Northumbria University, Newcastle, has showcased its pioneering
approach to teaching enterprise and entrepreneurship to some of the North
East’s leading asset and wealth management providers.
The working breakfast “Percolator Sessions” at Newcastle Business
School are attracting leaders from the world of finance, including Santander, Brewin
Dolphin, UBS, North East Access to Finance, Rathbones and Barclays Wealth. The
three sessions cover research and teaching in the areas of ageing, enterprise
and digital disruption.
Northumbria’s approach to teaching enterprise and entrepreneurship
focuses heavily on experiential learning, offering students the opportunity to
start up and run their own businesses through the Entrepreneurial Business
Management (EBM) course. The University
was among the first in the UK to establish a Business Clinic where students work
in supervised teams to offer free consultancy services to real clients. In the
past five years, the value of the student pro bono consultancy advice has been
estimated by client organisations to exceed £1.2 million. For entrepreneurially
motivated students the University also provides students and graduates with services including free skills
training, workshops, enterprise placements and additional start-up support.
Professor John Wilson. Pro Vice-Chancellor for Business and Law at Northumbria said: “We were delighted to welcome so many business
leaders to our latest Percolator Session. During the event, we were able to
demonstrate the depth of entrepreneurial talent among our students and graduates,
and how we create a positive learning environment and educational experience to
support this. The session was hugely successful, with enthusiastic feedback
from the businesses and from our EBM students who attended to showcase their
enterprises.
“Northumbria’s enterprise teaching and support benefits enormously with
funding we receive from generous sponsors such as Santander, and this session
was also an opportunity to demonstrate the value of their support and the
success it helps deliver.”
The final Percolator Session in the current series is on June 27, and
will consider how digital disruption is impacting all sectors of the economy.
For more information, or to register for the event, please contact
Peter Kelly at Northumbria by emailing peter2kelly@northumbria.ac.uk.
