The University’s Employability Excellence Awards took place this year on Thursday 13 September at the Nuffield Theatre.
The ceremony recognises achievements by students and employability partners participating in the Careers and Employability Service work experience programmes.
By undertaking these programmes, students are gaining skills to support successful job applications whilst providing talent to organisations of all sizes and sectors.
The celebration was a success, with nine student awards and four employability partner awards won on the night from competitive shortlists.
Professor Sir Christopher Snowden chose the winner of the President and Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement – this year’s winner was Yavor Edipov, a BSc Computer Science student, recognised for contributions to Wessex Social Ventures (WSV) through the Excel Southampton Internship Programme.
Yavor said:
“The internship provided me with a life-changing opportunity as it has helped me realise that pursuing a career as an Android developer brings joy into my life.”
Adam Boxer from Wessex Social Ventures commented:
“Yavor’s impact on WSV has been absolutely huge! The development of the WSV Collect app has meant we can more quickly and effectively gather information from our partners and the app is already being used in 4 countries across Africa.”
The WSV Collect App was designed to allow for assessments to be completed even in rural areas with no internet connectivity.
Please see below for a list of winning students:
- Yavor Edipov, Excel Southampton Internships – Demonstrating Impact and President & Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement
- Justine Ronjat, Excel Southampton Internships – Personal Development
- Alice Clark, Excel Southampton Internships – Exceeding Expectations
- Marcin Wiech, Excel Southampton Internships – Research, Technology and Innovation
- Lucy Cook, Year in Employment – Significant Contribution
- Emma Wrixon, Year in Employment – Exceptional Career Development
- Anna Ridgewell, Bethany Howard, Jack Periccos, James Allpress, Business Innovation Programme – Project Impact
- Bin Pang, Yufei Gao, Business Innovation Programme – Impressive Teamwork
- Mark Jeavons, Career Mentoring – Personal Development
Congratulations to all of our winners, nominees and participants. You can learn more about the University’s work experience programmes and how to get involved here.
