Middlesex has been recognised at the Guardian University Awards with a runner-up accolade in the Business Partnership category for an innovative work-based degree programme for pilots.
The award acknowledges the success of the University’s partnership with CTC Aviation in offering a work-based BSc in Professional Aviation Pilot Practice, the first to fully integrate Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved professional pilot training leading to a commercial pilot's licence.
Middlesex University collaborated with the Aviation Skills Partnership and a number of major sector employers to create the programme, which addresses a lack of training opportunities for talented pilots without private means to enter the profession.
The Guardian University awards recognise best practice, achievement and innovation across a range of categories. Winners were announced by host Victoria Coren Mitchell at a ceremony in central London on Wednesday 26 February 2014.