| Comment | I think one thing which makes Glasgow particularly attractive is a relatively high concentration of universities to pull from the local area (within Glasgow themselves there's Glasgow, Strathclyde and Caley, plus UWS in the slightly wider area).
The likes of Barclays, and JPMorgan in particular, cultivate these relationships quite early and often - for instance, the companies often go and do stuff at extracurricular events that various societies hold. If they run a hackathon, then those companies will probably sponsor one of the challenges, because it's a relatively cheap way of recruiting people who are really engaged and interested in technology.
Their influence can even extend to the courses themselves. JP Morgan, for instance, provide textbooks to third year students for their software engineering courses at Glasgow uni. They've designed a course with the university for software engineering. And, at universities with more of a software engineering/vocational focus, their influence is even larger. |
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