NACUE says farewell to CEO, Johnny Luk

After twenty-six months, NACUE bids farewell to CEO Johnny Luk. Since joining the organisation, he has strengthened NACUE’s membership offering, aligned further their core activities with the charitable mission and continued the diversification of NACUE’s revenue stream, with the assistance of a dedicated Senior Management Team. Under Johnny’s leadership, NACUE has continued to welcome and deliver events attended by thousands, advocated enterprise policy at ministerial level in the UK, across Europe and has joined ventures with MY-Way, alongside the EU commission, to champion web entrepreneurship through a 24 month long programme. Johnny’s innovative and creative approach dramatically revamped NACUE’s longstanding Leaders Summit, transforming it to showcase the entrepreneurial talent within NACUE’s impressive and diverse network. Johnny was asked what particularly stood out during his time at NACUE: "It is the people that will always leave the biggest impression on me. I have witnessed amazing young entrepreneurs flourish with their products, employing talent, raising investment and building an awesome community. I also understand truly what kindness and dedication is, especially from my colleagues and friends."  To hear more, Johnny has provided a personal video note here. Professor John MacIntyre, Chairman of NACUE’s Trustees, 'From me personally, and on behalf of the Board, a huge thank you for everything you have done for NACUE. We are all incredibly grateful for the way you've led the team, your positive approach and being the wonderful ambassador you are for the organisation. I know you will take that same attitude forward with you into your new role, and I wish you the very best in everything you do.' Johnny moves on to take up an opportunity managing national policy for digital engagement within the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. NACUE will greatly miss Johnny’s passion and the enthusiasm that he has brought to NACUE over the last few years but are delighted to have his ongoing support as an ambassador for NACUE in their forthcoming events cycle, as well as for years to come. NACUE are pleased to announce that the current Head of Community, Holly Knower, will be the acting CEO in the interim, and she is looking forward to continuing to deliver the well received programmes and projects that NACUE has become known for and continue the mission of "Powering The Enterprising Generation".

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We've achieved a great deal in a short number of years, though there's much more too do in supporting our mission of 'Powering the Enterprise Generation'.

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Powering the Enterprising Generation

Our mission is to support the development of education and student engagement throughout college and universities by championing student enterprise societies and peer-to-peer learning. NACUE started from an extraordinary movement in student entrepreneurship, providing young individuals with a platform to be experimental, creative and inspiring in their approach to enterprise and entrepreneurship, encouraging a bottom-up approach to inspiring the next generation.


Today, we see over 200 enterprise societies, powered by peer-to-peer groups, who are championing the success of young people throughout their interactive programmes by forging collaborative relationships with their institutions to provide greater experience and development opportunities for their peers. Establishing regional links with locals SME’s who are keen to open their doors to emerging talented, proactive and enthusiastic graduates perpetuates this.


Our work is dedicated to supporting the development and encouragement of entrepreneurship amongst young individuals and forms the sole purpose of NACUE. To learn more about NACUE and the services we produce, click here.

As a not-for-profit, we raise charitable donations that allow us to widen the opportunities available to young people in relation to enterprise and entrepreneurship, strengthening student engagement, the quality of education and connecting and representing student enterprise societies and student entrepreneurs worldwide.

NACUE is a charitable organisation that supports 32,000 students and young people every year. As funding becomes harder to obtain, we rely on the generous support of donors to ensure our programs can continue to change the lives and aspirations of the younger generation.


A donation of any size goes a long way to furthering our work and really is greatly appreciated. Every gift matters in aiding our mission of ‘Powering the Enterprising Generation' but we mainly rely upon the generosity of our members and alumni to do this. By making a single or regular donation you can make a big difference. To learn more about how you can donate, please follow the links below.



 

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NACUE are delighted to have supported a huge number of student-led societies over the years. You can see the number of established student-led societies on an interactive map below

 

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Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are at the very core of NACUE, everything we do is to better the startup and self employment ecosystem. We believe that entrepreneurs will shape the future, and we bolster this through our events, our network and our advocacy.

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NACUE works with students in Colleges and Universities right across the UK, helping support them in their entrepreneurial goals and connect them with like minded peers.

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NACUE works collaboratively with educators and academics in supporting the development of entrepreneurial mindsets in young people.

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Our events offer the young people we work with the opportunity to connect with our wider network, the experts and seasoned entrepreneurs in our community and the chance to be inspired to take the leap of faith into entrepreneurship. These events are attended by students and graduates from universities and colleges up and down the UK, as well as students from across Europe. Student Societies take centre stage at our events, alongside innovators, game changers and trail blazers of the UK startup ecosystem.

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