Bright Red Triangle: new consultancy unit linking our students to business

The Edinburgh Napier Bright Red Triangle Unit is a programme aimed at recruiting competitive undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students from across the Business School to be employed as Junior Consultants who will offer contract consultancy and research services to commercial clients. All students will work under the guidance of academic staff and associates who will be employed as senior consultants on these projects. Our focus will be to develop student experience, student employability and engagement with the business community. Bright Red Triangle aims to create and develop relationships that benefit all concerned while providing opportunities that both students and staff can benefit from.

For our Students/Graduates

• Bright Red Triangle offers an opportunity for paid work;
• Enriches their CV with practical consultancy experience;
• Creates relationships and enhances their networking opportunities; and
• Builds transferable skills for wider employment opportunities.

For Edinburgh Napier University

• Extends the University’s engagement with the business community for larger pieces of  consultancy work;
• Improves our networking with the business community, allowing us to learn from customers and identify knowledgeable guest speakers who can deliver master classes and provide opportunities for work-based learning projects and internships for our students.

Benefits For our customers

• Bright Red Triangle offers a cost effective route to the provision of a service that the customer does not have the time or resource to complete;
• Opens up a valuable network and access to other businesses;
• Increases awareness of the diverse range of Edinburgh Napier University activities from which they can benefit.

Meetings are being set up over the coming weeks all over the university to discuss the project. However, if you want to know more or have any questions you can contact Samantha McFarlane who is our recently graduated and newly appointed project co-ordinator for the programme.

s.mcfarlane@napier.ac.uk

0131 455 4372