Adrian De La Court, second from right. Photo taken from neea.org.uk
On Thursday September 5 at the National Enterprise Educator Awards 2019 Adrian De La Court from ICCE was runner up in the Enterprise Catalyst category. One of three finalists, he received his award at a Gala Dinner in Oxford town hall. The other finalists came from universities that engage teams of enterprise educators in Kings College London and the University of Wales, The award presenters remarked on the innovative nature of his pedagogical approach as well as the strong impacts Adrian has made. Sian Prime and Adrian are the key deliverers of entrepreneurship education in ICCE and to get this recognition at national level is a great achievement.
The award abstract for Adrian was as follows:
Adrian De La Court has developed Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship education at Goldsmiths, using innovative techniques and access to new finance to support creative and social innovation. He has developed a unique innovative, interactive pedagogical approach that engages students, develops their confidence and has led to robust, sustainable enterprises emerging from students’ creative ideas. His work influences at a global level. He has embedded entrepreneurial thinking into students’ practice and has empowered the careers of many.
We were also delighted that many of our colleagues from Central Asia [Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan] partners in the British Council Creative Spark project were there in Oxford, to see the award presented.
“It is a real honour to be nominated and to be runner up for this award – particularly given the other award winners focus more on tech and more conventional forms of enterprise. It feels as though the approach I have developed with Sian has been endorsed by the lead body for entrepreneurship education.”
Adrian De La Court
“This award is richly deserved for Adrian who has been at the heart of developing entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking across college through the SYNAPSE Programme as well as supporting many cohorts of T1 entrepreneurs to succeed in their new businesses. Great for ICCE and Goldsmiths.”
Mark d’Inverno
Professor of Computer Science and Pro-Warden (International) at Goldsmiths, University of London
‘It is great that Adrian has had national recognition for his innovative pedagogy and for changing the lives of so many entrepreneurs.”
Sian Prime & Gerald Lidstone [ICCE]
Lord Bilimoria CBE DL, Patron of Enterprise Educators UK and Chairman of Cobra Beer Partnership said, “As Patron of Enterprise Educators UK. I am Delighted to be speaking at the annual international conference, at Oxford Brookes. Britain today is a country which champions entrepreneurship and our universities have a crucial role in championing entrepreneurship with our students as well as with the communities in which we are located.”
Both Adrian De La Court and Sian Prime teach on the MA in Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship in ICCE.