Overseas research programme

An integral part of MET is the overseas research programme, the preparation for which runs throughout MET II. Students select, develop and research a topic that relates to current key international manufacturing issues. The research culminates in a study tour during which the hypotheses and findings of the research are tested. The findings from the programme are normally summarised in a professional report and are presented to sponsors and other interested industrialists.

Previous overseas research projects

Tours have visited all corners of the globe including Northern Europe, USA, the Far East and Eastern Europe. Information on previous tours can be found here:

• Overseas Research Project 2011 - Sustainable industries for emerging economies, understanding how Trinidad is to successfully reduce its economic dependence on oil and gas
• Overseas Research Project 2010 - Understanding the industrial success of Singapore and Malaysia
• Overseas Research Project 2009 - Hot stuff… India's recipe for industrial success
• Overseas Research Project 2008 - Unpicking the fabric of Brazil's industrial development
• Overseas Research Project 2007 - California (Full report now available - download - 2MB pdf file)
• Overseas Research Project 2006 - China and Japan
• Overseas Research Project 2005 - China (Full report now available - download [694k PDF, 105 pages])
• Overseas Research Project 2004 - California and Texas (USA) and Mexico
• Overseas Research Project 2003 - Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
• Overseas Research Project 2002 - China