Airbus will be working with a high profile University with both academic credentials and a track record in delivering entrepreneurship education. The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, based at Cambridge Judge Business School, beat off competition from a range of institutions with a programme strongly based in experiential learning, i.e. learning by doing, and harnessing the expertise and knowledge of a wide network of experienced entrepreneurs, investors and mentors.
“We’re delighted to be working with Airbus to inspire innovation and deliver real results within the company through this practical learning programme, " said Yupar Myint (pictured), Director of International Business Development at the Centre for Entrepreneurial learning (CfEL)
Twenty-five Airbus employees from Germany, France and the UK will participate in the ‘Airbus BoostCamp’ which will run over three months comprising of three distinct modules. The employees will bring their own innovation ideas to develop and assess throughout the course with the support of tutors and coaches. The course culminates with an opportunity to pitch to a panel of experts including senior executives within Airbus.
The Centre has engaged a large pool of entrepreneurs and experts to share their experience and knowledge with the participants including Professor Christoph Loch, Director of Cambridge Judge Business School; Lord Karan Bilimoria CBD DL, entrepreneur and life peer, founder of Cobra Beer; Dr Uday Phadke, CEO of Cartezia; Alan McDougall of Mathys Squire; Dr Michael Barrett, Professor of Information Systems & Innovation Studies at Cambridge Judge Business School; Jamie Urquart, Partner at Pond Ventures; and Chris Lamaison, founder of Cambridge Resolution.
The programme starts from the 27th February at the Pitt Building in Cambridge.
Airbus
Airbus is the leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats. Airbus has delivered more than 7,000 aircraft to some 330 customers worldwide and boasts a healthy backlog of nearly 4,500 aircraft for delivery over the coming years. Airbus is a global company with design and manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, the UK and Spain as well as subsidiaries in the U.S., China, Japan and in the Middle East. Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Airbus is an EADS company.
Web: www.airbus.com
The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning
The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL), based at Cambridge Judge Business School, aims to spread the spirit of enterprise to both the University of Cambridge community and to wider national and international audiences through the creation and delivery of a range of educational activities that inspire and build skills in the practise of Entrepreneurship. One of CfEL's key teaching values is that the best people to teach entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs. This philosophy has led to the Centre collaborating with a network of over 300 experienced entrepreneurs, innovators and other practitioners to provide relevant, credible and practical training.
The Centre has developed an enviable track record in the field of entrepreneurship education with a number of flagship programmes designed to provide skills for students, graduates, researchers and aspiring entrepreneurs from different backgrounds and at different stages of the entrepreneurial journey. These programmes are Enterprise Tuesday, ETECH Projects, Ignite, Enterprisers and the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship.
The Centre also collaborates with corporate clients to design and deliver customised programmes which develop skills in entrepreneurship, innovation and enterprise practices.
Tel: 01223 766900; Email: cfel@jbs.cam.ac.uk ; Web: www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk
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Contact:
Katharine Price
Marketing & Communications Manager
Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning
E: cfelmarketing@jbs.cam.ac.uk
T: 01223 766900