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| − | + | There are absolutely no dues or fees involved for participation. They only require a faculty advisor and students can start their own team. | |
| − | + | There is no limit on the number of students a team can have. | |
| − | + | These teams then compete nationally. They are judged by business leaders/sponsors who judge the teams on the impact that their projects have. The team that best uses entrepreneurial action to create opportunity nationally gets a chance to participate in the Enactus World Cup, held annually in different countries of the world. They believe competition is a big part of their network. | |
| − | + | Access to global resources and business partners from different industries. Students get a chance to talk and relate with business tycoons, which can one day turn into recruitment opportunities. | |
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Revision as of 05:28, 4 October 2013
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Purpose
- 3 Distinct Differences From Other Offerings
- 4 Impact Achieved For Students and Campus
- 4.1 Student Impacts:
- 4.2 Development of leadership skills
- 4.3 Building a strong network
- 4.4 Gain real world experience
- 4.5 Experience in problem solving
- 4.6 Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in communities
- 4.7 Publicity for students and University if teams go far in competition
- 4.8 Campus and Community Impacts:
- 4.9 Projects can potentially help any part of the campus or community
- 4.10 Support given to those in need
- 4.11 Benefit in terms of environment improvement, economic improvement, or social improvement
- 4.12 There are 37 countries involved with 1600 universities. 62000 students have volunteered over 7300000 hours working on projects.
- 5 Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus
- 6 Contact Information
Overview
Enactus is an international non-profit organization. They are essentially a network of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better more sustainable world.
Students form teams on their campus under guidance of a faculty advisor and business experts. They plan and work on socio-economic outreach projects while gaining important perspective and leadership skill.
Pictures and further information to be added soon -- with the consent of Enactus' marketing team.
Purpose
To enable progress through entrepreneurial action.
Pictures and further information to be added soon -- with the consent of Enactus' marketing team.
Distinct Differences From Other Offerings
There are absolutely no dues or fees involved for participation. They only require a faculty advisor and students can start their own team.
There is no limit on the number of students a team can have.
These teams then compete nationally. They are judged by business leaders/sponsors who judge the teams on the impact that their projects have. The team that best uses entrepreneurial action to create opportunity nationally gets a chance to participate in the Enactus World Cup, held annually in different countries of the world. They believe competition is a big part of their network.
Access to global resources and business partners from different industries. Students get a chance to talk and relate with business tycoons, which can one day turn into recruitment opportunities.
Pictures and further information to be added soon -- with the consent of Enactus' marketing team.
Impact Achieved For Students and Campus
Student Impacts:
Development of leadership skills
Building a strong network
Gain real world experience
Experience in problem solving
Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in communities
Publicity for students and University if teams go far in competition
Campus and Community Impacts:
Projects can potentially help any part of the campus or community
Support given to those in need
Benefit in terms of environment improvement, economic improvement, or social improvement
There are 37 countries involved with 1600 universities. 62000 students have volunteered over 7300000 hours working on projects.
Pictures and further information to be added soon -- with the consent of Enactus' marketing team.
Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus
Enquiry must be send to Enactus. They will respond to the enquiry by following up with a faculty member or a university member. After which, the university will be asked to register on a website. Once the registration is done, the students will think up project ideas, decide on a particular project, and then start working on it.
Pictures and further information to be added soon -- with the consent of Enactus' marketing team.
Contact Information
Enactusunitedstates.org
Teams@enactus.org
Pictures and further information to be added soon -- with the consent of Enactus' marketing team.
