2024/25 EVENTS
Be sure to check back often for updates on events, dates, and exciting opportunities. Below, you'll find some of the key events and activities happening throughout the 2024/25 Enactus UK & Ireland year. We can't wait to share these moments with you!
UA Webinar Two
Design Thinking and Project Development
Open to University Advisors
This is an opportunity to understand the design thinking process that is the foundation of Enactus projects. We will explore how Enactus projects are created and the steps to ensure they are addressing the need in order to become successful.
Register HERE today!
Coaching Clinic
Coaching Clinics are one-off virtual sessions where your team can pitch your project to experienced professionals. You'll get direct feedback and insights on your business model, sustainability, and impact. It's a flexible way to level up your project without the long-term commitment.
How it works:
We’ll host a 2-hour virtual session.
Your project will be placed in breakout rooms with coaches.
In the breakout rooms, you’ll give a 5-minute pitch, receive feedback, and discuss any project challenges with your coaches.
Why should we take part?
Gain valuable experience pitching your project.
Receive feedback from industry experts to help you tackle challenges and accelerate progress.
While not guaranteed, there may be opportunities for coaches to offer long-term support for your project.
PMI UK Synergy Conference - Win FREE Tickets Worth £100+
Win a FREE TICKET worth over £100 to the upcoming 'PMI UK Synergy Conference' on the 7th of November 2024! 🙌
Here you'll discover the power of human connection in project management thanks to:
🎤 Inspiring keynote speakers: Priya Lakhani OBE and Prof Sir Jonathan Van-Tam MBE!
✨ Engaging sessions on AI, Sustainability, and Diversity & Inclusion.
🤝 Networking opportunities with industry leaders with exclusive access to Tesco Headquarters.
🎉 and the opportunity to celebrate International Project Management Day!
UA Webinar Three
UA Role Description and Exploring Different Support Strands
Open to University Advisors
This session will explore what being a University Adviser requires, and what areas of support UA’s provide.
Register HERE today!
UA Webinar Four
Enactus Competition Support
Open to University Advisors
As our focus is turned to the World Cup Qualifers, we will use this session to run through the competitions and how best to support your teams.
Register HERE today!
UA Webinar Five
Strategic Planning and Senior Buy In
Open to University Advisors
This session will explore how to communicate the benefits of Enactus to your University to gain additional support, and how Enactus aligns with your insititutions strategic goals.
Register HERE today!
UA Webinar One
Sustaining Teams and Recruitment Support
Open to University Advisors
This is an opportunity to hear the top tips and best practises for recruiting students, and how to ensure teams continue year on year. We will hear experiences from different UA’s and what they have found has worked at their University.
Register HERE today!
LEADERSHIP SUMMITS 2024: Action4Good Hackathon at IEEC Conference, Belfast
To continue a summer full of impact, we invite you to join us at the latest Enactus UK & Ireland Leadership Summit! Spend the day with us as we take you through the Enactified Design Thinking Process.
Whether you have an idea or want to develop an idea, this is your chance to learn how to see opportunitiy and take action working with Social Enterprise experts who since their inception have coached 1000's of social enterprise projects creating impact worldwide.
Important Information:
Date: Thursday 5th September
Time: 10:00 - 16:30
Location: Blue Sky Room, QUB SU Main Building
Please note, by registering to attend on the form below you are committing to the date and sessions above. If you are unable to attend you must notify a member of Enactus UK & Ireland via email as soon as possible.
BDO Consultancy Experience
Calling All Future Consultants and Influential Leaders!
This is your opportunity to gain valuable experience working on a real-world consultancy project! BDO is facing a strategic challenge: attracting and retaining a diverse workforce for the future. They're seeking your innovative solutions to develop their employer brand, recruitment, and retention strategies.
Step into the shoes of a BDO consultant!
You will be working in small micro-consultancy teams using fast-paced design thinking methodologies to develop innovative solutions to real-world business challenges at BDO.
Following a short application process, top applicants will be invited to BDO's offices in London on 20th August 2024, to craft innovative, impactful, and sustainable solutions. Consultancy teams will then present their strategic packages directly to senior decision-makers. This is your chance to influence BDO's future and gain invaluable experience to stand out on your applications!
Are you ready to be a Voice of the Future? Join the BDO Consultancy Experience and showcase your potential as a future leader in the consulting world!
Deadline: 6th August, 12 PM (Noon) BST
AIG Consultancy Experience
Key Information
Date: 31st July
Timing: 10:30am – 6:30pm BST (incl. food)
Location: 58 Fenchurch Street, The AIG Building, London EC3M 4AB
What should you expect…
Crack a real business challenge: Help AIG attract top talent like YOU to their graduate schemes.
Gain valuable consulting experience: Analyse AIG's recruitment strategy and offer strategic recommendations.
Share Your Insights: Design thinking sessions with AIG employees ahead of pitches of YOUR ideas!
Network with AIG representatives: Learn about exciting graduate opportunities and make valuable connections. The day will finish with drinks and a BBQ networking event on their amazing rooftop terrace!
So why should you get involved?
Make a real impact: Your insights will directly influence AIG's future, shaping the work experience for new graduates.
Boost your resume: Stand out from the crowd with real-world design thinking experience in the insurance sector.
Network with industry pros: Connect with AIG representatives and explore your career path.
Digital Badge: As a thank you for your support, all participants will receive a digital badge - a great addition to your LinkedIn profile!
Spots are limited as this exclusive session is capped at 24 participants, so apply early!
The deadline to apply is the Midday on Wednesday 17th of July.
Please note that this is an application and therefore your place is not guaranteed. We will be in touch after the 17th of July to confirm whether or not you have been successful.
Enactus RISE - Social Mobility Mentorship Programme
Applications close August 30th - Mentorships begin in September ‘24
Do you want the opportunity for your own personal mentor to support you with your career journey or personal development? Applications are open NOW for Enactus RISE - a 1-1 mentoring programme that connects you with industry leaders from EY!
Through a structured 4-week programme, your mentor will guide and support you with your academic journey, career exploration, as well as personal and professional development.
We strongly encourage applications from students who are first generation university go-ers or who have received free school meals while in school.
CLICK HERE to find out more and apply!
The deadline to apply is the Midday on Friday 30th of August.
Please note that this is an application and therefore your mentorship is not guaranteed. We will be in touch to confirm whether or not you have been successful.
Unilever Future Leaders Networking Event
Key Information
Date: 1st July
Timing: 10am – 4pm
Location: 100VE, LONDON
*Travel will be reimbursed up to £50 to cover your costs.
This exclusive opportunity is designed for future leaders to…
• Develop key skills through a mock assessment centre (including a business case challenge!)
• Network with inspiring professionals: meet Unilever employees, including Enactus alumni and current graduates on the Unilever scheme.
• Gain insights into Unilever: learn about their diverse business areas (Finance, HR, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Customer Development & Tech).
• Enjoy a free lunch & catering!
This is your opportunity to stand out from the crowd with valuable skills and experiences, make connections with people at Unilever and discover your career path at a leading global company.
There are only 20 spaces available so make sure to apply sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment! Applications close midday on the 10th June
Irish Student Exclusive: Bentley iTwin4Good Championships.
Are you interested in making a positive impact on your community while developing valuable skills? Then the iTwin4Good Championship is for YOU!
Through the iTwin4Good Championship, students will have the opportunity to combine their passion for environmental and social action, as well as their engineering and software development abilities to create infrastructure digital twins addressing a need in their community.
This year, the winners will have incredible opportunity to travel from Ireland to Astana, Kazakhstan for the Bentley iTwin Championships and the Enactus World Cup!
The Programme:
This is your chance to make a difference! Over the six-week programme, you'll gain the skills to tackle real-world challenges. Here's what you can expect:
Master the iTwin Platform: Learn everything you need to know about iTwin from experts at Bentley.
Expert Coaching & Pitching Support: Get guidance from Bentley Directors and Developers to refine your ideas and presentation skills.
Become an Accredited Developer: Earn your iTwin Developer Associate certification and badge, a valuable creditation that you can share on LinkedIn & on your CV.
APPLY NOW!
XPO Consulting Experience
Join us for a 2-hour virtual session on Thursday, June 20th at 1:00 PM BST. In this session, you will work alongside Enactus and XPO to:
• Crack a real business challenge: Help XPO attract top talent like YOU to their graduate schemes.
• Gain valuable consulting experience: Analyse XPO's recruitment strategy and offer strategic recommendations.
• Network with XPO representatives: Learn about exciting graduate opportunities and make valuable connections.
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So why should you get involved?
• Make a real impact: Your insights will directly influence XPO's future, shaping the work experience for new graduates.
• Boost your resume: Stand out from the crowd with real-world consulting experience.
• Network with industry pros: Connect with XPO representatives and explore your career path.
• Digital Badge: As a thank you for your support, all participants will receive a digital badge - a great addition to your LinkedIn profile!
Spots are limited as this exclusive session is capped at 10-15 participants, so apply early!
The deadline to apply is the Midday 17th of June.
LEADERSHIP SUMMITS 2024: Advancing Through Action at HSBC
To kick off a summer full of impact, we invite you to join us at the Enactus UK & Ireland Leadership Summit 2024 with a focus on project development and how to advance through action at HSBC headquarters in Birmingham!
This is a brilliant opportunity for our incoming Enactus committees to develop your project impact, strategise for success for the year ahead, and maximise your time over the Summer so you can get ahead of the competition!
Important Information:
Date: 14th June 2024
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Location: 1 Centenary Sq, Birmingham B1 1HQ
Please note, by registering to attend on the form below you are committing to the date and sessions above. If you are unable to attend you must notify a member of Enactus UK & Ireland via email as soon as possible.
Bentley iTwin4Good Championships
Are you interested in making a positive impact on your community while developing valuable skills? Then the iTwin4Good Championship is for YOU!
Through the iTwin4Good Championship, students will have the opportunity to combine their passion for environmental and social action, as well as their engineering and software development abilities to create infrastructure digital twins addressing a need in their community.
This year, the competition is expanding to include separate tracks for Ireland and the UK. This means one winning team from Ireland and one winning team from the UK will get the incredible opportunity to travel to Astana, Kazakhstan!
The Programme:
This is your chance to make a difference! Over the six-week programme, you'll gain the skills to tackle real-world challenges. Here's what you can expect:
Master the iTwin Platform: Learn everything you need to know about iTwin from experts at Bentley.
Expert Coaching & Pitching Support: Get guidance from Bentley Directors and Developers to refine your ideas and presentation skills.
Become an Accredited Developer: Earn your iTwin Developer Associate certification and badge, a valuable accreditation that you can share on LinkedIn & your CV.
FIND OUT MORE & APPLY!
Enactus UK & Ireland National Expo
Join us for the Enactus UK & Ireland National Expo 2024 at the Excel Centre, London on the 9th of April 2024!
This is your chance to join leaders from all over the UK & Ireland as we showcase the outstanding work of the Next Generation in social innovation, dedicated to advancing the Global Goals.
At this year's National Expo, we have a lot in store for you…an Enterprise & Employability Fair, Awards, inspiring keynote speakers, and the prestigious Final Round of the National Competition 2024.
We guarantee this will be an event full of collaboration, competition, and celebration!
You don’t want to miss out…
Secure your Seat!
Ford C3 Build Sustainable Communities Competition
The purpose of Ford C3 is to challenge Enactus Teams to partner with their local communities to design innovative, student-led projects that address critical community needs. The overarching theme of the Ford C3 is “Building Sustainable Communities.” The Ford C3 mobilizes Enactus teams to empower communities by addressing a critical community need. Enactus teams should design and develop projects that address critical community needs in new ways, with a focus on helping the community become a more sustainable place to work and live. The term “Sustainable Communities” is not meant to be restricted to environmental concerns. Instead, it is used to describe healthy, livable communities that are poised to thrive in a global economy.
Enactus teams’ Ford C3 projects will include the following elements:
Create an innovative approach to building sustainable communities, changing the way people move through smart mobility, or driving social mobility
Involve students in a leadership role
Address urgent and unmet community needs in a tangible way
Involve a community-based organization as a partner
Generate and document measurable outputs and outcomes to demonstrate how the project improves livelihoods
Potential focus areas for projects could include but are not limited to: Driving Social Mobility, Education and Training, Safety, Economic Development, Sustainable Urban Design, Smart Mobility and Environmental Sustainability.
The Ford C3 Competition is open to all Enactus teams to apply for grants!
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February Coach Clinic
A coaching clinic is a focused 2-hour virtual session designed to provide you with valuable support for your individual projects, delivered by our partner coaches. It's a fantastic opportunity to expand your network and receive valuable feedback to accelerate your projects!
Enactus UK & Ireland x RSK Partner Competition
Open to both new and ongoing projects, RSK is giving you the opportunity to pitch to business leaders at RSK for the chance to gain support and funding to kickstart and accelerate the impact of your projects.
RSK is looking for projects that are focused on both saving water and using water more efficiently to serve a growing population in a changing and unstable climate.
Deadline: 1st February, 12 PM GMT
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Enactus UK & Ireland X Bentley - iTwin4Good Virtual Programme Developer Experience
Through the iTwin4Good Virtual Programme Developer Experience, students will have the opportunity to combine their passion for environmental and social action, as well as their engineering and software development abilities to create infrastructure digital twins addressing a need in their community.
In a six-week structured program, you will learn to use the iTwin platform, receive coaching and pitching support from Directors at Bentley, and become an accredited iTwin Developer Associate! Once you are put into teams, over the next six weeks you will create an iTwin app that promotes positive environmental or social impact in your city or community. The highest performing teams of students have the opportunity to demo your team’s app to a panel of senior leaders within Bentley and win up to £1000!
The program is open to ALL students regardless of degree discipline. (Applications from students studying STEM degrees are encouraged!) The program itself will run from 5th February through to 16th March. The deadline to apply is 29th January!
FIND OUT MORE & APPLY!
Enterprise Mobility x Enactus UK & Ireland - Festive Quiz 2023
With the festive season approaching, we are excited to launch the date for our annual Festive Quiz! ☃️🎄
Enterprise Mobility and the Enactus UK & Ireland team are extremely excited to see you all virtually on the 6th December at 6:30 PM GMT! This is open to everyone in the Enactus Network and wide; students, coaches, UA’s, alumni and friends of Enactus Globally are very welcome to join - so spread the word!
December Coach Clinic
A coaching clinic is a focused 2-hour virtual session designed to provide you with valuable support for your individual projects, delivered by our partner coaches. It's a fantastic opportunity to expand your network and receive valuable feedback to accelerate your projects!
November's Alumni Webinar: Project Development and Impact
Join us for the next monthly webinar that will take place on Wednesday 29th November at 6:30pm - 7:30pm. This will be a great opportunity to learn from those who have done it: How to make projects go from idea to intervention and impact!
Don't miss the chance to get ahead and be best prepared for the National Expo next year!
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Unilever Tom Perry CV Design Thinking Webinar
Preparation: None needed - CV Templates and other FREE resources will be provided.
Final Points:
The session will not be recorded.
Only the Presenter, Tom will have their microphone and camera turned on.
The chat will be open and available for everyone to ask questions.
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Enterprise Rent-a-Car Fast Track Interview Day
Are you an Enactus student? Fast-track straight into an interview on the 10th of November!
Want to learn how to inspire and lead while gaining valuable, hands-on experience across customer service, sales and marketing, finance, and operations? Then a Graduate Management Trainee role is for you. With our help and guidance, you’ll quickly grow to understand how to manage a successful, multimillion-pound business. Speaking of growth, we’ve got plenty of that waiting for you, too. There’s training. There’s development. And an open-door policy that encourages informal mentoring. Plus, with our unique promote-from-within culture, you’ll always be making progress in your career – and flourishing in ways you probably never thought possible.
PMI Sustainability Summit 2023
What do you value about Our Planet and its People? If you were asked to describe your home landscape, what would you say? Which trees, and which flowers? Which animals and which insects? What foods do you like to eat? Where do you like to go on holiday? And if someone said they were going to take that away, how would you respond? On our current trajectory, many of those things will have been taken away from everyone by 2050. Our People and Planet are under threat. Now is the time to ACT.
Learn more & Register Here
HSBC Sustainability Hackathon
Are you passionate about sustainability and innovation? Join HSBC and Enactus UK for an immersive experience led by the HSBC innovation team? Register now for the chance to be part of an exclusive hackathon where you will have the opportunity to learn about design thinking and create innovative solutions on the transition to Net Zero! The hackathon is being hosted at HSBC’s incredible offices in Birmingham! You will have the chance to meet and network with business leaders in the sustainability space and tackle real word issues along side them!
Project Development & Acceleration | EUKI Alumni
Join us for the next monthly webinar that will take place on Wednesday 25th October at 6:30pm - 7:30pm. This will be a great opportunity to learn from those who have done it; you'll hear first-hand how projects have moved forward and what challenges our alumni faced in the progress.
Don't miss the chance to get ahead and be best prepared for the National Expo next year!
Ingenuity Welcome Event | Enactus UK Alumni & Graduates
Join the University of Nottingham for their ‘Ingenuity Programme Welcome Event’ on the 25th of October 2023 at 12:30pm BST to learn more about the opportunities and find new ways to grow your projects! The event will cover an overview of the Ingenuity Programme, the benefits of getting involved, case studies from Enactus UK x Ingenuity Alumni such as Zeezy Qureshi from Motion and an open Q&A!
The Ingenuity Programme is a national innovation programme that directly addresses the UK’s major social, health and environmental challenges by supporting the creation of impact driven start-ups that focus on the 3 key themes of: Building stronger communities, Improving health, and Tackling Climate Change!
By registering with the programme, participants are provided with:
👉 Start-up skills training,
👉 Mentoring and networking,
👉 Experiential learning and entrepreneurial development opportunities,
👉 External routes to fund for early-stage projects,
👉 AND the opportunity to pitch for a share of the £75,000 PRIZE FUNDING!
The programme is accessible for ALL and supports members across the UK to turn their ideas and projects into exciting new ventures!
Enactus UK Career Catalyst
Join the Enactus UK Career Catalyst and kickstart your career! With over a month of engaging and exclusive opportunities this is your chance to secure that dream graduate role, placement or internship and explore a world of opportunity no matter your career path!
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September Coach Clinic
A coaching clinic is a focused 2-hour virtual session designed to provide you with valuable support for your individual projects, delivered by our partner coaches. It's a fantastic opportunity to expand your network and receive valuable feedback to accelerate your projects!
National Welcome Event with Enactus UK Alumni
Join us for an exciting kick-off to the Enactus year! Our Welcome event will be an invaluable resource for newcomers and veterans alike, providing insights into what Enactus is all about, how to get involved, and strategies for maximising the opportunities it offers. We will also be hosting a panel with our amazing alumni who will talk about their own experiences and their lessons learned to support you in your journey.
This session is open to ALL students across the UK – we can’t wait to see you there!
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Social Mobility Foundation - Feeding The Nation Webinar
The Social Mobility Foundation are inviting YOU to join us on the 26th September, 5-6PM for a food-for-thought discussion!
With 795 million people worldwide having limited access to food, let’s talk about our role in ‘Feeding the Nation’. Who’s responsible?
Join the conversation by Registering Now!
HSBC Virtual Insights Week
HSBC’s Virtual Insights Week is all about lifting the lid on life at HSBC, so you now what it would be like to join us as an intern or graduate.
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