Over the 2024/25 academic year, 1,799 employers benefited from the resources, skills and knowledge of almost 3,000 short, professional, or year-long student placements. Could your organisation be next?
Benefits of recruiting NTU students
- a cost-effective way to access talent
- an opportunity to trial potential future employees from a diverse talent pool
- adding ideas, new skills and the latest knowledge into your business
- access to specialist expertise and resources
- a great way to raise your profile as a prospective graduate employer
Placement options
Short-term placements
Short-term student placements are a flexible way to bring NTU Talent into your business. They offer a great opportunity to trial potential future employees and add extra resources for specific projects, while equipping students with valuable work-based skills and experience in a professional environment.
Short placements are available across multiple schools, with varying durations up to 12 weeks.
Sandwich placements
A sandwich placement is a full placement year that takes place before the final year of a degree. All undergraduate students are able to undertake an optional Sandwich placement or year-in-industry. As the students will have already completed two years of their degree, the aim is for them to apply their learning in the workplace under the supervision of both the university and industry partners.
They are a great way to build your graduate talent pipeline, introduce new ideas, whilst giving students practical industry experience and early careers support fully embedded in your team.
Masters placements
Our Masters and MBA students have the option for a 12-month placement as part of their two-year courses. These students tend to have previous industry experience, so they can seamlessly join your business and offer a higher level of expertise.
Our Masters placements run July to September. Some courses also offer January starts. See our Masters Placement Guide for more information.
Get in touch to discuss your options
Not sure what placement is right? We can help you choose. Talk to the team on 0115 8482189 or email talent@ntu.ac.uk.
Our international students and graduates
With more than 4,000 students from over 150 countries enrolling on NTU courses, we have a large pool of international talent that could make a real impact on your business.
Students are equipped with valuable language skills and knowledge of overseas business, enabling them to identify new opportunities, build new contacts and achieve new commercial goals.
Case studies
NTU Industry Placement Awards 2026: Celebrating Student and Employer Success
From leading real-world projects to delivering measurable impact, NTU’s 2026 Industry Placement Awards celebrate the students and employers who have gone above and beyond to make placements truly transformational.
From NTU placement student to Intern of the Year at Enterprise Mobility
Daniel Rowe’s placement year at Enterprise Mobility helped him gain real responsibility, develop industry-leading skills, win Intern of the Year, and secure a graduate role before returning to NTU for his final year.