Our skill sessions count towards the Exeter Award.
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Our Skills sessions and Programmes align with the Entrepreneurship Competency Framework. Find out more
Global Entrepreneurship Week
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Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is taking place from 18-24 November, and is the world's biggest celebration of entrepreneurship with 180 countries taking part. As part of GEW, the Career Zone and Student Start-ups will be hosting a range of events to inspire and help you explore the skills, knowledge and attributes needed to go freelance, be self-employed, start-up your own business or to become an entrepreneurial employee. View a full GEW Events 2024.
While at University you will have the opportunity not only to further your academic knowledge and understanding, but also to develop your employability skills and competencies.
The Career Zone has adopted the Entrecomp framework and each of our activities have been labelled with the relevant Entrecomp area. Through Entrecomp you can develop your entrepreneurial skills to generate cultural, social and economic value for others.
All Career Zone activities are designed to enable you to develop both your own employability and your entrepreneurial capacity so you can help to lead the change the world needs. The Student Start-ups programme is available to support students in testing and building their own business venture.
You can find more information on how the university aims to create a sustainable and socially just future in the University's Strategy 2030.
21 November 9:00-11:00 | Streatham 22 November 15:00-17:00 | Penryn
Join XING, a dynamic business game where teams develop start-up ideas to tackle real-world challenges. Build teamwork, creativity and entrepreneurial skills as you present your solution to a panel of judges. No experience needed - just bring your ideas! Book via Handshake.
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19 November 10:00-11:30 | Innovation Centre, Streatham campus
Hear from a panel of Exeter Alumni Entrepreneurs as they share how their identities have shaped the way they run their business and turned their unique circumstances into strengths. Open to all students interested in entrepreneurship and inclusivity. Book on Handshake.
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The Career Zone will be running skill sessions throughout the week, both in person and online. Sessions include 'Persuading, Influencing and Negotiating' and 'Problem Solving'. These skill sessions also count towards the Exeter Award.
Visit Handshake to find out more information and to book your place.
22 November 10:00-13:30 | Reed Hall, Streatham
Ready to launch your venture or connect with innovators? Join us for insights, hands-on sessions, and networking with business leaders. Book your ticket on FIXR.
19 November 9:00-10:30 | Streatham campus
Hear from Professor Frank Tietze on “Intellectual Property Rights: Owning them, using them and finding them”. Don't miss this chance to hear from a leading expert in the field of intellectual property and innovation management. Register to attend.
If you're thinking about working for yourself, building a portfolio or entrepreneurial career, you can contact the Careers Zone to book a one-to-one Entrepreneurs Guidance appointment.
The Student Startups team runs drop-in Q&A sessions online every Tuesday from 2:00pm-3:00pm. Please contact the Student Startup team to request a link to access the session.
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We will be releasing a special episode of the Career Zone Podcast for GEW2024; listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Catch up on all our previous GEW episodes on our Global Employability Spotify playlist.
Whether you are taking an entrepreneurship module or are simply wishing to enhance your employability, the Exeter Award Entrepreneurship Theme offers you a way to get University recognition for your extra and co-curricular entrepreneurship activities.
While we are facing an uncertain future full of complex global, social, and environmental issues, more and more employers are looking for graduates in all fields who have additional entrepreneurial skills, and the 'with proficiency in Entrepreneurship’ pathway has been designed to help you achieve this no matter your career path. Find out more.