A WMG PRESS RELEASE

PR 04/07

31 May 2007 

WMG COURSES ENDORSED BY IET 

Postgraduate courses offered by WMG, the global innovation specialist based at the University of Warwick, have been formally endorsed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Endorsement by the Institution, Europe’s largest professional engineering organisation, means that courses provided by WMG have “effective evaluation and review systems for courses and events and that quality assurance procedures are continuously applied”.  

Dr Amanda Dowd, Academic Director of Graduate Studies at WMG, said: “This endorsement is further reassurance for students that they can expect very high standards from WMG. “It supports our own belief that our courses are among the best in the world for students working towards an engineering career or professionals already working in engineering-based companies.” 

Notes to editors:

• WMG, an academic group of the University of Warwick, is a provider of innovative solutions to industry, supporting some of the most advanced research, development and training projects in the world.
• WMG offers postgraduate and post-experience courses on a full and part time basis in subjects as diverse as: Digital Manufacturing Management, Supply Engineering and Logistics and Electronic Business Management. For information about studying with WMG, go to the website: www.wmg.warwick.ac.uk
• The Institution of Engineering and Technology was formed by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) and now has more than 150,000 members worldwide. For more information visit their website: www.theiet.org 

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