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RWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME WITH
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
In 2019 we launched the RWS-Brode Scholarship
Programme – named after our Chairman, Andrew Brode
– in collaboration with the University of Manchester, to
encourage students to complete a degree in modern
languages. Since its launch, we have supported more
than 50 students through the scholarship programme,
and connected with many more through other events and
initiatives.
This year saw the 昀椀rst group of scholars 昀椀nish their
undergraduate degree, and in July we were honoured to
be able to join them for their graduation ceremony and to
meet with them to learn about their experiences and future
plans.
There are 40 scholarship recipients currently studying at
the University, and Andrew Brode and The RWS Foundation
have pledged funding to support a further 30 students
who will begin their studies in the academic years starting
September 2023 and September 2024.
In FY23 we launched a mentoring programme pilot
with the scholarship students. Eighteen RWS colleagues
worked with 21 students to discuss roles, opportunities,
networking, interview and CV tips, amongst other topics.
This was a great experience for all involved.
mentoring programme was very useful, talking
“ The
to someone with real life experience of the job I am
striving for has made it seem more achievable and
helped me realise ways I can start working towards
it. I can now start preparing myself for my future
while still at university thanks to the help of my
mentor, something I'm not sure I would have realised
otherwise.
“
Quote from a participant of mentoring programme
We were also very happy to be able to o昀昀er two of
the scholarship recipients placements in our English
Language Delivery team in August 2023.
In addition to the scholarship programme, we have a
planned programme of events with the University of
Manchester to support students in their education and
paths into the workplace. This includes careers fairs,
sharing job opportunities and joining panel events to talk
about RWS and roles in localisation.
We have also provided the university with 120 Trados
licences, as part of the Campus programme, to support
Masters level students in learning about translation
technology.
In June 2023, we welcomed four University of Manchester
students to our Hong Kong o昀케ce where, as part of the
University’s Global Graduates programme, we shared
information on the localisation industry as well as what it
is like to live and work in Hong Kong.
We are looking forward to continuing to develop our
relationship with the University and bringing further
industry insight and training opportunities to the students.
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