Course Description: Industry-Led Future Engineer Programme for High School Students at Imperial College London Campus

🛠️ Future Engineer Summer Programme

Build, test and launch your engineering journey. In two weeks you will learn core principles, get hands-on in labs and workshops, and step into real aerospace environments. Sessions span CAD, electronics, structures, materials and manufacturing, with an aircraft-hangar industry day offering rare, practical exposure. Cultural time includes London highlights and a visit to Cambridge. Outcomes include a certificate of completion, tutor report and recommendation letter. Student feedback: 100% found tutors knowledgeable and classes engaging; 100% would recommend.

⭐ Key Facts

• Ages 13–18 • Duration 2 weeks • Takes place in the summer.

• Location Central London, South Kensington • Residence Imperial College halls single or twin ensuite

• Meals Breakfast and dinner included • Lunch buy on campus or with pre paid vouchers

• Supervision 24/7 residential team • Safeguarding clear exeat and sign out procedure

• Academics Fundamentals, CAD, electronics, structural engineering, materials, manufacturing

• Experiential Aircraft hangar visit with hands on classic aircraft maintenance • Problem solving challenges • Cultural trip to Cambridge

• Included Accommodation and half board, all scheduled excursions, certificate, tutor report, recommendation letter, travel insurance

• Airport transfers Optional, pre booked, extra cost ✈️

📚 Programme Highlights

• Learn from academics and industry professionals across key engineering disciplines

• Hands on robotics workshops, CAD design challenges and test-and-iterate builds

• Industry day in an aircraft hangar working alongside professionals on a classic fleet

• Team projects to design, prototype, test and present solutions

🧾 Sample Course Content

Your Start in Engineering

Scoping an engineering solution • Engineering materials • Technical sketching workshop with an industry professional • Understanding structures

Aerospace Engineering

Experimental and computational fluid dynamics • Thermodynamics • UAVs and the future of aerospace • Control and systems engineering

Robotics and AI

The role of robotics and AI • Intro to robotics • Intro to AI for engineers

A Day in Industry

Industrial visit to a local airfield • Experience life as an aerospace engineer • Participate in maintaining a classic aircraft collection

Sustainable Energy

Intro to sustainable power • Applied simulation linking consumer demand and power production

Manufacturing

Create a composite part in a real workshop • From design to manufacturing reality • Intro to additive manufacturing and testing printed parts

Space Engineering

Principles of rocketry and spacecraft design • Live rocketry demonstration • The future of space technology

🛏️ Accommodation and Meals

Imperial College London halls in South Kensington with modern ensuite single or twin rooms. Breakfast and dinner included. Lunch purchased on campus by card or with pre paid vouchers. A 24 hour on site residential team provides welfare and supervision in a secure environment.

✅ What’s Included

Accommodation and half board meals • Programme lectures, workshops, simulations and scheduled excursions • Certificate of completion, tutor report and recommendation letter • Comprehensive travel insurance

Airport transfers are not included in the programme fee and can be purchased in addition.