH A PLACEMENT YEAR)

“The assessment at Staffs was mainly focused on solving real-world problems, which in my opinion is most helpful for students considering a career as a software engineer. The experience I gained during my placement has proven to be very beneficial. The placement kickstarted my career, and the experience and knowledge I gained will definitely help me in the long run.”