Xiaohongshu
"I wanted something where I could gain hands-on experience alongisde my degree and I believe ExtendED did provide that."
"I would recommend this programme to students to help them gain real-life experiences that are amazing to put on your CV, which I did myself and it's absolutely working!"
"Just go for it! Don't be intimidated; don't think that you don't have experience or you won't be able to participate...Go ahead and have fun!"
"Don't be intimidated! You don't need loads of experience to get involved. Just be open to learn and participate."
"Challenging. Rewarding. Empowering."
"This is something you can't gain through lectures."
"My main takeaway was understanding consultancy in practice."
"Client communication, presentation and public speaking."
"It gets you out of the classroom."
Eva | Eva participated in the Bartlett Consultancy Project
"ExtendED Learning gave me the opportunity to participate in a project which I was not familiar with, to meet students across different disciplines, which was really exciting!"
"Teamwork, communication between the client and the team and organisation skills to balance different deadlines and deliverables."
"My favourite thing about ExtendED was the ability to work in a team, meet people from diverse perspectives which brought a lot of value."
"My most memorable learning was the amount of opportunities that come to you when you put yourself out there. This gave us a great opportunity to immerse ourselves into a new field - this was really exciting and opened up a huge number of doors which are useful now."
"I would definitely recommend this programme because it provides a chance to get into a field which you're not used to and outside of your degree. You'll get the chance to meet new people, build skills and gain some really valuable experience in a really fun and engaging way."
"Just do it! Put yourself out there, because ExtendED offers a great opportunity to meet people from diverse backgrounds, work on a real project with a real industry client, and gain some really valuable skills and experience - all in a fun and engaging environment!"
"Valuable. Collaborative. Exciting."
"Technical skills, communication, organisation and teamwork."
"The most fun part of the Nano Challenge was the in-person meet up where we had a chance to meet our team mates and participate together in the Lego building challenge."
Teo | Teo participated in the Nano Consultancy Project
"Reflective. Immersive. Impactful."
"Just do it - don't hesitate! Sign up!"
ExtendED is a great way to meet new people. I met two great colleagues through this programme that I'm still in contact with today!"
"During my first year of university, I was feeling like I had not done much outside of my comfort zone. Looking at the ExtendED programme, I felt that this was a good opportunity. It was at the end of the exam period so I was free to explore without worrying about my assessments."
"The most important skills for me were communication, confidence, critical reasoning and self-reflection." "You get to meet people who are proactive and really interested in these topics. It was great to meet people outside my course."
"I was mainly stuck to my academic career to the point where I neglected my social life. I felt like I developed a lot of confidence."
"The most important for me was critical reasoning and self-reflection. After each session, we reflected on the event itself. That was an opportunity for me to realise what skills I had picked up." "Reflecting on your skills before and after the event and seeing how it developed - it was nice to see the difference!"
"I enjoyed the events focused on research and the Language and Culture Outreach event, because that is a learning I still apply to every research paper that I read now. I used to take everything at face value, but now I critically evaluate all the papers that I read. I understood the importance of method and data."
"It is a nice opportunity to gain skills that you never thought you would ever build."
"Don't overthink it and just sign up. It's almost the end of term and assessments. It's an opportunity to figure out your skills, what you're good at, showcase that to others and meet other people."
Jiviika | Jiviika participated in the Confidence Building workshop, Repro Hack and Outreach (Language and Cultural Day) workshop
"Teamwork, communication and scoping."
"Term 3 can feel a little empty - why not fill it up with experience?"
"As term 3 was approaching and I had not secured an internship, this looked an opportunity that would look good on the CV."
"My favourite element was the dreaded networking: the teammates I met were nice, but also the client. I was able to reach out to them 6 months later for a work experience opportunity." "The opportunity to be able to present our work was also quite interesting."
"Most memorable takeaway: Our project was Net Zero for a Council Estate, and it really changed the way I thought about Net Zero works with construction, with old 1950s buildings."
"For degrees with not a lot of exams in term 3, it can be a nebulous time. ExtendED is a good way to fill it up as it is probably hard to get an internship in that period; it's hard to relax when school is still going on - you can do this instead!"
There's probably going to be multiple options to choose from, so look into the one that's most interesting to you. If you feel like you'd be passionate about it, go ahead."
Neel | Neel participated in Bartlett Consultancy Project