Aston University

A placement year is a fantastic way to hone your talents, acquire insight into an area you'd like to work in, expand your professional network, and graduate with extremely useful experience that will set you apart from the competition. Taking a placement year does increase your employability. As a result, it is strongly advised that each and every student enrols in one. It is noteworthy that Aston graduates are among the most employable in the country.

Aston's award-winning Employer Engagement Team collaborates with hundreds of businesses throughout the world to bring you interesting new opportunities. It works with both large corporations and SMEs, including GSK, IBM, Microsoft, Samsung, Network Rail, Aldi, The Prince's Trust, and Rolls-Royce (small-to-medium-sized enterprises). It has partner universities all over the world for anyone interested in a study placement. You can even travel to one of Aston's international university partners to work or study!

Your placement could be:

• Site or office-based
• Remote (when you work from home)
• Hybrid (when you do a mix of workplace and home working)

Note: All placements must be approved by the Placements Team.