The college's Access to Higher Education Diploma in Engineering students engaged in a series of activities designed to test their innovation skills. One key challenge involved students designing an innovative product and pitching it to a panel of judges, with ideas needing to address issues such as keeping the college cool without air conditioning, using AI to improve daily college life, or reducing food waste on campus.
Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, led by the charity EngineeringUK, aims to inspire young people by highlighting engineering as a creative and rewarding career path. This year's theme, “Shape Our Future”, encourages exploration of how engineering can address significant societal challenges.
Estefan, Senior Lecturer for the Access to Higher Education Diploma in Engineering, highlighted the course's suitability for individuals over 19 seeking to pursue university studies in engineering disciplines like electrical, civil, or software engineering. He noted that many students successfully progress to universities such as King’s College London, Brunel University, and the University of Westminster.
Student Harry, who presented an idea focused on food waste, expressed enjoyment for such projects and particularly for the computer-aided design (CAD) and 3D modelling aspects, comparing it to a game. He plans to study electrical and electronic engineering at university and is preparing his UCAS application.
“"This course is perfect for anyone over the age of 19 who wants to go to university to study an engineering discipline. So if you want to do electrical engineering, civil engineering or even software engineering, this is the perfect course for you."
“"I definitely enjoy these kind of projects but also we’ve been doing CAD (computer-aided design) and I really enjoy all the 3D modelling, it feels like a game"
Morley College London will be holding Open Events for prospective students to learn more about their engineering courses and discuss their options with tutors.
