And lots more besides.

I’m not an Enterprise Educator, but I do work with plenty of them across Scotland, and I find myself in rooms with power to influence the discourse on Enterprise Education, so this was a really valuable week for me.

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(5) Dave Jarman’s closing talk on Disruption, reflecting on his own professional experience and observations across the sector, and contemplating whether we can now, or ever will, consider Enterprise Education as mainstream. A great provocation to end the formal conference!

... With investment from Scot Gov going into Entrepreneurial Campus projects in Scotland’s Colleges as we speak, I think this is the right time to share some insights between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

To follow up!

(4) Expanding networks with great conversation. As an example, I had the privilege of sitting beside Catherine Shipman, MBE at dinner, and saw her pick up two highly commended awards for her enterprising work at South Eastern Regional College...

(3) Seeing the Centre for Entrepreneurship, @dundeeuni.bsky.social pick up the Entrepreneurship Catalyst Award. Tremendous recognition of their work, particularly special given the significant challenges the wider university has faced this past year. Not a trivial thing, well done team!

(2) Great pleasure watching Bonnie Hacking (St Andrews) lead an interactive session on curating entrepreneurial ecosystems, with Ross Tuffee and I riding her coattails to talk about Connect-Ed Network, and the legacy of Mark Logan’s STER and Scot Gov’s Entrepreneurial Campus Blueprint.

(1) Ecosystem Tour around Manchester – getting to see the impacts of public and private investment into spaces and infrastructure, and provoking interesting conversation about the need for creativity and bolder ambition alongside any injection of cash to have true impact in our communities.

Highlights of #IEEC2025 for me...

A recording of the session, and other useful things, will be available through Connect-Ed Network -- find out more on LinkedIn or visit www.connect-ed.network

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I know fairly little about international students recruitment, and the challenges graduates face if they want to remain in the UK, which is one of the reasons why I wanted to bring this panel together

6/n

There was acknowledgement of recent policy changes in Australia, Canada, and ongoing challenges in USA, that shows that the UK isn't alone with its difficult/unwelcoming environment for international students, staff, and their families

5/n

A Senior Policy Officer from Universities Scotland offered some damning insight into the hefty cost of the process in the UK, compared to other nations.

4/n

On the panel we had a founder who has spent £50k jumping through hurdles to transition through Student Visa, Skilled Worker Visa, and now on a Global Talent Visa, who is leading his global business from Glasgow. £50,000 🤯
3/n

The network is mainly for the enterprise support people that work in Scotland's HE system, whether that's employed by a university, or an external expert that's brought in as an external advisor, mentor, Professor of Practice, Entrepreneur in Residence, etc
2/n

... Wrapped up my day with excellent session on Design Thinking from Fraser Bruce, DJCAD, as part of the Connect-Ed network

Hosted by the @timeshighered.bsky.social Outstanding Entrepreneurial University, no less!