Kent Round One

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.