Training & Skills Hub in Quantum Systems Engineering: The Quantum Enterprise Hub

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Our ambition is to build upon the already successful Quantum Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training (QE-CDT) at theUniversity of Bristol and partner with Cranfield University's Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship to create a world-leadingHub to train entrepreneurially-minded quantum systems engineers ready for a career in the emerging Quantum Technology(QT) industry.The 'Quantum Enterprise Hub' has 3 key components: Quantum Systems Engineering; Enterprise, Entrepreneurship andInnovation; and Connectivity. The Hub will have unrivalled international excellence in Quantum Engineering, surrounded byworld-class expertise in all areas of Systems Engineering and the scientific and technological application areas of QT at theUniversity of Bristol. We will work in partnership with Cranfield University, whose internationally recognised MBA andVentures Programme will provide the industrially relevant management, entrepreneurship, innovation, and designcomponents of the Hub. Connectivity will be delivered through our network of partners, including the UK National Networkof Quantum Technology Hubs, the award winning SETSquared Partnerships and EngineShed, and other academic andindustrial partners, working on joint projects and secondments, networking events, Venture Days, investor showcaseevents, seminars, coaching and mentoring, and other events that will enable students to establish their own broad networkof contacts.We have designed the Quantum Enterprise Hub in collaboration with a number of academic and industry experts, andincluded as partners those who will add substantially to the training experience of our students and fellows. Through thisprocess, a consistent picture of the skills that industry requires for future quantum systems engineers has emerged:innovators who can tackle the hardest intellectual challenges and recognise the end goal of their research, with an ability toEP/N015061/1 Page 2 of 15 Date Saved: 06/07/2015 11:56:16Date Printed: 06/07/2015 13:11:03Academic BeneficiariesDescribe who will benefit from the research [up to 4000 chars].Impact SummaryImpact Summary (please refer to the help for guidance on what to consider when completing this section) [up to 4000 chars]move from fundamental physics towards the challenges of engineering and developing practical systems, who understandthe capabilities of other people (and why they are useful). Industry needs people with good decision-making,communication and management skills, with the ability to work across discipline boundaries (to a deadline and a budget)and build interdisciplinary teams, with the ability to translate a problem from one domain to another. Relevant workexperience, knowledge of entrepreneurship, industrial R&D operations, and business practices are essential.We believe that the Quantum Enterprise Hub is something new and exciting with the potential to attract and train the bestand brightest students and fellows to ensure that the resulting capacity is world-class and novel, thus providing real andlasting benefits to the UK economy.