- New scheme guarantees all full-time master’s students with a professional internship
- Master’s students studying at Aston’s Birmingham or London campuses guaranteed high quality work experience
- Scheme launches in September 2025
Aston University has launched a guaranteed internship scheme across its entire postgraduate master’s degree portfolio, providing high quality industry experience for its students.
Open to both UK and international full-time postgraduate students, the Postgraduate Guaranteed Internship Scheme launches in September 2025. It applies to full-time MSc, MA and MBA programmes.
Work experience is highly sought after by postgraduate students; approximately 95% of Aston postgraduate students surveyed at the beginning of their studies said they would like to complete an internship.
Aston will use a network of global employers to provide professional work experience to support students in their career. Postgraduate students at Aston also benefit from studying the Aston Global Advantage, a package of careers support and skills development, and are supported by its award-winning Careers and Placements team. Lasting between one and six months, in-person, remote and hybrid internships will be available.
Professor Aleks Subic, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University, said:
“This is a major landmark in the delivery of our Aston 2030 strategy, delivering excellent student outcomes and providing huge added value for our students.
“Our sector-leading scheme for postgraduate students will further secure our position as a global leader in employability and student success. Our teaching and student experience is truly transformational, evidenced by our place as second in the country for social mobility and top 20 for graduate salaries.”
The scheme is just the latest unique employability offering by Aston. In March 2025 Aston launched the Aston Power Skills for all undergraduate students, four key capabilities in high demand from employers around the world. Optimised for their programme of study, every undergraduate student will complete the Aston Power Skills – AI & Digital, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability and Inclusive Leadership – which prepare students for the future world of work.
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About Aston University
For over 130 years, Aston University has been making our world a better place through education, research and innovation. Our history is intertwined with the remarkable city of Birmingham, once the heartland of the Industrial Revolution and now the thriving base for an innovation ecosystem of global significance, which Aston is co-creating.
Our vision is to be a leading university for science, technology and enterprise, measured by the positive transformational impact we achieve for our people, students, businesses and the communities we serve.
Aston focuses on high-quality, exploitable research that has an impact on society through medical breakthroughs, advancements in engineering, policy and practice in government, and the strategies and performance of business.
The university offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, as well as Continuing Professional Development solutions.
Thanks to its focus on delivering excellent outcomes for students, Aston University's reputation continues to grow. It was recognised as the Daily Mail University of the Year for Student Success 2025, is 2nd in England for social mobility (2023 HEPI Social Mobility Index), and is top 20 for graduate salaries (2024 Longitudinal Education Outcomes).
Aston University is now defining its place in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (and beyond) within a rapidly changing world.
For media enquiries in relation to this release, contact Loretta Milan, Head of Communications, on (+44) 7773 773959 or email:l.milan@aston.ac.uk.
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