Strathclyde Business School is delighted to announce that 24 business school students have been selected to intern as part of the Saltire Foundation’s Undergraduate Internship Programme which will see them work with leading and entrepreneurial companies around the world.
This year has seen a record number of Strathclyde University students securing internships for the seventh consecutive year, with 38 students from a total of 131 awarded across Scotland. Of the 38, 24 are Strathclyde Business School students, which is a record breaking amount for the business school itself.
All the students will be undertaking global internships, lasting between eight and 10 weeks between June and September. Companies include Barclay’s Wealth and Investment, Jabil Circuit, GlaxoSmithKline and Lloyds Banking Group, with students travelling to countries such as Singapore, Australia, Africa, and the USA while some will be taking up internships in the UK.
Strathclyde’s Careers Service has, as usual, helped students through the application process, from the first information session on-campus for Strathclyde students onwards. Katy Gordon, Careers Service & Employability Manager at Strathclyde, said, “We are delighted that so many Strathclyde students have shown a desire to develop the global mindset so prized by employers through taking up the fantastic opportunities offered by the Saltire Internships.
“A success ratio of nearly one in every three applications is real testament to our students’ determination to succeed and our Careers Service’s thorough preparation and support for them throughout the process.”
The Saltire Foundation, an independent charitable organisation, was established to help create a more dynamic, vibrant Scottish economy. Its undergraduate internships programme gives students with huge potential and ambition the chance to experience the working environment of highly successful firms or high growth entrepreneurial companies at home and abroad.
Sandy Kennedy, chief executive of the Saltire Foundation, said, "It is very gratifying to see such a surge in the numbers of young people who are keen to build their confidence, skills and ambition.
"Scotland’s commercial reputation in the global arena can only be enhanced by this fantastic response, which beats all previous years, and we are delighted to welcome these confident, entrepreneurial and driven young potential executives."
The successful business school students are: