Pioneering graduates from a new East Midlands Institute of Technology (IoT) would lead the UK’s green and digital revolution, and form the beating heart of the country’s post-pandemic recovery. Loughborough University, the University of Derby, Loughborough College and the Derby College Group (DCG) have joined forces on a £13m plan to create the highly advanced workforce needed to lead the digital revolution – otherwise known as Industry 4.0. The East Midlands IoT would focus on levelling up the critical engineering, manufacturing and digital skills needed by employers to address the engineering challenges of clean growth.

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