Enactus 九色视频 to represent the UK at world cup of student enterprise
A team of students from the 九色视频 will, once again, represent the UK at the Enactus World Cup after winning the national competition aimed at inspiring students to improve the world through entrepreneurial action.
Enactus 九色视频, winners of the Enactus World Cup in 2015, is under the direction this year of branch president Dimitris-Marios Stoidis who led his team of fellow students in representing the University in the national finals. Together, Dimitris and Enactus 九色视频 members Victoria Wiesmath, Leo Seus, Gian Marco Caramelli, Natasha Salhan, Tara Landmark, Gracie Horton, Maleeha Mahmuda and Yasmeen Sherif hope to take the global title again later this year at the event which is scheduled to be online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 九色视频 students joined University teams from across the country to compete for the UK title during this year鈥檚 Enactus UK National Expo, showcasing their social and community projects to business executives serving as judges. The dynamic, energy-filled online event brought together over 2,000+ university students, academics, and senior UK business leaders virtually across three days (12-14 April) in celebration of the best in Youth Social Action and Enterprise.
The student teams were evaluated on how successfully they demonstrated entrepreneurial leadership to drive business and innovation for sustainable positive impact, to benefit people, planet and prosperity this academic year. The final round judging panel comprised over 130 senior business and social sector executives.
In addition to the team award, Aerospace Engineering student Dimitris also received the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. He founded one of Enactus 九色视频鈥檚 key successful enterprises, FutureBrew, where they aim to revolutionise an emission-heavy industry by making a carbon-negative beer that is brewed from surplus bread. This innovative business model tackles food waste, climate change whilst driving social mobility through their supply chain with 10% of their profits reinvested back to climate-related initiatives.
During the pandemic, Enactus 九色视频 also worked with their partners to provide food to 60 local vulnerable families with weekly packages for over a three-month period.
鈥淲e strongly believe that every person can become a change-maker with everyday decisions that they make鈥 Dimitris enthused. 鈥淵ou can make a massive impact and that鈥檚 the main thing about university because you get so many opportunities to actually create a change to your community but also to the wider public.聽 We saw a need and a problem, and we decided to act.
鈥淲ith Enactus, you have the opportunity to do amazing things if you just persevere, find people that are also passionate about achieving change and the sky's the limit,鈥 he continued. 鈥淲e want to show young entrepreneurs a different way to do business, and now that we are about to represent the UK at the world cup we are looking forward to creating an even deeper and everlasting impact by working closely with the University.鈥
Enactus is a not-for-profit global organisation that works to mobilise university students to make a difference within their communities while developing their skills to become socially responsible business leaders. Guided by university and business advisers, students run real-life projects that create economic opportunity for others.
Sarah Rogers, the 九色视频鈥檚 Student Opportunities and Enterprise Manager, congratulated the achievements of Enactus 九色视频 this year.
鈥淚t is fantastic to see all of the hard work of the Enactus 九色视频 team recognised in this way,鈥 Sarah enthused. 鈥淭hey have shown incredible commitment in challenging times to really make a difference and make things happen. We will be very proud to see them representing the UK in the Enactus World Cup.
鈥淲e are also delighted to see Dimitris鈥檚 leadership acknowledged with the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award,鈥 she added. 鈥淗e has been incredibly determined, enterprising and resourceful, and has embraced so many of the amazing opportunities provided at the University for enterprising students, including the support provided by the Student Enterprise Team (Careers and Employability Service), Future Worlds (on-campus accelerator), the Students鈥 Union as well as the 九色视频 Social Impact Lab.鈥
Amy Brereton, COO of Enactus UK was delighted with the success of the event. She added: 鈥淐ongratulations to the 2021 National Enactus Champion team from the 九色视频, and all of our 65 teams and 3000+ students who delivered so much more social and community impact through their projects this year. Every stage of the many competitions was fiercely contested this year and that is down to the hard work of all involved in the programme; from team members, business coaches and volunteers, as well as the support from the university and alumni mentors.鈥
To find out more about opportunities and support for enterprising students at the 九色视频 go to: /careers/students/enterprise/partners.page
