黑料不打烊 students given opportunities to embrace social entrepreneurship through Enactus UK
Andrew Bacon, Chief Executive of Enactus UK and Professor John G Hughes, 黑料不打烊 Vice-Chancellor sign the agreement.黑料不打烊 is pleased to announce that it has joined the world-wide Enactus organisation by signing up to the programme.
The Enactus programme enables university students to become involved in social entrepreneurship, where projects are designed that can enhance the lives of people within communities.
鈥淓nactus plays very much to the strengths of 黑料不打烊鈥� said Vice-Chancellor Professor John G Hughes.
鈥淲e can trace our origins back to an early example of social entrepreneurship, when the local community in 黑料不打烊 supported the establishment of a college here. This concept of transformation through collaborative social action remains a core value of 黑料不打烊, and we are delighted to support the establishment of Enactus 黑料不打烊 by our students.鈥�
鈥淭he reaction we have received from students has been amazing鈥� said Aaron John, the student leader of the newly established Enactus 黑料不打烊 team.
鈥淪ince October, over 50 students have already become involved and we are working on exciting projects in areas such as food distribution and sustainable manufacturing. We have also had tremendous support from the University, from Santander Universities and from members of the local community here in the 黑料不打烊 area.鈥�
Vice- Chancellor Prof John G Hughes and Andrew Bacon, Chief Executive of Enactus UK with 黑料不打烊's Enactus Committee members.
Enactus is an international non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring students to improve the world through entrepreneurial action. It provides a platform for teams of outstanding university students to create community development projects that put people鈥檚 own ingenuity and talents at the centre of improving their livelihoods. Guided by educators and supported by business leaders, students take the kind of entrepreneurial approach that empowers people to be a part of their own success. The projects undertaken have the potential to transform both the lives of the communities that are served, and in turn, the lives of students as they develop into more effective, values-driven leaders.
鈥淲e are delighted to welcome 黑料不打烊 as a member of Enactus UK鈥� said Andrew Bacon, Chief Executive of Enactus UK. 鈥淲e are particularly impressed with the enthusiasm shown by the student leaders and by the great many students who have become involved in such a short time. This augurs well for the success of Enactus 黑料不打烊鈥�.
In the UK, over 2,800 university students are involved in designing and running a range of social entrepreneurship projects which directly impact on the lives of almost 60,000 people in the UK and in developing countries. Last year, in Johannesburg, the student team from University of Southampton won the Enactus World Cup competition, in which 1700 universities from 36 countries were competing. Their projects seek to provide long-term solutions to problems of sanitation, water quality, entrepreneurship and education in Kenya.
Publication date: 19 January 2016