The NEC Group welcomes over 30 event management undergraduates to its campus in Birmingham for its annual Event Week Live programme.

Now in its 13th year, students from Birmingham City University, Coventry University, and for the first time, University College Birmingham, have been invited to meet, shadow, and network with industry professionals to give them invaluable experience for their studies.

Coinciding with National Careers Week, the focus for the cohort is to gain experience they otherwise would not have – hearing talks from people in different disciplines across the NEC including event management, security, sales, and marketing, plus those from the industry’s Association of Event Venues and not for profit organisation The Power of Events – the one place to go to learn about the full breadth of the UK events Industry.

In addition, the students are being given the opportunity to shadow event managers during one of the NEC’s biggest shows of the year – Crufts.

The week will culminate in a networking lunch for the students, with the Group inviting promoters and event organisers alongside senior team members to engage with the students.