TheDyson Institute of Engineering and Technology is a private institution ofhigher education in England, founded in 2017 byJames Dyson and based at theDyson technology campus inMalmesbury, Wiltshire.[1] Students work in a position in Dyson for three days a week, receive a salary, and have their tuition fees paid during their four-year course.[2][3]
James Dyson had been outspoken about an engineering skills shortage and training for engineers in the United Kingdom.[2] In November 2016, he announced the planned launch of the Dyson Institute.[4]
As part of the development of the Institute, accommodation and communal spaces for undergraduates were designed and built in collaboration withWilkinson Eyre. Completed in 2019, the village consists of pre-fabricated cross-laminate timber pods, arranged in clusters around a central communal building which houses a cafe, bar, and screening room.[5] TheDyson Institute Village was entered into the residential category of the 2019 World Architecture News awards, and the housing project of the year category of the 2019World Architecture Festival awards.[6][7]
The Dyson Institute offered a single degree (Bachelor of Engineering) to the first, second and third cohorts, starting in September 2017, September 2018 and September 2019 respectively. The first two years of the four-year program were to cover the fundamentals ofengineering, then specialized electronics and mechanical engineering courses would follow in the final two years.[2][3]
The entry requirements for 2017 included AAB grades atA-level including an A in Mathematics and in another science or technology subject. Fourth-year students might be eligible to spend time at Dyson facilities inMalaysia orSingapore.[2][3]
Student intake in September 2018 was 43,[8] and by 2020 there were 150 undergraduates.[9]
Originally, degrees were awarded in partnership with theUniversity of Warwick,[3][10] and lectures were given by professors from Warwick as well as Dyson engineers.[3][10][11] The Institute was granted the power to award degrees in 2021.[9]
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