Electronic & Electrical EngineeringIndustry engagement

Build Your Future with Us: Skills, Experience & Industry Connections

At the heart of our MSc courses is a commitment to preparing you for a successful and impactful engineering career. We help you develop the skills, mindset, and professional network needed to innovate, improve, and shape the world around you.

What we offer

  • access to cutting-edge laboratories with the latest technologies
  • learn from internationally renowned academics whose research directly informs your MSc, ensuring you gain the most current & relevant knowledge
  • professionally accredited courses designed to meet industry standards & support your employability
  • real-world learning on global engineering challenges through hands-on projects, guest seminars, site visits and support from our network of industry partners

Work Towards Chartered Engineer (CEng) Status

Our accredited MSc courses are a recognised pathway to achieving Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council.

As part of your MSc, you’ll receive complimentary student membership to the IET—fully funded by the department. This membership connects you to a global community of engineers and technology professionals, offering:

  • access to exclusive resources & technical publications
  • networking opportunities with industry leaders & peers
  • career development support & professional mentoring
  • events, workshops & conferences to broaden your expertise

Internships

Each year, we offer a limited number of competitive internships with selected industry partners. These internships provide a unique opportunity to:

  • work on current, complex engineering problems
  • collaborate with both academic supervisors & industry mentors
  • gain valuable experience that enhances your CV & career prospects

Site Visits & Industry Exposure

We also organise site visits to leading engineering organisations. These visits offer:

  • practical insights into current technologies & operational practices
  • a deeper understanding of how theoretical concepts are applied in industry
  • a glimpse into the types of companies & roles you could pursue after graduation

Below is a selection of some recent visits.

Completing my MSc at Strathclyde has been an enriching experience. Modules were diverse and engaging, with lecturers’ incorporating current industry trends into their teaching. In addition, there were numerous opportunities for practical learning through the University’s industry links. A memorable experience for me was visiting PNDC, learning how research was accelerating the transition to clean energy.

Chebet Kamara

Chebet Kamara, Electronic & Electrical Engineering student

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    Professionally accredited courses
    Through the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET)
  • Research portfolio of £32 million
    Together with our partners, the department is an international leader in research innovation
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    An international community
    Staff & students from over 40 countries working together
  • Industry Engagement
    Through Internships, site visits & guest seminars

Power Networks Demonstration Centre

The Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC) is the department’s flagship facility and model of partnership-working with industry. It provides unique access to a real power network, with overhead lines and power cables, allowing our industry partners to develop and test new smart grid technologies, including sensors, IoT, and communication devices. Recent developments include enhanced facilities, enabling greater focus on net-zero heat and transport applications.

As part of the visit, MSc students toured PNDC’s state-of-the-art facilities, learning about the latest industry projects and their novel energy technologies. They gained insight into how these projects are driving innovation across the energy sector, contributing to the decarbonisation agenda.

Hear about students' experiences of a PNDC visit.

Electronic & Electrical Engineering students on an industry visit to the Power Networks Demonstration Centre

Synpatec’s CEO, Dr Philip Orr, speaking to Electronic & Electrical Engineering students

Synaptec

Synaptec is one of many department spin-out companies, whose advanced sensor technology originated in our laboratories, based on our academic research. The company’s mission is to provide cost-effective photonic instrumentation to achieve unprecedented visibility of the power network. It aims to deliver seamless operations under increasingly challenging electricity production and consumption patterns, extreme weather events, and cyber-attacks.

During the visit, students explored samples of photonic sensors, to appreciate how these are manufactured and used by power operators such as SPEN, SSEN, RTE (France), REE (Spain), and Statnett (Norway). They learned how this pioneering technology is advancing power system monitoring, helping to improve reliability and reduce operational cost.

Whitelee Windfarm

Achieving Net Zero is one of today’s biggest environmental challenges, but how can it be reached while satisfying society’s need for energy? Harnessing renewable energy technologies is considered a key element in its delivery, and the Scottish Government has ambitious plans to provide all electricity generation for Scotland from renewables by 2045. This makes studying in Scotland a great opportunity for our MSc students to explore these critical issues, so each year we visit Whitelee Windfarm, the UK’s largest onshore windfarm.  

Its 215 Siemens and Alstom wind turbines and a total capacity of 539 megawatts offer our students an unprecedented opportunity to learn about turbine mechanics and explore how wind power is converted to electricity. It also helps them understand how resource utilisation is aided by the largest lithium-ion windfarm battery in the UK, and how the electricity produced can power 350,000 homes in Scotland.

Electronic & Electrical Engineering students on an industry visit to Whitelee Wind Farm