Cardiff: LEGO® Serious Play® methodology.

Cardiff University is revolutionising student engagement through LEGO® Serious Play® methodology. Recently, we collaborated with our Career Confident team, who specialise in widening participation, to deliver an innovative networking skills workshop for under-represented students. Using LEGO ducks as conversation props, we transformed traditionally stiff networking interactions into playful, meaningful exchanges. This creative approach helped reduce nerves and build confidence, with students rating it as their favourite workshop element. The success demonstrates how reimagining traditional teaching methods can create more inclusive and engaging learning experiences for all.

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Khmelnytskyi National University’s CLOTEX-HUB

Khmelnytskyi National University’s CLOTEX-HUB is the first Ukrainian hub to join the European network of digital innovation hubs (EENI) under the EU’s Digital Europe program. Located in the Khmelnytskyi region, it unites KhNU, Podillia Fashion Cluster, Khmelnytskyi IT Cluster, and the Agency for Sustainable Development “ASTAR.” The hub focuses on enhancing efficiency in the clothing and mechanical engineering sectors through digital transformation. Its initiatives include implementing VR/AR, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity, providing testing infrastructure, training entrepreneurs in digital skills, and assisting with scholarships and grants for technological advancements. Project website

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Westminster: Call for Papers

We are excited to share a call for papers for a special issue, “Diversity, Inclusion and Entrepreneurship: What we know and what we don’t know” in the International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. I’m delighted to be working with co-editors Professors Thomas Cooney, Colette Henry, Kassa Woldesenbet and David Rae.

Entrepreneurship is for everyone and no one should be excluded. This special issue seeks to push the boundaries of existing thinking, knowledge and theories by focusing on the unknown – what we don’t yet know. The special issue seeks to curate new thinking and novel arguments at the cutting edge of entrepreneurship so join us on this journey. We welcome high quality submissions. Please click here for further details.

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Southampton: Executive Learning Workshops

As part of her HEIF funded project, Dr Jelena Petrovic from the University of Southampton Business Schoolis running the following free Executive Learning Workshops for industry professionals: 2 April 2025: Digital transformation and the tragedy of the commons: How systems thinking can address thinking in silos and maximise benefits of GenAI. 30 April  2025: Strategic leadership skills: How to get senior leadership buy-in for digital transformation. 12 June 2025: Is AI your enemy? Being the AI Savvy Leader. 16 July 2025: AI and workplace wellbeing: Who’s taking care of you? .If you would like to attend, more details can be found here.

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Bantani: EIT Deep Tech and Entrepreneurship Train the Trainer Programme

Join EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative and Bantani Education on 4 March to learn more about the second cohort of the new EIT Deep Tech and Entrepreneurship Train the Trainer Programme! This programme is designed to address the gap in the integration of deep tech and Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) content into education, and will equip educators with the tools to adopt a more dynamic and integrated teaching approach. Are you ready to transform the way deep tech and I&E are taught? Find out more here or register for the info session today!

Oxford: The ImpactU HUB

The ImpactU HUB is a ground-breaking virtual learning platform designed to empower social entrepreneurs with 100+ live workshops and 25 expert-led online courses. It has been designed for students and researchers from all UK universities looking to start Social Ventures, and University staff that support them! Sign up to the ImpactU HUB for free today → https://bit.ly/3V0IQVi .Our ‘Venture Building’ series covers essential topics like systems thinking, market validation, branding, and scaling strategies. Our on-demand ‘Introduction to Social Ventures’ series, covers the foundations of social entrepreneurship for first-time founders. Explore diverse business models, funding sources, legal structures, and impact measurement.