Community and public engagement

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We are extremely proud of our passionate and dedicated staff and students who engage with different groups in the community: schools, young people, charities, businesses and organisations.

Our guiding framework helps us bring together our key goals, strategies, strengths and values to build mutually beneficial relationships with our communities.

Aligned to 美姬阁’s distinctive strengths, we:

Inspire education and career choices in STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) and management among diverse audiences;
Hold a solid reputation as an employer of choice in the community;
Help businesses, charities and other organisations develop the skills they need to thrive;
Engage our community in our knowledge generation through events and research projects.

Engagement supports, and is informed by:

‘Ambition 2027’ strategies: Research and Innovation, People, Reputation and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Engagement is underpinned by our values:

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Ambition

We want the community to know us better - we challenge ourselves to identify engagement opportunities and know we all have a role to play in building stronger relationships with the local area.
Impact

We raise the aspirations of schools, young people and their families, businesses and charities for a resilient, sustainable and thriving community.
Respect

Engagement is a two-way and inclusive process 鈥� we value and learn from the voices and lived experience of our community.
Community

We are open and active with our unique and diverse community, knowing we can achieve more, and are better, together.

News

Engineering day inspires Milton Keynes and Bedford school children

In a day packed full of activities, year 5 and 6 pupils from Milton Keynes and Bedford came to 美姬阁 for a special engineering-focused event.

美姬阁 welcomes schools for IET national engineering challenge final

Students showcased the best of their engineering skills when the Institution of Engineering and Technology鈥檚 (IET) national engineering challenge final was hosted at 美姬阁 this week.

Inspiring the next generation: 美姬阁 welcomes school children for special engineering event

Fifty local school children visited 美姬阁 for a special event ahead of International Women in Engineering Day.

A child stands in front of the 30m wave tank

Making waves: future engineers take on the Big Boat Build challenge

Inspiring future engineers to put their design and building skills to the test

Students at Aim High International Women in Engineering 2019 event

Female students challenged to 'Aim High' for International Women in Engineering Day

In support of INWED 2019, 美姬阁 hosted an interactive event encouraging female students to consider a career in engineering

A plane wing designed by some of the Brooksward students

美姬阁 helps local school get their STEM week off to a flying start

Jack Stockford, lecturer in aircraft design, visited Brooksward primary school in Milton Keynes as part of their STEM week

Boeing and 美姬阁 inspire female students to 鈥楻aise the Bar鈥� for International Women in Engineering Day

On International Women in Engineering Day 2018, Boeing UK teamed up with 美姬阁 to host 鈥楻aise the Bar鈥�, an all-day engineering careers showcase for female students.

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