After eighteen months in Kyiv, which has been busy working on numerous projects and outputs, I managed to finally undertake some teaching. Despite this being, the first time teaching in Kyiv I have previously gone to several universities for meetings, but it is always nice to actually engage and interact with a student cohort. Despite living and interacting within a culture, engaging in an education system always helps you to understand the culture more. I delivered an entrepreneurship class to journalism students at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The class focused on highlighting the difference between management and entrepreneurship and I sought to demonstrate this using the classic jigsaw and patchwork quilt activity. This was rather challenging given the class had approximately 120 students, and the students were more familiar with traditional didactic teaching methods, but I always like a challenge and the key learning points seemed to transfer to the cohort. Unfortunately, the closure of the public schools and universities the following week due to the spread of Corona Virus, curtailed any additional teaching this semester, but it is always nice to engage with a new cohort even if only for a short while.
Worcester Business Start-Up Fair
This evening was the 2nd annual Worcester Business Start-Up Fair, held at the University of Worcester Riverside building. The event gave the opportunity for new businesses to present to the public and other businesses and entrepreneurs. It was great to see many of those presenting were either current Worcester students or recent alumni. In between free pizza and drinks the entrepreneurs had the chance to pitch their ideas and the attendees had the opportunity to vote for the best business concept and the best presentation. It was interesting to hear so many interesting and novel ideas, hear the pitches and talk to some of the regions new entrepreneurs and serial entrepreneurs. Can you spot me in a red checkered shirt in the photos?
Robin Bell 