Creating a real world of opportunity through a virtual trading estate Dr Simon Brown Director for Enterprise Teaching and Learning
Dec 22, 2015
Creating a real world of opportunity through a virtual
trading estate
Dr Simon Brown
Director for Enterprise Teaching and Learning
Welcome to the Venture Matrix
What is the Venture Matrix?
The venture matrix is an interactive 'trading estate' of virtual and real companies.
What is it?
• http://venturematrix.shu.ac.uk
• “Let your obsession become your profession”
Our Mission is to:
• support learning through experience.• develop autonomous and highly employable
graduates equipped for the career of their choice.
• provide a framework for innovation and the development of creative ideas and opportunities which are socially and commercially diverse.
• increase the numbers of successful graduate start-ups, particularly in the region.
Virtual companies are formed within courses to allow
students to:• try out creative ideas of enterprise and entrepreneurship
in a safe environment.• have a realistic work related experience suited to their
study.• access the diversity of learning and skill of other Venture
Matrix companies.• enhance communication skills and cooperation by
working with others towards common goals.• understand their potential through self appraisal and
evaluation.• communicate and work with external companies as the
Venture Matrix expands.• benefit by the value generated in their trading
experience.
Trade Show 5th Nov 07
Achieved within Pilot year 07/08
• The VM pilot engaged students (approx 500) from all 4 faculties operating within an emerging structure. Being determined and built by the students.– Foundation degree students – computing– UG students – 1st, 2nd and final year – Business,
Technology, Media, Communications, Computing, Sport, Law and Engineering
Now listen to..
• Three students who rose to the challenge of managing a number of complex projects