Three students visited Dungarvan Enterprise Centre from Canada on Monday 26th November. These students are part of the Tradewinds Student Exchange programme. A mandatory module these students have to take as part of their semester in WIT is Enterprise and Regional development.
Tradewinds is an International Exchange program that provides students with an opportunity to acquire knowledge and competencies that support their future work in regional economic development, entrepreneurship and other contemporary subjects. While studying abroad, students will be earning course credits at their exchange school that will easily transfer back to their diploma or degree program at their home school.
The Higher Education Institutions involved in Tradewinds are:
Fanshawe College, Ontario, Canada
University of Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada
Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada
Brittany School of Management, Brest, France
University of Glamorgan, Wales
Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
Enterprise and regional development are mandatory subjects for students on this programme. As part of them getting a better appreciation of Ireland's enterprise policies and how enterprise copes in the current economic climate in Ireland it was decided to take them to visit a number of enterprises in the South East to talk to the owner/managers of these organisations. Dungarvan Enterprise Centre was delighted to have a tenant chosen in this International Programme. Students visited Rosie Plummer Mansfield of TEFL to ask her about her enterprise, Ireland's enterprise policies, and how her enterprise copes in the current economic climate, etc
Speaking after the visit Rosie Plummer Mansfield said " I was delighted by the enthusiasm and interest from the visiting WIT students, it was a pleasure to introduce them to TEFL Express. It's key to look at how companies can create success stories in recessionary times and for students to have access to real companies, not just text book examples"
