Open from 11am to 2.30pm, the Graduate Fair aims to bring together citizens, students and businesses to work together on innovative solutions to a variety of real-world issues that affect a growing city such as Milton Keynes. 

Gordon Mellor UCMK Campus Director said: “The MK:Smart Technology Employability & Graduate Fair will offer job opportunities, work placements and a real opportunity to drive forward smart city solutions.”

Exhibitors at the fair include a range of SMEs who are developing innovative technologies, as well as a number of larger employers such as Grant Thornton, Metro Bank and the Army. 

Visitors to the fair will find:

• Placement, work experience  and job opportunities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and graduates.
• A presentation on the Lutz driverless cars project shortly to be trialled in Milton Keynes
• Tours of the newly expanded UCMK campus
• An opportunity to interact with innovative, SMART city technologies with many of the exhibitors presenting their products and services
• STEM taster day for local schools

MK:Smart is a  £16m Smart City and big data project at the heart of Milton Keynes jointly funded by Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) and a consortium which includes industry ( BT, E.ON, Anglian Water, Samsung, Huawei and Tech Mahindra), Higher Education ( Open University, University of Cambridge and University Campus Milton Keynes) and public sector ( Milton Keynes Council, Satellite Catapult and Transport Catapult). A full list of all MK:SMART partners is available at www.mksmart.org/organisations

The project aims to put in place innovative actions in the transport, energy and water management sectors; as well as educational activities centred on the smart city theme; and an ambitious programme of business and community engagement activities.

Registration and further information on the event can be found at: tinyurl.com/h224xsx