The competition is for fourth-year LUMS students who have completed an industrial placement as part of their degree. The competition commemorates Alison Tasker, a LUMS student who died while on her placement year.

The winner was Karina Bjornaroy, a BBA Management student who spent her placement year with Hewlett Packard.

Shortlisted final-year students presented reflections on their placement to an audience of 150, including an invited panel of industry experts in addition to LUMS staff and students.

The panel was chaired by Professor Linda Hendry, LUMS Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, and included: Karen Rizzello (Strategy and Growth Manager, Hewlett Packard  EG EMEA), Philip Haig (University Recruitment Partner, Johnson & Johnson), Toby Stanbrook (partner, Mazars), Alex Stewart (Senior Consultant, IBM), (Student Learning Advisor, LUMS) and (Head of Careers, Alumni and Employer Relations, LUMS).

, LUMS Placements Manager, said: “Karina reflected so well on her role and position as a placement student and on how she managed her own personal development in a complex and diverse organisation”.

The other finalists were:

• Rosie Barrett (BSc Marketing Management - Study Abroad), Warner Brothers,
• Becca Lutwyche (BA Management and Entrepreneurship), Johnson & Johnson
• Rebecca Hurst (BBA Management), Aldi
• Marie Hjorth-Johansen (BBA Management), IBM
• Charlotte Jones (BA Management and Organisation), Muller Dairy UK

The Alison Tasker competition took place during a week-long module which is compulsory for all LUMS second-year students taking a paid industrial placement in their third year.

For information on industrial placements for LUMS students please contact Rory Daly, Placements and Internships Manager: r.daly@lancaster.ac.uk .