Two University of Kent students will next month represent the UK in a ‘Dragon’s Den’s style international challenge designed to highlight the important contribution university students make to the global economy.
Sinan Assaf and Ben Giambrone qualified for the VT KnowledgeWorks Global Student Business Concept Challenge in the USA by winning the University of Kent’s business concept competition in June.The international challenge, organised by Virginia Tech University and VT Knowledgeworks, aims to celebrate the energy and ingenuity of university students. Participants will present their business concept ideas to a panel of judges and the winners of the Virginia event will receive a $25,000 grand prize.
Taking part in the challenge are teams from University of Virginia Darden School of Business, USA; Ruppin Academic Center, Israel; Aalto University School, Finland; Telecom Business School, France; University of Trento, Italy; and Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico.
Carole Barron, Director of Innovation and Enterprise at Kent, said: ‘The talent and skill some of our students demonstrate never ceases to amaze me. Sinan and Ben will certainly do us proud when competing in Virginia. We are all keeping our fingers crossed for them.’
Earlier this year, Sinan, studying an MSc in Management at Kent Business School, and Ben studying a BA in Law and Business Administration at Kent Law School, were part of the University of Kent’s team who won the Prince’s Trust University Million Makers Challenge.
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