North West HE Enterprise Champions Phase 2 Project (NCEE)

North West HE Enterprise Champions Phase 2 Project (NCEE)

The HE Enterprise Champions Project in the North West Region of England was supported by the CLG, financed by EU funding and is managed by NCEE in partnership with NwUEU. The original project (Phase 1) started in 2008. The Phase 2 project ran from September 2010 to 28th February 2015. Eight institutions from the North West region were engaged in Phase 2. The project supported the creation of a Senior-Level Enterprise Champion and other staff members, who acted as a catalyst for change across their institutions and provided support to HE students/staff wanting to start a business

What did this project aim to do?

• Increase the opportunities for entrepreneurship across the campus;
• Influence the institutional environment making it more conducive for student enterprise and graduate entrepreneurship;
• Build institutional capacity for delivering entrepreneurial outcomes - for students, graduates and staff;
• Raise student/graduate motivation for entrepreneurial career/life;
• Convert student intent and aspiration into entrepreneurial action;
• Develop areas of professional excellence in practising entrepreneurship as showcase exemplars;
• Deliver impact-new businesses new jobs and enhanced entrepreneurial skills;

NwUEU supported NCEE in providing central administration and compliance function of the project and supported the delivery partners listed below:

• University of Bolton
• University of Chester
• Lancaster University
• University of Liverpool
• Liverpool John Moores University
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• University of Salford
• University of Central Lancashire

For further information on the above project please visit the NCEE Website

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