UCL Enterprise Society provides a vibrant and fun community setting to serve as a hub of entrepreneurial activity within the diverse, international student community that makes University College London unique. The society exists to foster entrepreneurial learning by providing an opportunities for students and staff to exchange ideas, explore areas of mutual interest and establish networks of relationships with alumni and the wider scientific and business community.

The society also provides leadership to create synergy between student entrepreneurial aspirations and the wider UCL strategy on entrepreneurial activities. The UCL Enterprise Society committee devote a substantial amount of time and effort for the wider community in a way that visibly enhances the experience of everyone at UCL.

The society aims to promote entrepreneurship at UCL and whatever your entrepreneurial vision, we are here to support you. By joining the society you will join a network of highly talented UCL students, postdocs, faculty and alumni.

UCL Enterprise Society aims to involve postgraduate students, staff and alumni from all UCL departments in its events by providing innovative opportunities that will help expanding their knowledge of the marketplace and help develop networks. The society also develops links for students to other entrepreneurial activities offered through UCL and its associated bodies.

The society organises talks from thought leaders in entrepreneurship and hold regular networking events. Whether you want to start your own business or transfer your ideas to industry, a powerful support network is key. Join the Enterprise Society and you will:

• Join an entrepreneurial culture amongst students at UCL via its events to both undergraduates and postgraduates
• Discover entrepreneurial career paths and companies at speaker events
• Get exposure to short-term internships in an entrepreneurial environment
• Take part in other entrepreneurial activities already in place at UCL
• Meet a network of similar minded individuals and interact across diverse disciplines
• Exchange ideas, experiences and obtain feedback on the feasibility of business ideas
• Hone your presentation skills and develop your business edge with peer review

UCL Enterprise Society will provide a vibrant, collective and fun community to suit the needs of the diverse and international student body. Enterprise Society will offer to students an opportunity to explore a variety of entrepreneurial themes and a link to important networks that involve alumni and the wider community. The society will also provide important leadership opportunities within the school community. Society leaders and active members will devote time and energies in a way that visibly enhances the awareness and experience of students at UCL.

The impact of the society will be to greatly reduce the gap between academia and industry by providing an exchange forum for members from both sides. Through this network we hope to support the generation of entrepreneurial ideas and to provide insight into how they can be transformed into vehicles for viable and progressive businesses. Within the first year alone will believe that the society will attract a sizeable and flourishing community of commercially aware students and researchers. At the forefront of our activities will be our conferences which will highlight a selection of innovative, diverse, and intelligent business leaders.

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