Oxford Brookes media students given the opportunity to develop new media application with G-Smatt Europe

Oxford Brookes media students given the opportunity to develop new media application with G-Smatt Europe
Six final-year students from Oxford Brookes University who
are studying for their BSc in Digital Media
Production, were given the opportunity to work with Oxford-based company,
G-Smatt Europe. Students began the semester working in teams to create a small
business with a website, showcasing their personal portfolios and identify an
ideal client base. They were then required to pitch to a selection clients provided
by their module leader, Senior Lecturer in Film and Digital Media, Dr Alison
Kahn.
Six final-year students from Oxford Brookes University who are studying for their BSc in Digital Media Production, were given the opportunity to work with Oxford-based company, G-Smatt Europe. Students began the semester working in teams to create a small business with a website, showcasing their personal portfolios and identify an ideal client base. They were then required to pitch to a selection clients provided by their module leader, Senior Lecturer in Film and Digital Media, Dr Alison Kahn.

"We
were delighted to get involved with the students and to have the opportunity to
share our knowledge and experience. Our media glass is the ideal platform on
which these students can develop some of their ideas and show their true
creativity," said Orhan Ertughrul, Executive Vice-President, G-Smatt
Europe.
“Everyone exceeded my expectations and we created a product which we are all proud of,” said one Member of OBU Student Team.

Dr Kahn added that it was a pleasure to work with such a supportive client and the students had risen to the challenge with a can-do attitude that paid off, surprising themselves about how much they could learn and achieve in such a short space of time. “I could see the growing confidence of these students over the semester and I am thrilled with the relationship we have built with G-Smatt. We could not have asked for a more inspiring project in which to test student skills and nurture their professionalism. This has really got them all thinking about how they might develop their portfolios as creative professionals.”
As part
of their final year honours degree, the module in Media Entrepreneurship
consists of lectures and seminars discussing the legal, ethical and business
aspects of working as digital producers in the world beyond university, as well
as the chance to pitch and work closely on a digital media practical project with
a professional organisation.