The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) student entrepreneurs pulled out all the stops at two notable entrepreneurship competitions – reinforcing the university’s commitment to nurturing a pipeline of young entrepreneurial minds, and the students’ dedication to building scalable, innovative ventures that solve real-world problems.
Students went head-to-head with the country’s best during the final round of the Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition, held in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 24 November. And they scored top honours in the social impact and existing business categories – placing the university firmly on the national stage. The competition is an initiative of the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) programme and is presented annually by the Department of Higher Education and Training. It aims to identify the top student entrepreneurs at South Africa’s 26 public universities. At UCT, student entrepreneurs are supported by Careers Service, located in the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED).