Student Placements
In a competitive jobs market, extra work experience can really help you stand out from the crowd. More and more employers expect students to have substantial working experience, and a placement can significantly enhance your CV.
Deepali Mistry
BSc (Hons) Music Technology
Deepali has kick-started a career in sound engineering for theatre after shadowing a Sound Engineer at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Beatriz Teixeira
BSc (Hons) Visual Effects
Beatriz has been working as a Visual Effects Artist on a secret project for a UK charity. Her placement has helped her realise her dream to become a Visual Effects Supervisor.
William Holmes
BSc Computer Networks
Computer Networks student William Holmes spent his placement at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) as a Networking Intern.
Aksa Saleem
BSc Computer Networks and Security
Computer Networks and Security student Aksa Saleem spent her placement as an IT Compliance and Desktop Support Engineer.
Fraser Camp
BSc Film Production Technology
Film Production Technology student Fraser Camp spent his placement at Pinewood MBS Lighting working in the repairs department.
Tammy Yeshua
BSc Computer Science
Tammy Yeshua is a Computer Science student who spent her year in industry at IBM. Her role helped her build upon her technical and personal skills.
Casey Cox
BSc (Hons) Music Technology
Music Technology student Casey Cox spent his placement at The Cloud One Group working in the operations team.
Aimee Dowell
BSc (Hons) Sound Engineering Production
Aimee completed three software engineering internships at organisations including Music Tribe and InMusic.
Simran Heer
BSc Business Information Technology
Simran Heer spent her year-long placement as an IT Business Analyst at Domino’s Pizza UK and Ireland Ltd.
Alex Fogg
BSc Digital Media Technology
Digital Media Technology student Alex Fogg spent his placement year working as a Web Developer and Business Analyst for Xerox.
Bayram Abassi
BSc Computer Science
Computer Science student, Bayram Abassi, spent his year in industry working as a Technical Support Specialist for SOTI Mobile device management solution MobiControl.
Lukmon Adebesin
BSc Business Information Technology
Lukmon worked as an IT Operation Analyst for Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix. While on his placement the team won the Formula 1 World Championship.
Daniel Hind
BSc Computer Games Technology
Computer Games Technology student Daniel Hind is working as a Code Intern at Rebellion. This is a traditional C++ games industry programming role.
Zan Zver
BSc Computer and Data Science
Computer and Data Science student Zan Zver is working as a Trainee DevOps at Blueberry Consulting, a mix of web development and operations.
Sam Lovesey
BSc Digital Media Computing
Sam spent his placement year as a Web and Content Assistant in the Marketing and Communications team here at Birmingham City University.
Nadia Nadeem
BSc Computer Games Technology
Nadia landed a placement with Microsoft games studio, Rare. Her gaming passion along with her degree, created a platform for her to take that first step into working as a games developer.
The Employability Team
The Computing, Engineering, and the Built Environment (CEBE) Employability Team supports students to gain internships and placements in roles related to their course in order to improve their employability when they complete their degree.