The main sponsor for the 2023 event was SSE.

Organised by students for students

Students can speak to prospective employers

The ethos at the heart of the Gala event is that it's organised by students for students, ensuring that the event is relevant and exciting.

The companies attending Gala sponsor a table of ten people, at which three of their company representatives will sit and be accompanied by students. During the meal and in the networking time afterwards, companies have the opportunity to speak to students about the experiences available with their company. Students are able to speak to prospective employers and find out what it's really like to work for them, and how they might fit into the company.

Previous Gala events have shown that along with the excellent networking opportunities that the evening brings, there are further benefits for everyone involved:

• Industrialists have had their positive view of Strathclyde’s engineering graduates reinforced
• Students have a better understanding of the value and quality of a Strathclyde education
• Academic staff have made contacts that have strengthened their teaching and research
• Alumni have returned to the following year’s Gala event to help expand the network

There has been a lot of enthusiasm from students, staff and company representatives already around the event and we are excited to see the Gala Dinner return after three years away. 

Have a look at a previous Gala!