Applied Knowledge Exchange

The Applied Knowledge Exchange attended Holyrood Magazine’s Enterprise Scotland 2010 event in Edinburgh to hear Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism Jim Mather and Scottish Enterprise’s Lena Wilson give their visions for a stronger Scotland for business. Lena Wilson insisted that Scotland’s businesses had ‘very serious challenges’ and were underperforming against the UK economy and [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson returned to Glasgow Caledonian University this week. The Manchester United manager, who received an Honorary Doctor of Letters in 2001, held a masterclass on campus, met parents and children from the award winning Caledonian Club and talked tactics with the University’s football teams during the visit. Read more at www.gcal.ac.uk

Five Glasgow Caledonian University staff are participating in an Understanding Social Enterprise course run by the Social Enterprise Academy this week. The course is part of a Scottish Government initiative to foster stronger links between University’s and the burgeoning social enterprise sector in Scotland. We will also be helping place students in social enterprises and showcasing our [...]