Where & When

Location: Virtual

Date: Thursday 22nd April - 9:30-16:30

Delivered by: Advance HE

Book here (this is a paid event): https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/programmes-events/calendar/employability-symposium-2021-3es-wicked-problems

Details

We all have wicked problems to solve, and are actively engaged in preparing our students for an uncertain and complex world, so join us on 22nd April 2021 for the Advance HE Employability Symposium: Employability, Enterprise, and Entrepreneurship: Solving Wicked Problems, where we will discuss the issues, look at our options and consider our changing role as educators.

Developing entrepreneurial graduates is of value, regardless of discipline, because the relevant behaviours, attributes and competencies that are being called for not only support Employability, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, but will also enable our graduates to have a positive impact on creating value that is economic, social, cultural, environmental, or a mixture of each.

Throughout education, developing the relevant behaviours and attributes of the ‘3Es’ are critical in enabling students to better adapt to changing environments, and it’s these behaviours, attributes and mindset that we need to address wicked problems, across all subjects and disciplines.

Solving wicked problems isn’t easy; there aren’t simple answers or a one-size-fits-all solution. However, engaging with wicked problems is a powerful way of identifying and addressing global challenges including, but not limited to: sustainability, climate change, poverty, justice, health and education. Breaking boundaries and sharing thinking is an acknowledged strategy, so we are taking a broad-based view of wicked problems, allowing you to define and include a range of issues, either at a macro level or through a specific lens. What examples do you have of embedding enterprise, entrepreneurship and employability within your curriculum to specifically address wicked problems? Where are the issues and what are the solutions?

We want to recognise and promote good practice where employability, enterprise and entrepreneurship are part of the curriculum, bringing together cutting-edge examples of how sustainable and innovative approaches can be delivered at school, faculty/college and/or institutional levels.

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Symposium aims

The aims of 3E for Wicked Problems are:

To provide an open and supportive environment within which to share and discuss contemporary practice and initiatives in employability enterprise and entrepreneurship, specifically tackling ‘wicked problems’
To spot the issues, propose solutions and think forward.
To develop a principled, and evidence-informed, approach to devising subsequent support and guidance for change(s) with regards to enhancing the ‘3Es’ in higher education
To develop a compendium of case studies that will help shape and inform the sector.