Secretary of State for Education visits Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology Hub

Secretary of State for Education visited the new Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology Hub located at Aston University The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP met with West Midlands Mayor Andy Street and GBSIoT partners to find out more about the skills opportunities for the region The GBSIoT Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering […]

Future of autonomous vehicles arrives in Birmingham

Aston University teams up with Aurrigo to unveil its own autonomous vehicle Named the ‘Auto-Pod’ it will be used for research and teaching purposes within the Aston Institute for Urban Technologies and the Environment (ASTUTE) The launch of ‘Auto-Pod’ coincides with Birmingham Tech Week 11 to 15 October. A state-of-the-art autonomous vehicle, called the Auto-Pod, […]

Thousands more adults set to benefit from new technical skills

Thousands of working adults will be offered free courses to rapidly upskill in STEM sectors including engineering, digital and construction – building on the Prime Minister’s pledge to get more people into higher wage, higher skilled jobs Sixty-five courses to be available from later this month at 10 Institutes of Technology, supporting up to 4,000 […]