The MK:U – Educational Acceleration in Digital Skills project is piloted four courses to 500 students, 3 years ahead of the proposed opening of MK:U’s permanent site in central Milton Keynes. The objectives and key activities of this project will be to acquire and reconfigure the building required to enable the accelerated launch of the MK:U Accelerator in 2021. All 4 courses will be designed and validated for delivery from September 2021.
Funding Stream: Local Growth Fund (LGF)
LGF Awarded: £2.213M
Total Project Cost: £4.713M
Delivery Partner: Cranfield University with MK:U
Project Status: Completed July 2021 with courses to begin from September 2021
Projected Outputs: 800 learners over 3 years to 2024 and 18 direct jobs
Website: https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/
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