Category Archives: Enterprise

Learn Online for Free this April with a Massive Open Online Course

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Loughborough University is offering two courses as part of FutureLearn, the first UK-led provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs). Both courses are free and can be taken by anyone from around the world.

‘Innovation and enterprise‘ will give you the opportuntity to learn how an innovative idea becomes a reality. The course is led by our internationally renowned School of Business and Enterprise and runs for six weeks, starting on 14 April 2014.

‘Getting a grip on mathematical symbolism‘ will teach aspiring engineers and scientists to think mathematically and explore essential concepts. The three-week course is run by our award-winning Mathematics Education Centre and begins on 28 April 2014.

For further information, visit this link: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/moocs/

Global Entrepreneurship Week (12th-16th November)

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This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week, and to celebrate the occasion the University’s Enterprise office is running a series of events across campus.

Over the week staff and students at Loughborough University will have the opportunity to develop their social enterprise ideas, win money and meet some of the world’s most successful organisations including The Big Issue, The Co-operative Group, The Eden Project and IKEA. There will be workshops, forums and a £37.5k prize fund to support your most promising ideas for social enterprises.

To find out more about the event and how to register, visit the Enterprise website here:

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/enterprise/social-enterprise/whatson/