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Bristol-based product development consultancy Kinneir Dufort is launching a new internship programme for students from ethnic minority communities.
Sunny Panesar, Kinneir Dufort’s head of portfolio management
The six-month Ethnic Diversity Excellence Programme will be opening to undergraduates and post-graduates on Monday 7 June, with a free online Q&A for candidates. Students must be studying engineering, innovation and product design, and must be finishing their courses in summer 2022.
Led by Kinneir Dufort’s head of portfolio management, Sunny Panesar, the fully-funded programme aims to address the lack of ethnic diversity within the product design industry. Placements will begin in September, with applicants selected based on the strength of plans for their final year projects and alignment with the programme’s values.