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As a university, you’ll want to ensure that graduates leaving your environment and sustainability degree programmes have the right knowledge, skills and tools to deliver value in a global economy. By becoming an IEMA University Partner, you can make sure that your graduates have the expertise and understanding that they need to secure a job and drive change. 

How to become an Approved IEMA University Partner

To become an Approved IEMA University Partner, universities must ensure that their degree programme(s) align to the content in our IEMA Sustainability Skills Map. Universities will be asked to complete a mapping exercise, highlighting how the course content meets our internationally recognised Graduate standard. Once this has been accepted by one of our assessors, your course(s) will become approved by IEMA and you will become an IEMA University Partner. All University Partners will have access to an Approved University Partner logo, a certificate and presence on our website. 


Membership

Ensure your graduates entering the sustainability profession are ready for the workplace. A partnership with us offers free IEMA Student membership for all your students on approved programmes, underpinning their studies with an invaluable toolkit of resources. All successful graduates will then have the option to upgrade to Graduate membership and/or accelerate towards enhanced professional recognition with a fast-track application to Practitioner membership.

Network

Engage with IEMA’s networks and steering groups, ideally positioning you to promote and showcase your courses, network with employers and share best practice. Your students will also have the opportunity to connect with environment and sustainability professionals to help them develop their network and gain insights into their chosen profession.

Affiliation

Demonstrate your commitment to putting environment and sustainability management at the heart of your university school or directorate, by profiling the IEMA University Partner logo on your web pages and promotional materials. We’ll also add your logo, bio and link to our website to promote both our affiliation and your approved courses.

Support

Access support from an IEMA representative at an online or on-campus event each year to ensure that staff and students know how to fully engage with IEMA and make the most out of the partnership. Benefit from regular contact and collaboration with IEMA to continuously develop your teaching materials and curriculum with the help of IEMA’s resources and a complementary Affiliate membership for one member of staff.
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Find out more about IEMA University Partnership

FAQs

  • How do students sign up for their free IEMA membership?

    We will send round a unique membership access code to University Partners each year. Students will simply need to register for IEMA Student membership and add in their unique access code to activate their free membership. 

  • How many events can IEMA attend each year?

    We offer one in-person (or online) visit to all of our University Partners each academic year. We are happy to attend an event of your choosing, such as a specific onboarding session to meet with your students or representation at a careers fair.  

  • Can University Partners also become IEMA Corporate Partners?

    Yes, you can find out more about IEMA Corporate Partnership here. If you are interested, please reach out to your university point of contact.

  • Where will our university course(s) be advertised?

    All approved courses are advertised on our University Partner Register.

  • How long does course approval last?

    Approval is for a year, and so we will email you each year about renewal. After three years, we will ask you to complete the approval process again. If there are any changes to your course, we’d also ask you to let us know.

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Join today and get the full force of IEMA’s global alliance behind you

Get your course approved and become an IEMA University Partner for just £1,000. Reach out to our universities team at [email protected].