iSLI announces biggest group of graduates to date

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(2007), "iSLI announces biggest group of graduates to date", Circuit World, Vol. 33 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/cw.2007.21733dab.005

iSLI announces biggest group of graduates to date

iSLI announces biggest group of graduates to date

The Institute for System Level Integration (iSLI) is pleased to announce the single biggest group of graduating Engineering Doctorate (EngD) students the iSLI has had to date. Seven research engineers (REs) recently graduated with the EngD, a four year PhD-Level Research Degree funded by the UK electronics industry and the government-funded Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The graduation ceremony was held at the University of Glasgow.

“This is our fifth graduation ceremony, and the growing numbers of graduates reflects the importance UK industry is giving to the Engineering Doctorate degree,” commented Sian Williams, EngD Centre Manager at iSLI: “Our graduates have gained many valuable new skills and their graduation today brings them a step closer to the end goal of EngD – the creation of senior leadership roles in industry. We look forward to a further five REs completing their research in the near future and joining this prestigious group at Glasgow's next graduation ceremony in December 2007.”

Graduates and their sponsors include Steven Alexander (EnTegra Ltd), Daniel Denning (Nallatech), Kurian Oommen (Motorola), Angus Nicholson (Cadence), Duncan McLaren (Cadence), Michael Gilroy (A2E) and Oliver Sims (Thales Optronics). Unlike many of their PhD counterparts who may only now be entering the workplace, the research the EngD graduates have completed has already met real business needs and made a recognisable contribution to the performance of the sponsoring companies. iSLI's EngD programme has delivered benefits to many companies, from SMEs to multinationals, and representing a number of different sectors within the electronics industry.