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On March 7th-8th Ilia State University in collaboration with the UWE Bristol and the Aldridge Institute hosted Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Skills Training Programme, focused on developing students’ enterprise skills and supporting them to create their own ventures in the creative industries.

The mentioned programme is the first international professional development programme launched by the Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship with further sessions due to take place in the coming months.

The programme was delivered as an intensive ‘business bootcamp’ over two half-days at Ilia State University. The programme guided students through the business start-up journey and equipped them with skills in business planning, ideation and pitching.
The programme was delivered by Professor Gurpreet Jagpal-the Professor and Director of the Aldridge Institute for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship and David Chechelashvili-serial entrepreneur.

The project is funded by the British Council’s Creative Spark: Higher Education Enterprise Programme. The five-year initiative aims to help develop the creative economy and enterprise skills to support sustainable development and social welfare.

During the Creative Spark programme the trained beneficiaries and ISU students are able to take part in the international pitch competition held by the British Council. The winners will visit the UK to pitch their ideas internationally.

The Program is being coordinated by ISU Development Office.