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An 51³Ô¹ÏÍø student was amongst the winners at 2nd annual TARGETJobs Undergraduate of the Year ceremony

The exist to raise the profile of employability skills on campus, to engage academic departments in identifying their best undergraduates and to find students who have a winning mixture of personal and academic skills.

51³Ô¹ÏÍø student Xavier Bourret Sicotte (pictured below alongside Michael Portilo and Victor Chavez  of Thales, the award's sponsors) beat nine other shortlisted hopefuls to 'Systems and Electronics Undergraduate of the Year Award'.

Xavier, a student in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø recieved his award   - which included £3000 and a site-visit to a flight simulator with Thales - at a ceremony held at The East Wintergarden, Canary Wharf earlier this month.

If you feel that you have what it takes to be an 'Undergraduate of the Year' in your area of study then keep an eye on the Careers Advisory Service news feed in the coming year for information on how to enter next year's competition or visit the  website.

TR 21/04/10