Enhanced teaching

Our mission is to inspire and empower the next generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and change-makers, equipping them with the skills and mindset to lead with purpose and create meaningful impact in their careers, communities, and industries.

We offer free access to a range of programmes, workshops, and real-world opportunities designed to help students develop their ideas, build confidence, and gain valuable hands-on experience. From incubators and ideation sessions to innovation placements and internships with SMEs and micro-businesses, we create pathways for students to turn ideas into action. Students also benefit from specialist mentoring, legal and financial advice, and access to funding opportunities to support their entrepreneurial journeys.

Enhance your teaching module with a project placement

We can support your students' entrepreneurial journey by enhancing your teaching module with real-world industry challenges, integrating practical experiences into your teaching.  

Benefits

Students will get:

• Training in problem-solving, teamwork and innovation processes
• A team-based project working with an industry partner to solve their innovation challenges
• Presentation opportunities to showcase their solutions to industry professionals

Our highly successful Innovation through Technological Knowledge (iTEK) programme, established with funding from the ERA Foundation, connects businesses with our students from courses including electronic engineering, AI and data analysis, to solve real-world innovation challenges. Following coaching and training in intrapreneurship, students work in small teams to solve innovation challenges set by SMEs in the future tech and electech space.  

These placements enable students to apply their knowledge to tackle real-world challenges through hands-on innovation experience, sharpen their commercial awareness and bring ideas to life.

Connect with our Surrey Innovation & Enterprise Hub team if you’re interested in finding out how to embed a project placement programme into your module. 

Run an Engineers in Business Competition

The Engineers in Business Competition (EiBC) created by the Sainsbury Management Fellows, is a year-long initiative, helping engineering students develop entrepreneurial thinking alongside their technical expertise. 

Working in teams, students develop innovative, commercially viable concepts within the ICT, electronics, or computing sectors. Alongside technical creativity, the project builds entrepreneurial thinking and essential skills like teamwork, project management, leadership, and pitching. 

Benefits

Students will get:

• An industry-inspired group project with a real-world application
• Preparing a business plan and pitching at a Dragon’s Den-style event
• Seed funding awarded to winning teams to further develop their venture 

This competition blends engineering with enterprise, turning technical ideas into commercial potential.

Connect with our Surrey Innovation & Enterprise Hub team if you’re interested in finding out how to run a competition or similar initiative for your students.