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Awards Night,Big Ideas Competition 7th April

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

Winners of the University of Kent big Ideas Competition for Canterbury Campus and Medway campus to be awarded at last Network612 of the year on Thursday April 7th at the Bulb in the Canterbury Innovation Centre. 5.30 -7.00pm.
All Welcome

Tags: Canterbury, competition, Medway, Network 612, Prize pot
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Judges decisions for Big Ideas now announced

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

The top 8 entries for Canterbury and top 6 entries for Medway have now been announced. Check out more here

Tags: Canterbury, competition, Medway, student enterprise, University of Kent
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Big Ideas now closed for 2011!

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

The deadline has now passed, and many thanks for all the great ideas! 52 entries received , involving 77 students and 16 teams of the ideas were from teams . All the entries are being judged this week, and the top 8 from Canterbury campus and the top 8 from Medway campus will go through the presentation round on 31^st March (Canterbury) and 1^st April (Medway).

Everyone who entered will hear feedback from the judges, and all will be invited to the awards ceremony on the Thursday 7^th April, where every participant will receive a certificate of participation, 10 employability points as well as some additional prizes!

As well as the winning cheques, the best team entry will also be announced at the awards event, as the team from Kent going forward to enter the Global Challenge this August in Virginia, USA, with a week long expenses paid trip, and the chance to win $25000. Last year the Kent team came second – winning $2500.

Judges for the presentations in Canterbury will be Bob Jones CEO of BSK-CiC, Sally Aspital business owner and mentor, Paul Andrews, CEO Jobsinkent.com

For Medway the judges are Professor Katie Truss, Head of Kent Business School Medway, Valerie Marshall, Chair of the Council, University of Kent, and Carole Barron, Director of Innovation and Enterprise.

Tags: Canterbury, competition, Medway, Prize pot, student enterprise, University of Kent
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Big Ideas Competition! Deadline midnight Monday

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

This year £10000 Prize Pot – £5000 for Canterbury campus and £5000 for Medway campus – submit your idea using the competition template and you could win first prize of £3000, or if you enter as a team – the chance to go the Virginnia Tech in an all expenses paid trip in August to enter the Global Challenge with the chance to win $25000! More…

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Kent Team in Top Three at Princes Trust Awards

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

The University of Kent Team for the Princes Trust Million £ Makers, attended the regional finals at the Century Club in Shaftesbury Avenue on the evening of Monday 28^th February. The University of Kent were in the top three University teams in the region competing against 17 other Universities. The awards were handed out by the recent Apprentice show participant – Laura Moore.

The team (Dan Medlen, Deep Nagda, James Kent and Robert Finnerty- all first year Accountancy students at Kent Business School) chatted with Laura, who had briefly studied at the University of Kent. As well as the University awards, there were many corporate teams at the event, and a great night for networking opportunities.

Over £750,000 has been raised this year from Million £Makers for the Princes Trust.

The University of Kent team were awarded their certificates – and are keen to pull a larger team together to compete next year!

Tags: competition, employability skills, Kent students, Prince's Trust, student enterprise, University of Kent
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Protocol Workshop

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Friday, March 04, 2011 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM at the Bulb, Canterbury Innovation Centre, University Road , Canterbury, Kent

How should I greet someone from another country? Which fork should I use? What is expected of me at a business function? A good first impression is one of the most important parts of manoeuvring through life and business. This workshop will focus on social and business protocol, equipping you for situations life throws you.

Heather Pickering will cover such topics as: formal occasions; greetings; cross cultural situations; how to remember names; conversation skills; what to wear…and many more Participants will be provided with a manual that will include the workshop information www.protocolplus.com

Free Boooking for University of Kent Students

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Network612 3rd March with Richard Oldfield

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Richard Oldfield will be talking about what success means, how you know when you have it. Introduced by Jonnie Jensen.

Everyone wants success. It comes in different shapes and sizes and means different things to different people. So how do you know when you have success? Come and find out more at Network612 on 3rd March at the Bulb in the Canterbury Innovation Centre, 5.30 – 7.00pm.

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Medway – KAYE Success Session

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Open to all University of Kent students to attend

Wednesday 16th February at the Innovation Centre Medway 17:30 – 19:30

David Philpott

Charity Consultant, Interim Chief Executive at Magpas – Helimedix 24/7, Chairman at Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal and Chairman of IoD Kent. With over 30 years experience in the public and charity sectors, he specialises in helping organisations to maximise their income and resolve systemic problems. A published author, with specialist knowledge in the fields of not for profit/charity funding, public relations and marketing. To find out more click here

To book email KAYE at kaye@iod.com

About the KAYE Success Sessions

Everyone wants success. It comes in different shapes and sizes and means different things to different people. So how do you know when you have success? Each session is designed to help you identify success and equip you with greater knowledge that you can use in your business. Over the next few months we’ll be joined by leaders from the world of business, sport, community and politics, who will share their experiences on success and leadership. These sessions are FREE for members and students from the University of Kent

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