Subject: New student led entrepreneurship forum. IUEF
The goal of the IUEF is to help foster a culture of entrepreneurship among Irish students.
Since January they have received a massive amount of support, with sponsorship from organisations such as
Archipelago, Accenture and KPMG among others.
They have also received support from every university in Ireland.
In march they held a very successful showcase of new businesses started by UCD, UCC and Trinity students.
Would the Engineering society be interested in helping to expand the IUEF to DCU? In order to do so, we would need a strong, diverse team of students.
The Accounting and Finance Society have already expressed interest and I have contacted the Engineering society.
The main roles needed will be, leader, PR director, events director and company recruiter, although most decisions and responsibilities will be a team effort.
The main purpose of the team would be to promote the IUEF among students, organise talks and workshops for DCU students and ultimately recruit some promising new companies to showcase in the national annual event.
From what I can see, this will be a great way to get to know the various companies getting started in DCU.
I also like to idea idea of running workshops during the year to help non-business students who are interested in starting a business.
In addition, it will be an ideal opportunity to bring together students from various courses and universities to combine skills and interests.
I'd love to hear what you guys think.
Regards,
Fionn