New partnership between Deloitte and BSc in Management and Information Technology

Published 19 October 2011

Lancaster's BSc in Management and Information Technology (MIT) has announced a new partnership with global professional services firm Deloitte, starting in October 2011. The partnership builds on several years of existing collaboration, with Deloitte offering exciting new opportunities to students on the MIT programme.

MIT student wins Deloitte prize

Final-year undergraduate Eliot Wassell was awarded a £100 prize by top consulting firm Deloitte in July 2011. The prize celebrated the first graduating cohort of the MIT degree.

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Dr Hayes, MIT Programme Director, said: “This is a great opportunity for MIT students to gain a detailed insight into the kinds of projects that Deloitte undertake and their approach to consulting and analysis. It will also deliver many crucial work-based insights during the programme. The opportunity to have a Deloitte mentor throughout their time at Lancaster provides an excellent opportunity for our students – one I am sure they will make good use of.”

Mark Shaw, Deloitte Partner, said: “Deloitte are proud to become more actively involved in this leading UK degree programme. As a global player in technology consulting we appreciate the importance of developing the next generation of young management and technology graduates. Supporting Lancaster, a top-ten university, as it develops this leading undergraduate programme is a key to our success in attracting top technology graduates. We look forward to continuing to support the programme through our annual prize, module involvement, careers skills sessions and mentoring.”

Deloitte-MIT partnership details

Deloitte has agreed a number of interesting ways in which they will become more formally involved with the MIT programme:

1. MIT students will be invited to participate in a leading nine-week employability skills module run at LUMS by Deloitte

2. MIT students will be invited to participate in a Deloitte-run systems and business analysis career skills workshop

3. Deloitte will undertake an annual guest lecture on the MNGT 190 Module (Perspectives of Information Technology)

4. Deloitte will undertake an annual guest lecture on the OWT 226 Module (Management and IT)

5. Deloitte will continue to sponsor the annual £100 Student Prize for the Best Final Year MIT Student (based on overall mark)

6. Deloitte Consultants (and Lancaster alumni) will act as student mentors with one assigned for each MIT cohort

For more information please contact Sue Davies, on +44 (0)1524 592938 or email lumsugadmissions@lancaster.ac.uk.

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