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We invited students not to simply write about their experience, but to tell their story on camera, in their own words, and through their own lens. Each video was a unique window into the placement experience, capturing the professionalism, creativity, and depth of learning our students gained during their time in the workplace.

2025 Placement Award Winners

1st | Emma Peeples, Colloide, Cookstown.

Meet Emma Peeples, currently undertaking a placement year with Colloide Engineering Systems Limited, a specialist engineering company based in Cookstown, Northern Ireland.

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2nd Fionn Forbes, Crowne Plaza, Belfast.

Meet Fionn Forbes, who undertook his placement within the Sales and Events Department at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast, as part of Andras Hotels—Northern Ireland’s largest hotel group.

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3rd Sophie Meeke, Errigal Contracts, Monaghan.

Meet Sophie Meeke, who has undertaken a placement within the Finance Department at Errigal Contracts, is a market leading construction company based in Monaghan, with expertise in partition systems, external façade, interior fitout, ceilings and bespoke solutions.

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Hear about Colloide's experience

Stacy Drennan, Business Development Director, Colloide, and Susan Reid, Marketing and Communications Manager, Colloide, speak on the benefits of partnering with Ulster University Business School and the benefits of taking on placement students.