London City Airport (LCY) and the University of East London (UEL) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance jobs, research and skills in the local area.
The MoU will focus on developing Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) resources for local schools to enable them to improve student learning and aid research projects. The airport’s annual ‘STEM in Aviation’ event, due to be held in November, will be a core instrument for helping to achieve this objective.
LCY will offer several paid internships to UEL students to support their education and employability. This will provide UEL students with the chance to work across and learn about different parts of the business, including sustainability, community engagement and human resources.
Both organisations will also work together on skills development of young people across East London, particularly in key priority areas such as sustainability, hydrogen in transportation, aviation engineering, biometrics and data science, in order to provide opportunities for workforce upskilling and graduate-level employment.
LCY and UEL have a long-standing relationship and have collaborated for over a decade to deliver community outreach projects and employment opportunities for local people.
Robert Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer, London City Airport, said: “LCY is committed to supporting our local community in East London, and young people in particular. We are delighted to be working even more closely with UEL through this MoU to help students into future jobs in the aviation sector.”
Professor Amanda Broderick, Vice Chancellor & President, University of East London, added: “We are delighted to be strengthening our partnership with London City Airport, which will provide more opportunities for our students and help to deliver upon our strategy of becoming a careers first university.”
London City Airport’s next ‘STEM in Aviation’ event will take place on Friday, 24 November at the ExCeL Centre. More than 500 East London students have been invited to speak with a range of businesses and organisations about how they can access careers in the sector.
This year, the event will include a ‘Green Hydrogen’ challenge, where students will be tasked with assessing how the latest energy and fuel innovations can be used to help organisations decarbonise.
