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Teesside Uni moves to strengthen links with business community

Teesside University is moving towards forging stronger links between its students and prospective employers in the region.

Meryl Levington has been appointed as the new Head of Student Futures and will work with the business community to find out how the University can meet its needs with its graduate talent.

Meryl’s remit will be to develop programmes for students at the University to ensure that they are ready for the world of work when they graduate.

Meryl, who has an MA in Entrepreneurship from Durham University, joins Teesside having spent 16 years working in the private sector as a business consultant and mentor.

She said: “My first degree was in modern languages and living and working abroad really taught me how to network and get to know people.

“I have always had a hunger to work with business and I’ve spent a lot of my career working with entrepreneurs helping them to set up their own companies.

“I really want to create strong industrial links and showcase all the fantastic expertise there is here at the University and demonstrate that the University is not just about endowing academic qualifications on students but also works to create valuable future employees.”

Meryl added: “I’m really looking forward to transferring these skills to my role at Teesside University.”

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