Kingston University hosts week-long Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Environment showcase event

A week-long event showcasing the very best of Kingston University’s Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment has taken place at its award-winning Town House building.

Final year undergraduate students from across the Faculty were given the opportunity to showcase their projects to fellow students, academics, university staff and industry partners.

The showcase kicked off with students from the School of Computer Science and Mathematics showing off their final year projects. The launch was attended by members of the Senior Leadership Team, the heads of all the schools in the Faculty, staff and students from across the University and key industry partners.

The event was opened by Deputy Dean of the Faculty Dr Damian Chapman, who gave a welcome speech. Attendees had the chance to chat to students about their projects and play some of the games created by the students, including a cat roleplay game designed for children with autism and a virtual reality drumkit.

Following the showcase of the School of Computer Science and Mathematics, students from the School of Built Environment and Geography and the School of Engineering each had their turn to show off their projects.

The week concluded with students awarded a prize at a special ceremony. Awards were given to the 12 student projects from across the three schools that best represent Kingston University’s core values: Ambitious, Inclusive, Innovative and Enterprising.

Dr Chapman said it was a really special celebration for the whole University to showcase the very best of the Faculty to the wider university community. “This has been a great platform for our students to show off their fantastic final year projects and an opportunity to talk to peers from other courses, staff and industry partners. Holding the event in Town House allowed our students from all faculties to hear about the amazing work, share ideas and build networks – it was an empowering event for all involved.”

One of the students who showcased her work was computer games programming student Andrea Lupori. Andrea designed Cosy Mind Cats, a 3D sensory experience made for autistic children to help with emotional regulation in schools. “This event was great to allow me to speak to people within the industry and my project has helped me land an internship as Technical Artist at Tencent Games. Studying at Kingston University has provided me with vital entrepreneurship skills and enabled me to network with important people within the gaming world.”

Senior Recruitment Manager at Tencent Games Ritchie Lee was one of the industry partners attending the event. She spoke to many students about their projects. “It’s great to come to an event like this to present our opportunities to students to see if they are interested in working with us, hear their amazing innovative ideas and projects. From my experience, Kingston students have such creative, inspiring ideas and we have now employed three students as interns at Tencent and can’t wait for them to bring new ideas to our company.”

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