The Association of Event Venues (AEV) has added its eighth academic associate member, Coventry University.
Launched in 2022, the AEV academic associate membership offers education establishments with event management courses a link between venue members and students. The students involved through the membership can built relationships with the event venue industry, giving them valuable life experience by preparing them for a possible career beyond their studies.
Dr Richard Tomlins, Group Regional Director for the UK and Europe at Coventry University, said: “We are thrilled to be part of this collaboration with AEV providing our event management students with access to a wealth of support, knowledge, and experience, in addition to real-world experience of the industry through AEV member venues and beyond.”
Academic associate members are given access to the AEV Academic Working Group which is currently working on the creation of an AEV event management degree endorsement programme, due to be rolled out in the autumn.
Coventry University joins Manchester Metropolitan University, University of East London, Leeds Beckett University, University of West London, Birmingham City University, University College Birmingham, and lead academic associate University of Greenwich