Student teams reach regional Santander Entrepreneurship Awards finals

Two student teams from the University are through to the regional finals of the Santander Universities competition and will now present their ideas at the next round of the event in London before a panel of judges.

Josh Clarke (School of Psychology) and Joe Shepherd (School of History) are regional finalists in the technology category with OCCUMI – an online platform that aims to help graduates improve their employability through transferrable skills identification on their CVs.

The non-technology category regional finalists Saga Rad (Kent Law School) and Daniella Golden (School of Politics and International Relations) presented TODO – an online platform for engaging volunteers and providing an opportunity for ethical shopping.

Santander Universities runs an annual Entrepreneurship Award competition among participating universities in the UK with the aim to give a financial boost to student and graduate business ventures in their early stages.

The programme rewards entrepreneurs by offering cash prizes, mentoring and start-up support and have so far given away more than £340,000 to start-ups and small businesses.

The two University of Kent teams take part in the regional finals from 25-29 June 2018.